Drinking water is good for you...but could be bad for rivers

What does a bottle of water from the store really cost?
...manufacture plastic bottles,extract water,transport bottles to stores,transport the fraction of bottles recycled to recycling plants,then recycled materials are transported back to the factory....sounds like we paying for oil (transportation & manufacturing)...whew...and to think we could have just turned on the tap

Who (or what) pays the price?
What impact have we caused by purchasing a bottle rather than filling one up....did we lose a section of river, habitat for a native fish, food for surrounding wildlife, water supply downstream...?

Did you know...

• 1.5 million gallons of OIL are used each year to facilitate the lifecycle of disposable water bottles.
• Gas is expensive - around $2.77 per gallon. Guess how much bottled water is? $6.20 per gallon Did we mention it comes out of the tap for mere pennies?

Learn more by visiting: www.friendsoftheriver.org/WaterBottles

Bottled Water, McCloud River, Project Tap, Pasadena & Pleasanton Fly Fishing Shows

I don't know if you noticed... but we actually had one or several decent storms in the past week or so. While the needle is still pegged in the red, it was very nice to hear rain on the roof and hear of flakes in the mountains. It was a little bit of good news in these interesting times. Here are a few more little tid-bits I've collected for you:

• There are some really interesting films focusing on water these days. In addition to the two movies about the Klamath (Rivers of Renewal and Upstream Battle), a movie about the murky world of bottled water looks very interesting and is probably an important watch.


• Trout Unlimited’s On the Rise TV show recently aired an episode focused on the McCloud River, a true California gem, and discussed the threats posed by a proposed Nestle water bottling plant


• UNICEF is doing some interesting things around their Tap Project. The YouTube-ized Tap experience is worth a quick watch.


• If you are going to be browsing the booths at either the Fly Fishing Show in Pasadena (February 21-22) or Pleasanton (February 27 – March 1), stop by the Friends of the River Booth
  

Below is a picture of the Merced, just outside Yosemite. A beautiful CA river.