Weekly Update to City Council
from the City Manager
June 27, 2

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (6/23, McWilliams) reported, "according to preliminary results of a survey by the US Conference of Mayors, 72 cities have considered eliminating or reducing bottled water purchases within city facilities and 44 either have formal bans in place or are actively encouraging city officials and departments to use tap water. Dozens cited promoting public water as the reason."

The group passed a resolution two years ago that urges cities to "phase out government use of bottled water when feasible, and promote the importance of municipal water. As activists have argued that spending tax dollars on bottled water is wasteful and sends the wrong message about tap water." Already, agencies in Colorado, New York, Illinois, and Virginia "have been ordered to limit their purchases of bottled water." "Consumption of bottled water dropped by 2.5 percent last year, according to the International Bottled Water Association". (Note: we encourage use of tap water; Middletown city water is high quality.)

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