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POL Government Bureaus & Offices Water Bureau Water Blog Blogs by Category Tap Water and Bottled Water 
The Sunday NY Times, Bottled Water and PDX - July 15, 2007 - 0 Comments
7-15-07

Portland Monthly: Water Wars - Truth on Tap - July 14, 2007 - 1 Comments
7-14-07

More on the San Francisco Discussion - June 26, 2007 - 0 Comments
6-26-07

City of San Francisco and Bottled Water - June 26, 2007 - 0 Comments
6-26-07

More to the Ann Arbor Bottled Water Story.... - June 22, 2007 - 1 Comments
6-22-07

Water Bottle Law in Ann Arbor, Michigan - June 18, 2007 - 4 Comments
6-18-07

Ask for tapwater! - June 8, 2007 - 0 Comments
6-8-07

"Guilt by the Bottleful?" - August 13, 2007 - 0 Comments
8-13-07

Message in a Bottle - August 10, 2007 - 0 Comments
8-10-07

Bottled Water: A River of Money - August 6, 2007 - 1 Comments
8-6-07

Bottlers Launch PR Campaign - August 4, 2007 - 0 Comments
8-4-07

NY Times Praises Tap Water - August 1, 2007 - 0 Comments
8-1-07

The LA Times on Bottled Water - August 2, 2007 - 0 Comments
8-2-07

Drink Local - September 17, 2007 - 1 Comments
9-17-07

Drink Local / Think Global - October 9, 2007 - 1 Comments
Commissioner Randy Leonard on the Water Blog: 10-9-07

Clyde Drinks Bottled Water - October 4, 2007 - 1 Comments
10-4-07

NY Times weighs in again on bottled water vs. tap water - September 21, 2007 - 0 Comments
9-21-07

These bottles are made for walking... - October 22, 2007 - 1 Comments
10-22-07

Rain Forest Water in a Drop-Shaped Bottle - October 18, 2007 - 1 Comments
10-18-07

Bottled Water in Emergencies - November 14, 2007 - 0 Comments
11-14-07

Donnesbury Cartoon - December 6, 2007 - 0 Comments
12-6-2007

The Government Takes a Closer Look at Bottled Water - February 4, 2008 - 0 Comments
2-4-2008

Thinking Outside the Water Bottle - January 30, 2008 - 1 Comments
1-29-2008

What Do We Really Know About Bottled Water? - February 28, 2008 - 3 Comments
2-28-2008

Bottled Bacteria? - February 27, 2008 - 1 Comments
2-27-2008

From Paris to Portland -- Changing Minds About Tap Water - March 31, 2007 - 0 Comments
3-30-07

About bottled water... - March 5, 2006 - 1 Comments
3-5-06

World Cup Blog - July 17, 2006 - 2 Comments
7-17-06

Tibetan Bottled Water - August 24, 2006 - 0 Comments
8-24-06

The Nagging Water Bottle - September 18, 2006 - 2 Comments
9-18-06

Nicotine Water in a Bottle? - December 29, 2006 - 5 Comments
12-29-06

Plastic water bottles - February 8, 2007 - 0 Comments
2-8-06

33 Flavors - February 2, 2007 - 0 Comments
2-2-07

The Water Bottle Bill - April 27, 2007 - 0 Comments
David Shaff: 4-27-07

Only Tap Water Delivers: National Drinking Water Week - May 7, 2007 - 1 Comments
David Shaff: 5-7-07

What does tap water really deliver? - National Drinking Water Week - May 9, 2007 - 2 Comments
David Shaff: 5-9-07

The Afterlife of a Water Bottle - June 12, 2007 - 0 Comments
6-12-07

A good story deserves retelling... - June 15, 2007 - 0 Comments
6-15-07

CBS on "Green" Alternatives to Bottled Water - July 28, 2007 - 1 Comments
7-28-07

Look for "Public Water Source" on Bottle Labels - July 27, 2007 - 0 Comments
7-27-07

London's Green Party Celebrates Tap Water - July 24, 2007 - 0 Comments
7-24-07

US Conference of Mayors on Bottled Water - July 13, 2007 - 1 Comments
7-13-07

Hey Big Spender! - January 14, 2008 - 0 Comments
1-14-2008

When Bottled Water is a Good Thing - August 4, 2008 - 9 Comments
Nestle Waters North America donated more than 200,000 bottles of water to victims of Hurricane Dolly.

Bull Run in a Bottle? - May 7, 2008 - 5 Comments
Local pizza company, Hotlips Pizza, has manufactured bottles of Bull Run Water.

Nalgene Pulls Water Bottles Containing BPA - April 25, 2008 - 3 Comments
One of the most popular brand of water bottles, Nalgene, pulls BPA containing bottles from store shelves.

Bottled Water Companies Implement Sustainability Standard - April 19, 2008 - 0 Comments
The bottled water industry is the first of the global beverage industry to implement a sustainability standard.

Backyard and Beyond Metal Water Bottles Recalled - April 18, 2008 - 0 Comments
A metal water bottled marketed towards children has been recalled.

SOLV Cleanup Brings in "Thousands" of Water Bottles - April 2, 2008 - 0 Comments
4-2-2008

The Value of Tap Water - July 15, 2008 - 3 Comments
Times are tough and the ecnomony is in the hole. Tap water is cheaper.

Confessions of a Tap Water Drinker - June 10, 2008 - 0 Comments
I thought I should try out a bottle of water since I haven't consumed one in a long time.

It's Tap Water Week - What is the Water Bureau Doing? - May 9, 2008 - 12 Comments
The Water Bureau unveils its new campaign, "I Only Drink Tap Water" next month.

