Food & Water Watch is Featured as Number 26 of the 50 Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth

Food & Water Watch slides into number 26 as your partner for clean and safe water in the revised edition of 50 Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth.

When a resource is as basic as clean water, it can be easy to take for granted. Most Americans –– 86 percent –– get their household water services from a public utility. But public utilities are struggling financially to meet federal clean water standards and to maintain and modernize water systems. It’s time to create a dedicated source of public funding so that communities across America can keep their water clean, safe and affordable.

What Can I Do? Take Action!

1. Consumers are wasting thousands of dollars on bottled water because they think it is healthier or safer. It is not. Tap water is safe and highly regulated and monitored.
   
   Break the bottled water habit. Join our campaign to take back the tap by pledging to reduce or eliminate your use of bottled water.
   
2. Find out what is in your water. Contact your local utility and request a copy of the Annual Water Quality Report. This report will give you information about any contaminant violations in your water system and to help you figure out what type of filtration system is best for your home. EPA posts many of these results on its website. 
   
3. What America really needs is increased funding for public drinking water and water treatment. Support tap water; tell Congress to increase funding to keep America’s water clean and safe.