State agencies in Virginia are once again allowed to buy individual-size bottles of water after a ban, instituted by Gov. Tim Kaine, was reversed by Gov. Bob McDonnell. Virginia’s state spending on bottled water was $158,000 in 2009, and another $129,000 in 2008, according to an article by Paige Winfield Cunningham for the Washington Post.
Bottled water is also ubiquitous on congressional spending reports, with most congressmen spending hundreds of dollars a year on a product they could easily get from the tap. Back to Virginia again: Rep. Randy Forbes spent $626.63, and Rep. Jim Moran spent $524.93, which accounted for 10% of his overall spending on supplies!
As more states and cities work to cut bottled water out of the bottom line for their budgets, it would be great to know that we have elected law makers who are conscious enough to drink from the tap.
Maybe we should send them a Hydroflask?
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