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end-to-end on I-70, that line of trucks As a country we could be paying a tasting Pott County #1, and we were and trailers would run from near Limon, second time for this bottled water extravglad to have a sip at a movie where the Colo., clear across Kansas, almost to Coagance. The nation’s water infrastructure choices were $4 bottled water or a $5 soft lumbia, Mo. That’s a huge energy footis showing its age, with many a commudrink. Designer, stainless steel “Get Your print in diesel fuel, CO2 emissions and nity’s water infrastructure a century old Fill” bottles are now on the market for or older. In 2003, the that “upscale” market EPA estimated a cost niche – if one can’t live of $277 billion to without extravagance. Although municipal system managers have to pay keep America’s water If away from home, I’ll distribution systems buy a bottle of water, a certified lab to test samples weekly, monthly and safe and efﬁcient over but really, tap water quarterly for a long list of contaminants, water the next 20 years. For tastes great, is so much less expensive and ﬁ ll- bottlers can use any lab they choose to perform tests communities to obtain the necessary ing a bottle hasn’t put federal, state and loa strain on a normally as infrequently as once a year. cal funding, it will lazy guy like me! take an extra measure of public support particulate belched into our air. Producfor citizens to hold on to systems most What’s the fuss about? ing the yearly supply of oil-based plastic take for granted. As the New York Times Bottled water rethinking is awash water bottles slurps 50 million barrels of editorial page recently said, “Choose tap with environmental concern over energy imported oil, and the guess is that only water over bottled because the more the wasted in transportation, production and 10 percent of empties are recycled. And, wealthy opt out of drinking tap water, recycling of bottled water products’ plasas we “keep on trucking” designer waters the less political support there will be for tic containers. In the U.S. alone, a billion from around the world, one out of six peoinvesting in maintaining America’s pubbottles of water are moved every week in ple in the world have no safe, dependable lic water supply.” If enough of us regular boats, planes, ships, trains and trucks. drinking water – that’s a billion people people feel we have to drink only bottled That volume would ﬁ ll a 573 mile long who couldn’t get a clean drink of water water, there would be much less >>28 line of semi-trucks and trailers. Parked even if we halted that convoy today! Mark Your Calendars… The Industry’s Newest and Most Dynamic Event! Highly focused and designed speciﬁcally for water efﬁciency and conservation professionals, WaterEC will debut on March 30, 2009 in Newport Beach, California. Presentations, workshops, and exhibits will directly target professionals involved in all segments of the water cycle, including those active in conservation, emergent technologies, public outreach, water resource management, infrastructure, land development, and energy. The International Water Efficiency Conference March 30 – April 2, 2009 Newport Beach Marriott Hotel Newport Beach, CA, USA Visit www.WaterEC.net AWWA_WEC09_5p Fourth Quarter 2008 • 27 photo @www.istock.com/amphotora WaterEC TM http://www.forester.net http://www.istock.com/amphotora

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Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008 Contents From the President Rural Water: Where are We Headed? The Future of Water in America Bank Collateral Controls in Nervous Times Bottle of Water or Billion Dollar Bully? Aqua Chocolate No Mas Why Even Small Water Systems Should Have Personnel Policy Manuals Safe Drinking Water Regulatory Update 2008 NRWA Industry Event Throwing My Loop Advertisers.com Index to Advertisers From the CEO

Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2008

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