Drink Tahoe Tap News & Programs
Tap water is better than bottled water when it comes to people’s health, wallets, and the environment. Municipal water systems are much more rigorously tested and monitored than the bottled water industry. Tahoe Tap is simply the best. Sourced from rain and snowmelt, then minimally treated using state-of the-art disinfection processes, Tahoe Water Suppliers Association (TWSA) water purveyors deliver this award-winning drinking water to your home or business, 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, for less than a penny per gallon. Whether you are a local or someone visiting our region, we urge you to kick the bottled water habit and Drink Tahoe Tap® instead. Learn more at TakeCareTahoe.org.
Drink Tahoe Tap / Take Care Bottles at Raley’s Incline Village
In partnership with the Tahoe Water Suppliers Association, UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC), Tahoe Fund and Take Care Tahoe, Raley’s in Incline Village has become the first major Tahoe area business to encourage their customers not to buy single-use water bottles. Instead, the grocer is asking its patrons to consider purchasing DRINK TAHOE TAP branded reusable Klean Kanteen water bottles.
In addition to making the bottles available to customers for purchase, Raley’s has incorporated signage from the Take Care Tahoe campaign in their in-store displays where single-use plastic water bottles are shelved to help educate customers about the impacts of single-use and microplastics on the environment and specifically the Lake Tahoe Watershed. The signage also advises customers how they can find water refill stations throughout the Lake Tahoe Basin.
TAP app Map – Find bottle filling locations
Drink Tahoe Tap® has its own map! Find refill stations easily in the Tahoe region by visiting TakeCareTahoe.org/water-stations.
Mobile Water Station for Large Scale Events
TWSA maintains a fleet of mobile water stations, and 5 gallon dispensers, free for local event use.
TWSA/Tahoe Fund – Water Bottle Filling Station Grant Program is OPEN
The Tahoe Water Suppliers Association (TWSA) and Tahoe Fund are accepting applications from local businesses, for 50% grant award of the cost of the unit – up to $2500 per unit, towards the installation of Water Bottle Filling Stations. Stations must be accessible to the public at properties within the Tahoe Basin. Grant applications accepted on a first come, first-served basis.
