FreshWaterAlert Travel Program
Business and Leisure Travel:
- Drink more water on the airplanes. Water helps travelers, pilots, and flight attendants to cope with jet-lag, and dry skin
symptoms caused by low cabin humidity;
- Bring drinking water with you or be prepared to
purify your own water from a lake, stream, or river;
- If you plan on
drinking water from a natural source, be sure to boil or filter and
chemically treat the water;
- Even though fresh water from a stream or river looks clean, it may
contain germs that can make you sick;
- If you're planning a day trip
hiking through the woods, bring drinking water with you. It's a great
way to keep hydrated and is easy to carry;
- Be sure to have enough
drinking water on hand to keep everyone in your group hydrated.
Safe Water and Traveling Outside the U.S.Source: CDC
- To help you and your fellow travelers avoid diarrhea, the most
common travel-related illness, and other food- and water-related
problems, purchase commercially-bottled water to drink and to brush and
rinse your and their teeth;
- In areas where chlorinated tap water is not
available or where hygiene and sanitation are poor, drink beverages
made with boiled water, such as tea and coffee, or unopened bottled or
canned beverages;
- Remember that water on the outside of cans or bottles
may also be contaminated. Therefore, dry wet cans or bottles before you
open them and wipe clean surfaces which your mouth will directly touch;
- If you're traveling with infants and young children, prepare
formulas, baby foods, and ice cubes with clean, commercially-bottled
water. Pay attention to your child's mood: irritability is normal when
changing time zones but also may signal illness;
- Regularly wash toys,
pacifiers, and other objects your children play with that may touch
floors or surfaces in public areas. Frequent hand washing and use of
alcohol-based sanitizer can help promote health and safety while
traveling with infants and young children.
Keep Hydrated; Keep SafeSource: CDC
- Playing ball, hiking a trail, or flying to a distant land, you'll
need water to drink. Wherever you get your drinking water (a private
well, a public water system, or a stream next to your camping site),
it's important to know that it's clean, because clean means free of
germs that can cause water-related illnesses;
- Take the necessary precautions before you drink: check with your water supplier and make sure it is
following the state standards concerning clean water, drink
commercially-bottled water if reliable safe tap water is unavailable,
and purify water from a lake, river, or stream.
Click here for more information:
CDC goverment safe water travel page
S.A.V.E
Every Drop Counts!
According to the EPA:
"Across the United States, our growing population is putting stress on
available freshwater supplies. Between 1950 and 2000, the U.S. population
increased nearly 90 percent. However, in that same period, public
demand for water increased 209 percent! Americans now use an average
of 100 gallons of water each day—enough to fill 1,600 drinking
glasses! This increased demand has put additional stress on water
supplies and distribution systems, threatening both human health
and the environment".
There's a reason that freshwater has become a national priority. A recent
government survey showed at least 36 states are anticipating local,
regional, or statewide water shortages by 2013. But by using freshwater
more efficiently, we can help preserve freshwater supplies for future
generations, save money, and protect the environment.
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