Water water everywhere

A friend of mine had her letter published in the local paper today, regarding this AP article on bottled v. tap water.

http://www.syracuse.com/business/index.ssf?/base/business-13/1213779759140860.xml

The Associated Press
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Tapping a Water Trend
By Tali Arbel

Tap water is making a comeback.
[. . . ]
Cities and businesses, big to small, also have gotten in on the action. Marriott International Inc. distributed free refillable water bottles and coffee mugs to the 3,500 employees at its corporate offices in Bethesda, Md., and installed multiple water filters on every floor.

Many cities, including New York, have enacted pro-tap campaigns, and some have stopped providing disposable water bottles for government employees. Chicago started a 5-cent tax on plastic water bottles in January.

San Francisco has done away with deliveries of water jugs for office use, instead installing filters and bottle-less dispensers, and banned the purchase of single-serving bottles by city employees with municipal funds. The city already has cut its government water budget in half, said Tony Winnicker, spokesman for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission.

"It's becoming chic to say, 'Oh no, I don't drink bottled water, I'll have tap water,' " he said.

Here's a link to her letter:
http://www.syracuse.com/opinion/index.ssf?/base/opinion-4/1214038932169340.xml