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Take Action
Our water infrastructure is in desperate need of repair. In order to protect our essential water resources, create tens of thousands of green jobs, and safeguard public health, we need a permanent and dedicated federal funding source.
- Urge your Congressperson to support the Water Protection and Reinvestment Trust Fund.
- Learn more about the groundwater crisis.
- Learn more about the trust fund.
- Drink tap water. Interested in learning more about your tap water or buying a filter? Check out our guide.
- Join the Take Back the Tap movement. Sign the Take Back the Tap pledge and encourage restaurants, universities, or local governments to break the bottled water habit.
Right to Water
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GroundwaterIn communities around the country, citizens are seeing the effects of a decline in one of our most crucial but least understood natural resources: groundwater. Learn more. |
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Private vs. PublicCommunities that have experimented with privatization have found that it does not solve their water woes. In fact, many private companies are providing worse service at a higher cost than most public utilities. Learn more. |
Funding Clean Water
While American tap water is still among the safest in the world, our water infrastructure is aging and deteriorating in the face of less money for renewal and repair. Learn more. |
When water becomes an expensive commodity, social cohesion erodes in neighborhoods and communities. The result is that basic rights become privileges. 
Bottled Water
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Water ConservationMake the most of the water you use in your home. Consider taking shorter showers. Invest in a low–flow toilet or put a plastic bottle filled with water in your toilet tank to reduce the amount of water used per flush. Turn off the tap while brushing teeth or shaving. Learn more. |
Bottled water is not safer than tap water. It creates mountains of garbage and causes other major environmental problems. It’s also way more expensive than tap water. In addition, bottled water companies mislead communities into giving away their public water in exchange for dangerous jobs.
DesalinationAs cities face increasing water management problems, some companies and elected officials are pushing an expensive, energy-intensive technology called ocean water desalination. Desalination separates salt from seawater. It might sound like a good idea, but this technology’s hazards far outweigh its potential benefits. Learn more. |
Chemical Contaminants
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There may be dangerous chemicals in your everyday household products that persist in the environment, mix with other chemicals to form more toxic chemicals, contribute to the growing problem of bacterial resistance to antibiotics, and causes a range of human health problems.