Unlike people in many parts of the world, Americans take clean, safe drinking water for granted. We shouldn’t. Scientists estimate that each year up to 7 million Americans become sick from contaminated tap water, which can also be lethal. I will state that again, just in case you skimmed over it and didn’t really read it. 7 million Americans become sick every year from contaminated tap water. That’s 1 in every 32 Adults that are getting sick from just from drinking tap water!

The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) safeguards our drinking water by helping to ensure that the Safe Drinking Water Act is carried out effectively, by pushing for citizens’ right to know about contaminants in their water and by conducting scientific research and public education. NRDC has also waged a campaign to protect the drinking water of millions of New York City residents by keeping pollution out of the city’s 19 upstate reservoirs.

Make sure you are NOT part of the statistic. Very simply, make sure you are using water filters and filtering your own water.  

Visit the NRDC website for more information about the push to clean up our natural resources.

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