GEOGRAPHY OF YOUR DRINKING WATER

BOTTLE VS TAP?

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FROM WHERE DO WE GET OUR DRINKING WATER?

SAN JUAN- CHAMA DRINKING WATER PROJECT

THE SAN JUAN-CHAMA DRINKING WATER PROJECT WAS

COMPLETED IN 2008, ENDING ALBUQUERQUE’S SOLE RELIANCE

ON AN OVERTAXED AQUIFER BY TAPPING INTO SURFACE WATER

TRANSPORTED FROM THE COLORADO RIVER BASIN.

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DEATH OF THE COLORADO

RIVER DELTAHTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=Z0OERFT5ZK0

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Quality

“THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA) OVERSEES BOTTLED WATER, WHILE

THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) REGULATES TAP WATER.

HOWEVER, THEY USE SIMILAR STANDARDS FOR ENSURING SAFETY.”

-KATHERINE ZERATSKY, R.D., L.D.

PUBLISHED BY THE MAYO CLINIC

“ABOUT 22 PERCENT OF THE BRANDS WE TESTED CONTAINED, IN AT LEAST ONE

SAMPLE, CHEMICAL CONTAMINANTS AT LEVELS ABOVE STRICT STATE HEALTH

LIMITS. IF CONSUMED OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, SOME OF THESE

CONTAMINANTS COULD CAUSE CANCER OR OTHER HEALTH PROBLEMS.”

NRDC, 2008

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QualityFederal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) (21 U.S.C. §§ 301 et seq) vs

Environmental Protection Agency Safe Water Drinking Act (42 U.S. Code § 300f )

MORE FINDINGS FROM THE NATIONAL RESOURCE DEFENSE COUNCIL (NRDC)

• City tap water can not have confirmed E coli or fecal coliform bacteria (indicators of possible contamination by

fecal matter). A certain amount of any type of coliform bacteria is allowed in bottled water.

• Big-city tap water must be tested 100+ times/month. Bottled water plants test once a week.

• City tap water must meet standards for toxic or cancer causing chemicals such as phthalates (leaches from

plastics); FDA exempts bottled water from regulations regarding these chemicals.

• City tap water from surface water must be filtered and disinfected to adhere to numerical standards for pollutants

(and have well-defined protective measures such as controlling polluting activities). There are no disinfection

requirements for bottled water. Where they do exist, they are delegated to state (not federal) discretion.

• Cities must have their water tested by government certified labs— no requirement for bottlers

• Tap water test results and notices of violations must be reported to state or federal officials—no requirement for

bottled water

• City water systems must issue annual “right-to-know” reports telling consumers what’s in their water—no

requirement for bottled water10

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The Story of Bottled Water with Annie Leonard

HTTP://PLASTICSANDTHEPLANET.COM/ARCHIVES/74

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ENVIRONMENT______________________________Where does all the plastic go?

https://vimeo.com/45564559

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ENVIRONMENT________________________Where does all the plastic go?

$People spend from 240 to over 10,000

times more per gallon for bottled water

than they typically do for tap water. 17

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According to the Minnesota Department of

Health: “Some municipal water systems which

deliver water into people’s homes for under

1/100 of a cent per gallon are now bottling their

own water and selling it for more than a dollar

for a 20-ounce bottle — which comes out to

about $6 per gallon.”

ACCORDING TO COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY (CENTER FOR WATER) IS THAT A

TRADITIONALLY PUBLIC GOOD HAS BEEN PRIVATIZED. . . SOME EXPERTS CONTEND

THAT THE PROFITS FROM BOTTLED WATER COMPANIES COULD GO TOWARD

IMPROVING PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE—MAKING BETTER

WATER FOR EVERYONE.

