Did you all know that there’s a big movement afoot to promote tap water? I first heard about this 6 or 7 months ago, when all the news broke about bisphenol A. Here are the arguments for tap water, as I understand them:
1. It’s environmentally friendly – no energy needs to be used for packaging and shipping.
2. There are no chemicals to worry about, such as those found in plastic water bottles and home filtration systems.
3. In my city, it’s free! Or at least, I’ve already paid for it. 
4. There’s no waste. Millions of single-use water bottles end up in our landfills every year. And remember – reducing and re-using are better than recycling.
5. Our tap water is of a very high quality. And you will quickly get over the chlorine taste, I promise.
So, who’s behind this movement? Locally, Metro Vancouver is in on the act. You can read all about what they have to say here. Or, if you’re convinced and you live in the GVRD, just go ahead and take the pledge:
You can also visit tappening.com for more info than you ever wanted about tap water and bottled water. And if you’re in the US, they have info on the quality of tap water in your state, and you can join up.
What about our water cooler? I’m calling today to return it, and the unused water we have. We kept planning to just finish the bottles we have, but then they bring us new ones and we’re back at square one. So they can take the whole kit and caboodle, full bottles and all.
Let’s all go ahead and raise a glass of tap water – the planet will thank us. 
I’m with you Amber, now all I need are one of those cool eco-friendly stainless steel canteens I see so many of the cool kids carrying these days…
every little bit has to help right?