{"id":826,"date":"2020-10-06T14:38:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-06T18:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/cruz-rec-dmt-mural\/"},"modified":"2022-12-03T11:31:07","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T16:31:07","slug":"cruz-rec-dmt-mural","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/cruz-rec-dmt-mural\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Drink More Tap&#8217; Mural Making Waves at Cruz Rec"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"big\"><big>With a local TV spotlight and praise from national organizations, our nearly complete\u00a0<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pwddev.wpengine.com\/blog\/rosa-tap-murals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Drink More Tap<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>mural at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cruzreccenter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Cruz Recreation Center<\/strong><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b>is<b>\u00a0<\/b>making waves across the community and beyond!\u00a0<\/big><\/p>\n<p>Cultivating informative and creative outreach, <em>Drink More Tap <\/em>is an ongoing campaign that bridges art with education, spreading awareness about the benefits of drinking Philly tap:<strong> it\u2019s healthy, sustainable, and affordable.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And, with\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.philasd.org\/moore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/528\/2020\/09\/Hispanic-Heritage-Month-2020-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hispanic Heritage Month<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>running through <strong>October 15th<\/strong>, we\u2019re especially proud to highlight <em>Drink More Tap<\/em>\u2019s focus on building relationships with\u00a0Philadelphia&#39;s Spanish-speaking communities!<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPWD has a track record of using <strong>unique communications<\/strong> tools to help send a message to our customers to make sure our initiatives are being understood and heard by the community,\u201d<strong> says Maura Jarvis, Community Outreach Specialist with PWD<\/strong>. \u201cArt is a nice <strong>interactive engagement tool <\/strong>that we like to use.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During the summer, El Salvador-born artist <a href=\"http:\/\/www.calo1.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Calo Rosa<\/strong><\/a> and our very own <strong>Water Woman <\/strong>were interviewed by <a href=\"https:\/\/phl17.com\/weekend-philler\/water-woman-creates-murals-about-phillys-safe-tap-water\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>PHL17<\/strong><\/a> about the new public art at Cruz Rec, 6th and Master,\u00a0and its <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pwddev.wpengine.com\/blog\/rosa-tap-murals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sister mural at Penrose Rec Center,<\/a><\/strong> 12th Street and Susquehanna Avenue:<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed video center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"314\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=314&#038;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FWeekendPhiller%2Fvideos%2F662541707714064%2F&#038;show_text=false&#038;width=560\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" width=\"560\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The sensational PHL17 segment was featured in a recent <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.smartbrief.com\/servlet\/encodeServlet?issueid=F61F8BB8-AE05-4A73-BDDA-5CB73D02ED27&#038;sid=fa2ab7be-c363-4b2b-9150-2d5342388090\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Water Environment Federation (WEF) spotlight<\/a><\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong><em>Green Philly<\/em> <\/strong>gave <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegreencities.com\/news\/dont-buy-that-plastic-philly-tap-water-is-still-safe-for-residents-according-to-new-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Drink More Tap<\/em> a shoutout<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0after it was highlighted in our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phila.gov\/water\/wu\/Water%20Quality%20Reports\/2019-Water-Quality-Report.pdf?utm_medium=email&#038;utm_source=govdelivery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2019 Water Quality Report<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.phila.gov\/water\/wu\/Water%20Quality%20Reports\/2019-Water-Quality-Report-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2019 Informe sobre la calidad del agua potable<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Along with local headlines,<em> Drink More Tap<\/em> was recognized by the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.awwa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> American Water Works Association (AWWA<\/strong>)<\/a>, an international nonprofit scientific and educational society comprised of\u00a0over 4,300 water utilities:<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed center\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Using the theme \u201cDrink More Tap,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PhillyH2O?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Phillyh2o<\/a>, local artists &#038; volunteers are grabbing attention with public murals to increase awareness of the safety, convenience and cost-effectiveness of the city\u2019s tap water. Read more in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AWWAConnections?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AWWAConnections<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VjBwzYQEEh\">https:\/\/t.co\/VjBwzYQEEh<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/valuewater?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#valuewater<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hDrMasa9QW\">pic.twitter.com\/hDrMasa9QW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 American Water Works Association (@awwa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/awwa\/status\/1301645415197085696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 3, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>In its <em>Drink More Tap<\/em> feature,\u00a0<strong>AWWA <\/strong>cites the organization&#39;s\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.awwa.org\/Policy-Advocacy\/Communications-Outreach\/Value-of-Water\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">survey gauging consumer opinions<\/a><\/strong> on tap water. Results revealed that \u201c77 percent of Americans say their tap water is excellent or good,\u201d but Black and Hispanic respondents reported a <strong>\u201clower level of satisfaction.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Drink More Tap<\/em> was inspired by our own annual customer survey research, which found similar disparities and indicated roughly<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/drinkphillytap.org\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">40 percent of Philadelphians drink bottled water at home instead of tap.<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>According to survey results, respondents with the <strong>least amount of disposable income are spending the most on bottled water.