{"id":94,"date":"2019-03-22T20:28:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-23T00:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/water-bar-kickoff\/"},"modified":"2022-12-03T11:45:27","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T16:45:27","slug":"water-bar-kickoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/water-bar-kickoff\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Philly Water Bar&#8217; = Pouring Philly&rsquo;s Finest Tap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"big\">Philadelphia\u2019s top-quality, affordable <strong>drinking<\/strong> <strong>water will be the star <\/strong>at the\u00a0kick off for our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/2295778750473195\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Philly Water Bar pop-up<\/a>, set for noon in the City Hall Courtyard on April 24.<\/p>\n<p>As a celebration of the incredible H2O on tap in our city,\u00a0Water Department staff and City officials will toast to Philadelphia<strong> tap water as a safe, high-quality, environmentally friendly and affordable beverage<\/strong> for all Philadelphians and provide<strong> free pours to any thirsty guests.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">You could get paid to be a Philly wooder ambassador and help promote tapping that brass! Brass faucet, that is. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ErSlhquWZO\">https:\/\/t.co\/ErSlhquWZO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Stephanie Farr (@FarFarrAway) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FarFarrAway\/status\/1109154566610792448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 22, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p><strong>Once all\u00a0are quenched,<\/strong> we&#39;ll make official a forthcoming\u00a0City Council Tap Water Resolution, honor the inaugural class of Drink Philly Tap Water Ambassadors (<a href=\"https:\/\/phillyh2o.info\/ambassador\">apply to join by March 25<\/a>)\u00a0and launch the Philly Water Bar pop-up.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the spring and summer, the Water Bar will return to the City Hall Courtyard as a pop-up event where you can get fresh free <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PhillyH2O\/status\/959909384137699333\">wooder<\/a><\/strong> on Thursdays (weather-dependent!).<\/p>\n<p>We&#39;ll also look for other parts of the city where we can take the Water Bar\u2014and its\u00a0message\u2014as was we continue to spread the word about the pros of\u00a0drinking tap water, so follow us on Facebook and Twitter or sign up for <a href=\"https:\/\/phillyh2o.info\/signup-email\">our PWD Events alerts.<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Why have a bar that makes water the center of attention?<\/h2>\n<p>After doing years of <a href=\"https:\/\/pwddev.wpengine.com\/blog\/2019-customer-survey-open\">comprehensive survey research<\/a>, we found that nearly <strong>40 percent<\/strong> of Philadelphians primarily drink bottled water, instead of tap,<strong> at home<\/strong>. Under our current rates, tap water in Philly\u00a0costs about <strong>a half a penny per gallon.<\/strong> The most common bottled water size\u201416.9 oz, about<strong> one-seventh of a gallon<\/strong>\u2014often costs close to $2 at the store, making it <strong>hundreds of times more expensive <\/strong>than tap water.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That reality makes another detail about who spends money on water in throw-away plastic bottles a <strong>cause for concern: <\/strong>Philadelphia residents with the\u00a0<strong>least\u00a0disposable income<\/strong> and the<strong> least education<\/strong> are the <strong>most likely<\/strong> to <strong>spend their money on stocking the fridge with bottled water at home.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe more money you make, the less likely you are to buy bottled water. We have high-quality tap water, so people don\u2019t need to be spending that money,\u201d <strong>Tiffany Ledesma<\/strong>, the Public Engagement team manager at PWD,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.phillyvoice.com\/tap-drinking-water-philadelphia-600-dollars-ambassador\/\">told PhillyVoice in a recent interview<\/a>. &#8220;That people who make less money are spending it on bottled water is disconcerting &#8230; We\u2019re trying to use that hard data <strong>to help people feel better about tap water<\/strong> so they\u2019ll drink it at home.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Inspired by Philly&#39;s friends at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/waterbarandpublicstudio\/\">original Water Bar &#038; Public Studio<\/a> in Minneapolis, the Philly Water Bar and Tap Water Ambassador program aim to build trust and educate Philadelphians about tap water and how it is the better choice to quench their thirst.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout lightblue-bg\">\n<h4 class=\"black center\"><strong>Follow Philly Water Bar<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h5 class=\"top0\">Use the #DrinkTapPHL tag on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/drinktapphl\/\">Instagram<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23DrinkTapPHL&#038;src=typd\">Twitter<\/a> to share your Philly tap story + look for more events throughout the year and message us to find out more about the <strong>Tap Water Ambassadors!<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BvUWsYDjzXi\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_medium=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Happy World Water Day!\ud83d\udeb0\ud83d\udca7 #DidYouKnow many Philadelphia residents are buying bottled water and spending more per gallon than what they would for tap water? Philadelphia tap water is the safe, healthy and affordable choice &#8211; that is good for Philadelphians and the city overall. All @philly_schools have hydration stations providing students with clean, cool and top quality drinking water, encouraging students to be better learners and reduce plastic waste! . . . . . @phillyh2o @gethealthyphilly #worldwaterday #drinkphillytap #cleanwatersPHL #drinktapPHL #phillyH20 #eatrightphilly #phillyschools #PHLed #PASNAPEd #SNAPEdWorks #nutritioneducation #health #wellness<\/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\/eatrightphilly_sdp\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_medium=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\"> Eat Right Philly<\/a> (@eatrightphilly_sdp) on <time datetime=\"2019-03-22T16:54:53+00:00\" style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\">Mar 22, 2019 at 9:54am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Philadelphia\u2019s top-quality, affordable drinking water will be the star at the\u00a0kick off for our\u00a0Philly Water Bar pop-up, set for noon in the City Hall Courtyard on April 24.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"custom_css":"","custom_js":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[8,13,15,31,35,59,97,109],"class_list":["post-94","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events","tag-announcement","tag-center-city","tag-city-council","tag-drinking-water","tag-event","tag-media-mention","tag-summer","tag-water-quality","wpautop"],"acf":{"suggested":null},"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/phila.gov\/blog\/water-bar-kickoff\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"&#8216;Philly Water Bar&#8217; = Pouring Philly&rsquo;s Finest Tap","url":"http:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/water-bar-kickoff\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/water-bar-kickoff\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":""},"articleSection":"Events","author":[],"creator":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"@PhillyH2O Blog","logo":""},"keywords":["announcement","center city","city council","drinking water","event","media mention","summer","water quality"],"dateCreated":"2019-03-23T00:28:00Z","datePublished":"2019-03-23T00:28:00Z","dateModified":"2022-12-03T16:45:27Z"},"rendered":"<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"wp-parsely-metadata\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"headline\":\"&#8216;Philly Water Bar&#8217; = Pouring Philly&rsquo;s Finest Tap\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/water.phila.gov\\\/blog\\\/water-bar-kickoff\\\/\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/water.phila.gov\\\/blog\\\/water-bar-kickoff\\\/\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"\"},\"articleSection\":\"Events\",\"author\":[],\"creator\":[],\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"@PhillyH2O Blog\",\"logo\":\"\"},\"keywords\":[\"announcement\",\"center city\",\"city council\",\"drinking water\",\"event\",\"media mention\",\"summer\",\"water quality\"],\"dateCreated\":\"2019-03-23T00:28:00Z\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-03-23T00:28:00Z\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-12-03T16:45:27Z\"}<\/script>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/phila.gov\/p.js"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}