Councilman Seeks to Ban NYC Spending on Bottled Water

Yep - we know he's campaigning, but Councilman Gioia, who is running for Pubic Advocate, has blown the whistle on New York City's outrageous spending on bottled water.

Despite the fact that NYC has a water source so pristine that it gets a filtration waiver from the US EPA, city agencies spend about two million dollars per year to provide free bottled water to staff so that they can avoid drinking tap water.

Does anyone see a mixed message here - the NYC DEP spends millions per year to promote NYC tap water to the public while at the same time the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) spends a cool two mill to help its staff avoid drinking the stuff. 

And they wonder why Americans don't trust their leaders! What do you think - are you happy with your tax dollars paying for bottled water for civil servants?

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