Take Back The Tap

Restaurant Pledge to Eliminate the Sale of Bottled Water

Key Facts

• Tap water is better regulated and safer than bottled water, and is tested multiple times a day, and a free report on the quality of your water can be acquired from your local water utility.
• Filtering tap water can effectively remove contaminants and unusual taste at a fraction of the cost of bottled water.
• Up to 40 percent of bottled water is just reprocessed tap water; no government agency tests bottled water, and the Food and Drug Administration has less than one full-time employee devoted to bottled water oversight.
• Plastic bottles can leach unhealthy chemicals into the water.
• Over 86 percent of empty plastic water bottles in the United States land in the garbage instead of being recycled, resulting in two million tons of plastic waste each year.

Join our campaign to take back the tap by pledging to eliminate the sale of bottled water.

As a chef and/or restaurant owner, our business pledges to:

• Eliminate the sale of still bottled water;
• Switch to serving only municipal tap water;
• Help educate customers about the benefits of tap water over bottled water.

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Care to share? Tell us how your restaurant is kicking the bottled water habit.

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Fax: (202) 683-2501
For more information, contact Jon Keesecker at (202) 683-2463, jkeesecker(at)fwwatch.org
For questions in San Francisco, contact Noelle Ferdon at
(415) 904-8399, nferdon(at)fwwatch.org

www.takebackthetap.org

0-25 of 148 signatures

Number	Date	Name	Organization	Location	Care to share? Tell us how your restaurant is kicking the bottled water habit.
148	October 14, 2009	Victor Manuel Perez	Mr. Pizza Man	San Francisco, CA
147	September 01, 2009	Tricia Butler	Sassafras Catering	Portland, OR
146	August 20, 2009	Chris Jones	Miguel's Mexican Restaurant	Bangor, ME	We are currently redoing our menu and will state we no longer sell bottled water instead we offer chilled tap water in refillable 1 liter bottles with ceramic tops to seal.
145	July 23, 2009	Steven Silver	Toad's Restaurant	san francisco, CA	We've never served bottled water, I've always known that Hetch Hetchy water is the best in the world.
144	June 19, 2009	Kara Thompsen	County Cork Public House	Portland, OR	We've never carried bottled water and for all of the reasons stated above. We are thrilled to see a campaign that allows individuals and businesses the opportunity to re-think their habits and consequences. I love tap water!
143	June 13, 2009	pierre-luc moeys	Oriole9 restaurant	Woodstock, NY
142	June 10, 2009	Craig Elliott	Hollywood Burger Bar	Portland, OR	My wife & I have owned this restaurant for almost 20 years now, have never served bottled water & never will. Our "sparkling" water comes from the soda pop dispenser's extra spigot. We don't even waste tap water, serving it only on customer's request. Portland tap water is among the best, if not THE best in the US. Keep up the good work.
141	June 10, 2009	Kathie Ingram	Home Depot	Winter Park, FL
140	May 26, 2009	Becky Doggett	Detour Cafe	Portland, OR	Dudes, we stopped carrying bottled water years ago! Thanks for providing a format to let folks know. Bottled water is for suckers!
139	May 24, 2009	lisa crombie	Raccoon Lodge & Brewpub	portland, OR	We don't now or have ever sold bottled water. Strictly from the tap.
138	May 23, 2009	Panagiotis Papailiou	Tom's Restaurant and Sports Bar	Portland, OR
137	May 23, 2009	Joshua Daley	Cafe Cubano LLC	Portland, OR	Why serve it? Portland has amazing tap water.
136	May 17, 2009	Teresa Giuffre	Chez Jose East	Portland, OR
135	May 14, 2009	Melinda Archuleta	BAR CARLO	Portland, OR
134	May 12, 2009	Colleen Kelley	Silly's Restaurant	Portland, ME	I think Portland water is delicious and I am proud to serve and use it at my restaurant in all capacities.
133	May 08, 2009	Tim Cuscaden	Fratelli e Bar Due'	Portland, OR	We are in an agreemnet that we live in a wonderfull community with great water. We should take advantage of this.
132	May 06, 2009	Vanessa Girard	Laughing Planet Cafe, LLC	Portland, OR	We have installed filtered water taps at all of our restaurants and do not sell non-carbonated bottled water.
131	April 20, 2009	Maria Zocca	Trattoria Pinocchio	San Francisco, CA
130	April 15, 2009	Elias Bikahi	Georges Restaurant	San Francisco, CA	When the restaurant opens in June we will not serve any bottled water or will not even place glasses with water or a pitcher with tap water on the table. We want to avoid that this water gets wasted if someone doesn't drink it anyways. Instead, we will ask the customers if they would like complimentary still or sparkling water. If they wish to have it, we will serve either still tap water or tap water which we carbonate in-house.
129	April 13, 2009	Amanda Eichstaedt	Bear Valley Inn	Olema, CA	We always serve tap water and we sell stainless steel bottles to our guests from Pt. Reyes Nation (Free and Clear) to support the reduction of water in plastic bottles in West Marin.
128	April 09, 2009	Maribel Arauju	Caracas Arepa Bar	New York, NY
127	April 08, 2009	Jason Gerlt	Veritable Quandary Restaurant & Bar	Portland, OR
126	April 08, 2009	Jason Gerlt	Veritable Quandary Restaurant & Bar	Portland, OR
125	April 08, 2009	Andrew Fortgang	Le Pigeon Restaurant	Portland, OR
124	April 07, 2009	Michael Tocchini	MiNGO	Beaverton, OR	We are also going to eliminate bottled sparkling water in the next year by installing a tap and special carbonator and selling sparkling tap water. Even in the NorthWest we think about water!

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