Beckham to Bottle Water - July 10, 2008 - 2 Comments
Soccer/football superstar, David Beckham, is in talks to launch a line of bottled mineral water.

And the Debate Roars On... - June 8, 2008 - 0 Comments
Tap vs. bottled -- where do you stand?

Bad News for Beer Drinkers! - June 5, 2008 - 0 Comments
A recent study says that bottled water is consumed more often than bottled beer.

BPA Linked to Heart Disease, Other Problems - September 30, 2008 - 1 Comments
A new report associates bisphenol A (BPA), an ingredient found in polycarbonate water bottles, with an increased risk of heart disease, diabetes and liver-enzyme abnormalities.

FDA Aims to Strengthen Bottled Water Regulations - September 30, 2008 - 0 Comments
The FDA has proposed changes to make bottled water regulations stricter.

Bottled Water No More Pure than Tap Water - October 15, 2008 - 0 Comments
A recent study done by an environmental advocacy group, Environmental Working Group, on the purity of leading brands of bottled water shows that bottled water is no more pure than tap water.

Canadian Bottled Water Company Adds Deposit Fee - October 20, 2008 - 0 Comments
Ontario, Canada based bottled water maker, Canadian Springs, announced that it will begin refunding customers a 25-cent deposit for single-use bottles beginning on January 1, 2009.

Aquafina Sales Down - Attributed to Renewed Interest in Tap Water - October 17, 2008 - 1 Comments
PepsiCo, make of Aquafina brand bottled water, announced this week that it would cut 3300 jobs and close six plants due to decreased bottled water sales.

Pro-Bottled Water Petition Circulates - October 21, 2008 - 2 Comments
This new petition, sponsored by the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), a pro-business non-profit group, urges politicians not to ban bottled water.

PepsiCo Ordered to Change Aquafina Label in India - November 22, 2008 - 0 Comments
After facing Dehli High Court this year, PepsiCo India was ordered to change a label on its Aquafina bottled water.

Bottled Water Buyers Just Keep Buying - November 18, 2008 - 3 Comments
Germany has the largest proportion of bottled water drinkers in the world.

Stinky Water Causes Massive Bottled Water Recall - November 17, 2008 - 0 Comments
A massive recall on Crystal Geyser bottled water took place in Japan this week after 75 complaints of foul smelling water.

Toronto Passes Bottled Water Ban - December 4, 2008 - 2 Comments
Toronto City Council recently banned "the sale and provision of bottled water in plastic containers in city facilities."

Decorating with Water Bottles - December 27, 2008 - 2 Comments
Some real "think outside the boxers" have come up with unique afterlifes for water bottles - artwork!

Bottled Water Giants Team Up to Increase Container Sustainability - December 22, 2008 - 0 Comments
Bottled water beverage giants Coca Cola Co., Nestle Waters North America, Inc. and PepsiCo are amongst the founding members of The Full Circle Plan, a new recycling partnership with The Climate Group.

Recycled Water Bottles Used for Carbon Neutral Cell Phone - January 12, 2009 - 0 Comments
Motorola Inc. recently revealed what they call the world's first carbon neutral phone, a cell phone made from recyled water bottles, at a Las Vegas convention last week.

The Tap Water Police I Am Not! - January 26, 2009 - 2 Comments
I have convinced at least one person that Portland's tap water rules and that means a lot!

Boxed Water: A Long Time Coming - March 24, 2009 - 0 Comments
Here are two boxed water products that have recently hit the market.

"Bursting Out of the Bottle" (PDF Document, 693kb) - March 30, 2009 - 0 Comments
From Momentum Magazine, Mar/Apr 2009, By Jodi Peters

You Too Can Have Crystal Studded Bottled Water! - April 29, 2009 - 3 Comments

It's Tap Water Week! - May 6, 2009 - 0 Comments
This week is the American Water Works Association's (AWWA) Drinking Water Week!

Company Sticks It to Nestle Waters North America -- Literally - June 8, 2009 - 4 Comments
New water bottle has message to Nestle Waters North America printed on it.

New Yorkers Might Pay 5 Cents More for Bottled Water - March 30, 2009 - 1 Comments
New York state residents might soon find themselves paying a 5-cent container deposit on bottled water beginning in FYI 2009-2010 if the state's $131.8 billion budget goes through as proposed.

Group to Push Obama Towards BPA Ban - December 6, 2008 - 0 Comments
An advocacy group will push President-elect Obama for a ban on BPA.

Coca Cola Trying to Make Green out of Bottled Blue - July 1, 2008 - 0 Comments
Certain bottling branches of Coca Cola products are beginning to add hybrid vehicles to their delivery fleets in order to cut down on their carbon footprint.

Nestle Pure Life Bottled Water Recall - June 28, 2008 - 6 Comments
Nestle has issued a recall on certain bottled water products.

Pepsi Pledges to Reduce Plastic in Production - May 16, 2008 - 0 Comments
PepsiCo announced that they will reduce plastic usage in many of their product containers.

Bottled H2-hOly Cats! - July 10, 2009 - 2 Comments
Holy cats! Australians turned their noses up at bottled water this week!

Bottled Water in Hot.... Water - July 9, 2009 - 1 Comments
How safe is your bottled water?

I Don't Want to Like this Bottled Water Ad ... But I Can't Help It! - July 15, 2009 - 2 Comments
Okay, I really, really, really want to NOT like this, but I must admit, it makes me smile every time I watch it, so I had to share.

A "Wow" of an Article RE: Bottled Water - August 18, 2009 - 3 Comments
I'm not sure I need to say much more about this than a simple "wow!"

The Tappening - August 25, 2009 - 4 Comments
What's tappening in the latest anti-bottled water campaign? Apparently bottled water makes puppies go blind... what, you didn't realize that!?
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