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European Union Bashed As It Declares That Water Does Not Prevent Dehydration.
European Union officials are facing down stark criticism after declaring, at the end of a multi-year study, that bottled water producers cannot be allowed to make claims that water itself can prevent dehydration. Companies who disobey the order, which will come into force next in December, risk two years in prison. Predictably, critics were incensed. [...]
Continue reading...FDA Sets New Guidelines On DEHP Levels For Bottled Water Makers
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently set a new maximum allowable level number for diethylhexyl phthalate, or DEHP, a substance in common use as an additive to make plastic bottles and tubing more flexible. The Administration has set the new maximum allowed limit at six thousandths of a milligram per liter (mg/L). [...]
Continue reading...Nitrates A Persistent Problem In California’s Tulare County Water Supply
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Tulare County, in the southern San Joaquin Valley, receives most of its water from the pristine snow runoff that pours down from the Sierra Nevada Mountains, which sit not far away. The water comes racing down the mountains, but comes upon a significant hurdle when making its way to customers. Nitrates have been finding their [...]
Continue reading...Bottless Water Refil Stations Catching on For Decreasing Plastic Pollution
Monday, August 15, 2011
A new breed of startup companies are bring water bottle refill units to places where you’d normally find a water fountain. The central idea for these companies is to reduce or eliminate the outrageous overpricing and plastic pollution caused by America’s bottled water addiction. Instead of relying on the familiar but unnecessary blue plastic jugs, [...]
Continue reading...New York City Tap Water, and How To Get it
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
It’s well-known that New York City is supplied with some of the highest quality tap water available to a major American city. According to the City’s official water report, about 1,000,000,000 gallons of tap water a day is provided for its 8,000,000 residents. This water comes from roughly 2,000 square miles of watershed located north [...]
Continue reading...Toilet (to Top of the Line Purification System) to Tap [Voice of San Diego]
Friday, June 18, 2010
For years, bottled water companies have advertised their water as being collected from springs high atop mountains or from crystal clear rivers that meander through secluded meadows. This water is often seen in the hands of movie stars and politicians. This water is socially acceptable. This water is not “disgusting.” Imagine the shock that would [...]
Continue reading...Website Spotlight: takebackthetap.org
Friday, February 26, 2010
A possible signal of a new movement, takebackthetap.org is a site run by Food & Water Watch to create awareness in the public of the misconceptions most have about both tap water and bottled water, especially in terms of cleanliness and environmental friendliness. The bottom line? Just because water comes in a sealed plastic bottle [...]
Continue reading...L.A. city departments defy mayor, spend even MORE on bottled water!
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
(from the LA Times) Three years after Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said city departments should not spend taxpayer money on bottled water, several municipal agencies have increased their purchases of it, according to a report released Tuesday. City Controller Laura Chick found that 13 city departments spent more than $184,000 last year on water [...]
Continue reading...They’re Drinking It Up In New York
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
(From the LA Times)Reporting from New York — Two teachers on their lunch break scanned a refrigerated shelf inside a Manhattan coffee shop lined with drink bottles: Naked Juice, Perrier, Smartwater, New York City tap water. “Tap water?” said Alison Szeli, 26, picking up the clear plastic bottle with orange letters: “Tap’d NY. Purified New [...]
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- LADWP Plans 37% Rate Hike Over 4 Years to Cover Cost Increases (LA Times)
- Where Does Los Angeles' Water Come From?
- Busting Common Soft Water Myths
- Heal the Bay's Beach Report Card: Los Angeles Water Quality Remains Worst in California
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- California's Nitrate Problem Grows Unchecked (SF Chronicle)
- Several Orange County Beaches Still Closed After Sewage Spill
- Big California snowpack no panacea for water users (San Jose Mercury News)
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- Know Your Contaminant: Atrazine
- EPA Testing for Carcinogenic Contaminants in Burbank/Glendale Groundwater
- NSF Develops Methods to Certify Quality of Water Filter Bottles, But Are They Missing The Point?
- Oregon Energy Firm Aims To Use Water To Create Volcanic Energy
- Legionnaires’ Outbreak At WI Hospital Was Spread Via Water Sculpture
- Study Argues There’s No Difference Between Recycled Wastewater and Tap Water.
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- WaterCop Automatic Water Shut-Off System Puts Leaks On A Leash
- Southern California Water Supply Report 2012
- Water Condition & Purification Magazine Profiles Rayne Water Systems
Monday, November 28, 2011
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