Regulation of Bottled Water August 28, 2010
Which statement from the paragraph on page 4
identifies a weakness in the regulation of drinking
water?
Regulation of Bottled Water Action Committee
Statement of William Diaz, Director,
Environmental Resources Research Group
Tap water suppliers are required by the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide
annual consumer confidence reports.
Ms. Chairwoman and Members of the
Committee:
Companies that make bottled water must list basic
ingredients and nutritional information on their
labels.
Thank you for inviting me here today. I am
pleased to contribute to the discussion on the
quality and safety of bottled water. Today we
are releasing our study on bottled water in
the United States. The study shows that over
10 years, Americans' consumption of bottled
water has doubled. In 2008 alone, Americans
drank 8.6 billion gallons of bottled water. This
Companies are not required to disclose the source
of the water, how it is treated, or how it is tested for
contaminants.
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Consumer confidence reports summarize the
quality of local tap water and reveal information
about any known contaminants.