>> After bad press over city spending on bottled water, Villaraigosa told city departments to quit buying the stuff. Apparently, no one listened — because the city’s spending more money than ever on bottled water — $184,000 in 2008 alone.

>> Those plastic bottles are leaching an estrogen-mimicking chemical in to your water, say researchers at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt. This time we’re talking about those #1 PET bottles — not just the #7 bottles that can contain BPA. “The health risk, if any, from the mineral water, is currently unknown. But researchers found that when they raised mud snails, an animal sensitive to female hormones, in the plastic mineral-water bottles, it prompted an increase in embryo production in the mollusks.” (via treehugger)

>> How much water’s in your cup of latte? 50 gallons, apparently. You can reduce that amount by using a reusable mug, switching to soy milk, buying organic coffee, etc. (via Social Vibe)

>> Starting June 1, water wasters will see their water bills spike. New water rates adopted by the DWP will penalize with higher rates people who fail to cut their water use by 15%.

Earlier:
>> Watch Flow, then March for Water
>> Eat out, drink tap water, save world
>> Take back the tap, avoid new taxes
>> What’s in bottled water? “Disinfection byproducts, fertilizer residue, and pain medication.”
>> Clicklist: Watery contests
>> Making disposable water bottles useful: From jewelry to eco-art

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