FREE YOUR EVENT FROM BOTTLED WATER

A Practical Guide to Take Back the Tap at Your Next Event and Avoid the Waste, Expense and Environmental Problems with Bottled Water


Differentiate your event from others by joining the surging nationwide movement to kick the bottled water habit and Take Back the Tap. Instead of buying into the myth of purity in a bottle and littering the landscape with empty water bottles, use this guide to free your event from bottled water.

Big city mayors, including those in San Francisco, Salt Lake City, Minneapolis and New York City, are joining in this effort by prohibiting the use of city funding for bottled water — effectively eliminating it in all city buildings and city-funded events. Restaurants are stopping the sale of non-carbonated bottled water. Event planners are also joining this movement. From small, catered events to large conferences and trade shows, freeing events from bottled water is becoming more and more common.

During the Labor Day weekend in 2008, San Francisco will host the inaugural convention of Slow Food Nation. The event, expected to attract up to 50,000 people over three days, will exclude bottled water. Food & Water Watch will coordinate the delivery of tap water for all attendees. As part of this mass hydration effort, we’ve developed this guide to ease the way for other event planners who want to break free from bottled water

Save Water and get a Dishwasher!

The latest news from River Network ....

From now until October 15th, you have the opportunity to secure millions of dollars in rebates for water and energy efficient appliances.



The U.S. Department of Energy is funneling $300 million to states through the new State Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program. The funding will allow states to design and implement rebate programs that encourage consumers to turn in their old, inefficient appliances for new ENERGY STAR models. Water-efficient dishwashers and clothes washers are included under the ENERGY STAR label and with your help we hope that they are targeted to receive the biggest rebates



River Network would like to encourage you to contact your state's energy office and urge them to prioritize appliances that use water. Rebates are expected to range between $50 and $250 per unit, so make sure that clothes washers and dishwashers receive the maximum amount.



To make this task easier we have provided contact information for every state's energy office and a draft letter describing the benefits of this approach. To download these documents, visit our website. States have until October 15th to submit their proposals, so contact your energy office today!



For more information on this opportunity, including state energy office contacts and a draft letter, see our webpage at: www.rivernetwork.org/stimulus-funds-for-water-efficiency.