Water sustains all life. We drink it, we bathe in it, we grow our food with it. We can’t live without it. Yet today, water is being polluted, depleted and diverted at a rapid rate. One in 6 people — more than 1 billion — lack access to clean water. And that number will increase if we do not act now.
Take Back The Tap: Protect America's Water
Consumers waste billions of dollars a year on bottled water even though as much as 40 percent of it comes from the tap in the first place. Bottled water poses serious threats not only to your pocketbook, but also to your health, your community, and the environment. Find out how you and your community can make a difference.
Wenonah Hauter, Executive Director of Food & Water Watch, recently testified before Congress about the troubling issues with bottled water.
See CBS's coverage of the story.|
Restaurants Exclude Bottled Water
Support these virtuous businesses. Find a participating restaurant near you or ask your favorite restaurant to join the movement! |
Meet Us at the Movies
Don't miss out on several acclaimed documentaries available now, which include Blue Gold, FLOW and The Water Front. Join Food & Water Watch for a few hours of enlightening entertainment or host your own screening! |
Slow Food Nation Makes Waves
The waste of 100,000 water bottles was prevented at Slow Food Nation '08.Food & Water Watch's effort to keep last year's Slow Food Nation bottled water-free was a great success. Thousands of foodies lined up at water stations throughout the venues to stay hydrated with San Francisco's tasty tap water, served in biodegradable cups made from corn. Check out more pictures from the event. Find out how to host your own event without the use of wasteful and costly bottled water. |
Take Action
Drink tap water. Interested in buying a filter? Our guide is here to make it easy for you.
Join the Take Back the Tap movement. Sign the Take Back the Tap pledge and encourage your favorite restaurants, university campus, or city government to break the bottled water habit.
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Fact Sheets
- The Top Five Reasons to Keep Oregon’s Water in Public Hands
- The Top Five Reasons to Keep Illinois’ Water in Public Hands
- The Top Five Reasons to Keep Massachusetts’ Water in Public Hands
- The Top Five Reasons to Keep Tennessee’s Water in Public Hands
- The Top Five Reasons to Keep California’s Water in Public Hands
Reports
- Sustaining Our Water Future — The Marin Municipal Water District (MMWD) is devel ...
- Water Privatization Threatens Workers, Consumers and Local Economies — Our country’s good public operators have kept wa ...
- Dried Up, Sold Out — Dried Up, Sold Out: How the World Bank’s Push fo ...
- Money Down the Drain — Greedy multinational corporations are after your w ...
- Desalination: An Ocean of Problems — As local, state and federal governments in the Uni ...