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Going to the Source<\/h3>\n<p>The murals were designed by working closely with communities where <strong>bottled water consumption is most common.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cruz Rec was selected for a mural because it serves as a hub of the <strong>Ludlow and Olde Kensington<\/strong> neighborhoods\u2014home to a large population of Latino residents.<\/p>\n<p>Groups like\u00a0 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/apmphila.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Asociaci\u00f3n Puertorrique\u00f1os en Marcha<\/a>\u00a0(APM)<\/strong>, a North Philly-based nonprofit, have worked alongside us from the start to ensure we&#39;re reaching the people most likely to distrust tap\u00a0water quality and that we&#39;re asking the right questions.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If the cleanliness of water isn\u2019t the barrier, then what <em>is<\/em> making it difficult for us to drink our tap water and to save that money?&#8221;\u00a0asks APM&#39;s\u00a0<strong>Iliana Dominguez-Franco<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed center\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We partnered with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PhillyH2O?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PhillyH2O<\/a> + <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/muralarts?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@muralarts<\/a> to produce the Drink More Tap mural at Cruz Rec. Painting is underway! Check out the ongoing installation of this mural! Share thoughts on the project + Philly tap by completing a short survey.\u27a1 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OhuPTIHynz\">https:\/\/t.co\/OhuPTIHynz<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DrinkTapPHL?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DrinkTapPHL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1IBbit23Bu\">pic.twitter.com\/1IBbit23Bu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 APM for Everyone (@APMforEveryone) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/APMforEveryone\/status\/1288934923080998913?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Born and raised in Puerto Rico, <em>Drink More Tap\u00a0<\/em>project manager\u00a0<strong>Tiffany Ledesma<\/strong>\u00a0was\u00a0not surprised to see survey results showing that water from the tap is looked upon more skeptically in Black, Hispanic,\u00a0and immigrant\u00a0communities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven if customers are told it\u2019s safe water, one\u2019s upbringing, culture, and distrust of government and utilities comes into play,\u00a0even at that very moment of thirst,\u201d she says. &#8220;Where I grew up, <strong>we didn\u2019t trust that the water<\/strong> coming out of the faucet was safe. Unfortunately, when you leave your home, that distrust follows you.<strong> I didn\u2019t become a tap water convert until I moved to Philadelphia<\/strong> and became informed about the water quality in the city. I then felt confident, drinking it daily, and serving it to family and friends regularly. 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font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a1Chequealo-Entrevista con el artista Calo Rosa sobre la tema de agua!<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/phillyh2o\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Philadelphia Water Dept.<\/a> (@phillyh2o) on <time datetime=\"2019-12-04T00:24:56+00:00\" style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\">Dec 3, 2019 at 4:24pm PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Having also grown up\u00a0with\u00a0<strong>unreliable water treatment <\/strong>in El Salvador, Rosa doesn&#39;t want\u00a0Philadelphia residents to\u00a0take 24\/7 access to clean water for granted. That&#39;s one reason he\u00a0feels <em>Drink More Tap<\/em> is an especially worthwhile endeavor.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe want to make sure that we remember that we are a very important part of the natural process of water and what it does in our city,\u201d<strong> says Rosa<\/strong>. \u201cAnd by drinking tap water, the idea of this is we can collaborate in having a healthy city by consuming less bottled water and reducing waste&#8230;This is a good reason to celebrate. At least for my part, <strong>I feel like it\u2019s a privilege to drink tap water,<\/strong> and this is a good way to celebrate it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Reflecting Waters<\/h3>\n<p>For the creative forces behind<em> Drink More Tap,<\/em> it was key the mural reflected<strong> culture both inside and outside<\/strong> of Cruz Rec. Rosa wanted the work to\u00a0beautify this slice of the neighborhood and unify the community with kaleidoscopic colors, striking shapes, and familiar faces:\u00a0photos of residents\u2014<strong>taken by Rosa<\/strong>\u2014are woven into the design.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed center\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B79m0vFD8MN\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\">\n<div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; 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font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">We\u2019re at Cruz Rec Center where we\u2019ve partnered with @muralarts and @apmforeveryone to produce local works of public art highlighting the benefits of drinking #Philly tap water. Tonight, we\u2019re photographing residents to be featured in Cruz\u2019s upcoming water-themed mural by @caloblacksand.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/phillyh2o\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Philadelphia Water Dept.<\/a> (@phillyh2o) on <time datetime=\"2020-01-30T23:41:25+00:00\" style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\">Jan 30, 2020 at 3:41pm PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Much like a cool and refreshing source of water, the art is drawing people to the recreation centers and starting conversations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We can get a lot of people coming in and inquiring about what we have over here just because of the mural,&#8221;\u00a0says <strong>Cruz Rec Leader\u00a0Alfredo Betancourt<\/strong>. &#8220;That will help us. I think it\u2019s important&#8230;It gives the kids and the community something to look forward to as far being included.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>During public meetings earlier this year, we presented information about <a href=\"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/drops\/tap-you-can-trust\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Philly\u2019s top-quality tap<\/strong><\/a> to the Cruz community. These\u00a0conversations helped sketch ideas onto the mural canvas.<\/p>\n<p>While\u00a0residents expressed\u00a0a wide range of\u00a0opinions\u00a0on local tap, those who partcipated in the\u00a0mural design process say the effort deepened\u00a0their understanding, opening their eyes to our <strong>city\u2019s safe, accessible water.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI trust the [water treatment and testing] system that was presented to me the last time we were here, and I\u2019m comfortable with it,\u201d <strong>says resident Minerva Velez. <\/strong>\u201cI&#39;ve never had an issue&#8230;I understand the concept of drinking water and the concept of having it available. 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