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SOCIETY

By Lysee Mitri published: September 17, 2015,

9:53 pm updated: September 17, 2015, 10:34 pm

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http://krqe.com/2015/09/17/the-search-for-water-fountains-at-new-mexico-fair/

The search for water fountains at New

Mexico fair

SOCIETY

PLEDGE! • REFUSE, REDUCE AND REUSE. REFILL YOUR REUSABLE BOTTLE AT

THE CAMPUS REFILL STATIONS.

• LET’S KEEP OUR WATER ON OUR WATERSHED, HELP OTHERS TO

KEEP THEIR WATERS ON THEIR WATERSHEDS, AND PLASTIC OUT OF

THE OCEAN! RECYCLE IS THE “R” WE IMPLEMENT WHEN THERE IS

NO OTHER “R” OPTION!!!

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CNM STUDENT ACTIVITY

MAP HYDRATION STATIONS AND DRINKING FOUNTAINS

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SOURCES & IMAGES• Slide 1: Clip Art. Girl Drinking Water: Accessed 27 September 2015 from http://clipgid.com/drinking-water-clipart.html

• Slide 3: ABCWUA. San-Juan Drinking Water Project. accessed 17 August 2015 from : http://www.abcwua.org/education/21_Colorado2.html

• Slide 5: Water bottles image accessed 17 August 2015 from HTTP://WWW.CUISINEANDHEALTH.COM/ALARMING-DO-YOU-DRINK-WATER-FROM-PLASTIC-BOTTLES-DO-YOU-

KNOW-THAT-CAN-KILL-YOU/

• Slide 6 & Slide 7: Bottled Water Sources. Huffington Post. accessed 17 August 2015 from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/10/bottled-water-drought-

california_n_7028058.html

• Slide 8: ABCWUA. San-Juan Drinking Water Project. accessed 17 August 2015 from : http://www.abcwua.org/education/21_Colorado2.html

• Slide 9. Zeratsky, K. Mayo Clinic. accessed 17 August 2015 from : http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/expert-answers/tap-vs-bottled-water/faq-

20058017

• Slide 9& Slide 10. NRDC.. Accessed 17 August 2015 from http://www.nrdc.org/water/drinking/qbw.asp

• Slide 12: Annie Leornard. The Story of Stuff. Accessed 17 August 2015 from http://plasticsandtheplanet.com/archives/74

• Slide 123 NOAA. Great Garbage Patch.: Marine Debris Program. Accessed 17 August 2015 from http://marinedebris.noaa.gov/info/patch.html

• Slide 14: Fridge Filters. Accessed 17 August 2015 from http://blog.fridgefilters.com/2014/04/break-bottled-water-habit-earth-day/

• Slide 15: Photo by Chris Jordan. Ocean Voyages Institute. Accessed 17 August 2015 from http://www.oceanvoyagesinstitute.org/seabirds-study-shows-plastic-pollution-reaching-

surprising-levels/

• Slide 156 City of Portland Oregon. Bottled Water vs Tap Water. Accessed 17 August 2015 from https://www.portlandoregon.gov/sustainabilityatwork/article/535746

• Slide 17: Foley (26 September 2015) Drinking Water Systems imperiled by Failing Infrastructure. Accessed 26 September 2015 from ttp://news.yahoo.com/drinking-water-systems-

imperiled-failing-infrastructure-140117243.html

• Slide 18. Mitri. (17 Sewptember 2015) The Search for Water Fountains at the New Mexico Fair. Accesed 18 September 2015 from http://krqe.com/2015/09/17/the-search-for-

water-fountains-at-new-mexico-fair/ . Clip art: http://picturient.com/school-drinking-fountains-clipart

• Slide 19. Blumhoefer. (23 September 3015). Photo taken at CNM Education Expo: Water in the Desert.

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http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/roc/content/profiles/diethylhexylphthalate.pdf

• John’s Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (2004). Phthalates: endocrine disruptors, sometimes used to make

plastics more flexible. Accessed 27 September 2015. from http://www.jhsph.edu/news/stories/2004/halden-

dioxins-two.html