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"The average price of 1 litre of bottled water is the same as 6,000 glasses from your tap."
Recently the Gold Coast Council posted an initiative in the GC Community News to "Be Smart, Choose Tap".
The statistics in this article are an eye-opener for those looking to reduce their household cost of bottled water.
"The City of Gold Coast is helping customers to enjoy a healthy, environmentally friendly and low-cost community lifestyle through its Choose Tap program.
The Choose Tap message is simple: tap water is the best choice for your health, the environment and your hip pocket. Additionally, by reusing a personal water bottle, drinking tap water is a convenient alternative to purchasing bottled water.
Our tap water is significantly cheaper, 649 times cheaper in fact, than the average plastic bottle of water (our average cost per litre is $0.0039, whereas the average bottle of water from supermarkets costs $2.53 per litre).
From an environmental perspective, results from a study completed by Healthy Land and Water in 2014-15, showed Only one third of plastic bottles are recycled - the rest remain in landfill or are left littering our streets and waterways.
Providing our customers and community with safe, reliable, high-quality drinking water is our priority. Our scientific staff conduct comprehensive water monitoring through regular sampling and testing to achieve this. The City’s water is among the highest quality and continues to meet the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines 2011. For more information on our water quality and testing, visit the Water Quality page.
Choose Tap plays a valuable role supporting community sport, local festivals, education, parks and gardens, the health sector, the business sector and cafes and restaurants.
Water refill stations are being installed in public spaces across the Gold Coast so adults and children have access to free drinking water where they need it most. Keep a look out at your favourite location for one of our hydration stations and make sure to bring you own water bottle to refill! Be Smart, Choose Tap."
If you are seeking to achieve a more healthy and affordable option for your families water supply, installing a water filter will expel nasties such as micro-organisms, odour, and chlorine from your town supply. Our home and business water solutions are an environmentally friendly and economical way to enjoy fresh, healthy, great tasting tap water!
Our Bench Top Water Filter with the powerful Hi-Tech Optimiser (HTO) cartridge is excellent for removing unpleasant water tastes and odours, making staying healthy and hydrated simple.