Time to Pull the Plug on Bottled Water?

 How many dry erase markers could we buy with $1200?
Yeah...a LOT.

One of the quiet extravangances of district staff that has built over the years is the purchase of bottled water (Pepsi's "Aquafina") for "staff development workshops.Just a quick glance at check runs for the past year reveals that AT LEAST $1200 has been spent on bottled water.  But nobody cares.


Only district resident Roger Fetterly has steadfastly questioned this expense at Finance Committee meetings.  But it's clear that board members simply tune Fetterly out.  You may not like him or his message, board members, but he has a valid point.
Why are we paying like $1.50 per bottle when we get the same thing --or better-- FREE from our tap.


Bottled water isn't regulated in this state....or many others.
Bottled water IS tap water....with a fancy label and a non-eco-friendly plastic bottle.
Bottled water contains things like plasticizers (chemists call them phthalates)


Review Sun Prairie's Water Quality from the DNR's website (Trust Us; It's Good)
The DNR maintains a list of the most recent Consumer Confidence Reports for all Wisconsion Public Water Supply systems.  They also provide excellent guidance on how to read these things.


http://prodoasext.dnr.wi.gov/reports/rwservlet?reportserver&envid=ws582&report=q582_ccr.rdf&i_pws_id_qy=%20and%20inv.pws_id%20=%20'11302588'&i_internal_user=N

If they're going to turn down the thermostats in teachers' classrooms because of cost savings, then the least we can do at the district level is to replace bottled water with good old tap water.








Want a Thought Provoking Laugh?  Check Out Penn && Teller's Bottled Water Exposé