An almost weekly occurrence

It seems like almost once a week or more there’s a story in the news about a water main break and the efforts made to get residents clean water.

This week’s water-main problem occurred in Salem, Ore., according to Salem-News.com:

Last Thursday, work by a contractor on a water main replacement project in south Salem was stopped when odors were detected at several residences after they were hooked up to the new water main…

…Twenty-four homes had been hooked up to the new water main when the project was stopped. The affected residences were notified of the concern and bottled water was provided to each residence. No other homes were affected.

For a day, those homes had no source of municipal water before the homes were reconnected to the old water main. Bottled water helped fill that 24-hour or so gap.

Bottled water is typically just an alternative to tap water. But sometimes, as we’ve seen in Oregon, it’s an essential substitute.

The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) is the authoritative source of information about all types of bottled waters. Founded in 1958, IBWA's membership includes U.S. and international bottlers, distributors and suppliers. IBWA is committed to working with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which regulates bottled water as a packaged food product, and state governments to set stringent standards for safe, high quality bottled water products. Additionally, IBWA requires member bottlers to adhere to the IBWA Bottled Water Code of Practice, which mandates additional standards and practices that in some cases are more stringent than federal and state regulations. A key feature of the IBWA Model Code is an annual plant inspection by an independent, third party organization.

For more information about IBWA, bottled water and a list of member‚ brands, please contact
Jill Culora, IBWA‚ Vice President of Communications at 703-647-4609 or [email protected].

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