LeakBird

(March 20, 2009, Michael Pollak, The New York Times)

Q. Eight ounces of Poland Spring (plus a nice plastic bottle) costs about a dollar. How much does the same amount straight from the tap cost? I mean, how much does it really cost?

A. One two-thousandth as much, according to the city’s Department of Environmental Protection.

Both the mayor and the City Council have voiced their support of using New York tap water over unnecessary and more expensive bottled water at city events.

So a City Hall spokesman, Marc LaVorgna, was happy to pass along this calculation: Based on current water rates of $5.99 per 100 cubic feet, eight ounces of New York water cost five one-hundredths of one cent, or $0.0005, including the cost of treating the wastewater.

(Original Article Here)

Related posts:

1. From Forest to Faucet, Portland Tap Water Super-Cheap @ 2.08 Per HCF (Hundred Cubic Feet) (TheWaterBlog, PortlandWaterBureau) (Feb. 28, 2009, The Water Blog, Portland Water Bureau) Dear...
2. New York City to Install 826,000 Wireless Water Meters by 2011 (Engagdet) (March 25, 2009, Engadget) On the environmental tip, Mayor Bloomberg...
3. Fixing New York’s Drinking Straw (Nov. 22, 2008, New York Times) All tunnels leak, but...
4. New York Needs $50bn to Keep Waters Clean (Oct. 23, 2008, Chicago News beta) ALBANY, New York, September...
5. Another Double-Digit Water Rate Increase for New York City This Year, after 14.5% 2008 Increase (Reuters) (March 30, 2009, Reuters) New York City Comptroller William Thompson...