Additions 2009/02/23 ADDITIONS TO COUNCIL MONDAY FEBRUARY 23 2009
Corporate Services
1. Additional Report
F-2009-08 - 2008 General Purposes Operating Results
2. 2009 General Purposes Discussion
2. 2009 Operating Budget - Budget Reduction
3. Letter from the Niagara Falls Library Board - 2009 Proposed Operating Budget
Council
1. Re: R-2009-06 - Plastic Water Bottle Update
a) Resolution from US conference of Mayors
b) Ontario Municipal Water Association position
c) Position and presentation of Nestle Waters Canada
d) More water related correspondence
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February 23,2009 F-2009-OS
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Councillor Victor Pietrangelo, Chair
and Members of the Corporate Services Committee
City of Niagara Falls, Ontario
Members:
Re: F-2009-08
2008 General Purposes Operating Results
RECOMMENDATION:
1. To receive the report for information purposes
2. To direct staff to utilize the appropriate reserves to reduce the operating deficiency for
the year.
BACKGROUND:
During 2008, Council implemented a new process for regular financial reporting by the
Finance staff on results. This change was intended to complement the existing reporting
requirements which include the approval of the annual financial statements, the
presentation of the MPMP, the numerous reports on tax receivable balances and
disclosures regarding year end reserve balances, year end capital balances and
investment portfolio performances. This new process requires Finance staff to report to
Council with the quarterly operating results as well as to report bi-annually on capital
projects. Staff identified that the year end results would be reported to Council February
23, 2009. As Council is aware, the final results will not be available until audited results
are completed and that the numbers provided in this report are subject to amendments.
Operating Fund Results
Attached is a schedule which shows the comparison of actual results to budget for the
General Purposes operating fund for 2008. As stated, since Finance staff continue to work
through the year end processes, it is anticipated that minor changes will occur. The final
numbers will not be available until the year end audit is completed, however the figures in
the schedule do represent the results to date.
As we can see from th he~ ule, the Finance staff has projected that t e it will incur
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an operating deficit of approximately $607,000. The Municipal Act precludes the
municipality from incurring operating deficits and as a result, Finance staff will be required
to utilize available reserves to offset the overage. The schedule highlights the variances
from budget and the following describes the major factors contributing to these variances.
Revenues
Overall revenues were 3.5% higher than budget or $3,290,398 for a total of $96.2 million
versus a budget of $92.9 million.
Taxation - General and Waste Management
The total tax levy was 1.4% greater than budget and the increase was due to supplemental
tax billings. As Council will recall, supplemental tax billings are additional taxation
revenues generated from properties which are added to the tax roll after the original roll is
established for the year.
Taxation, from waste management is less that budgeted but reflects the actual cost
charged by the Region for waste delivery services. At the time the budget was established,
the Regional contract cost was not known, however the taxation rate was adjusted to levy
oniy the amount required.
Pavment in Lieu of Taxation
The revenue generated from payments in lieu was 6.4% greater than budget this yeardue
to a mid-year adjustment by MPAC relating to the values of Regional properties. In
addition, an adjustment was also made in mid-yearfor a reconciliation ofthe compensatory
payment related to Power Dam properties. Both of these adjustments were not known at
the time the budget was developed and represent a one time increase in revenue.
Grants
The amounts received from grants was up significantly at 24.1 % or $790,348. The most
significant factor in the increase was the receipt of $650,110 from the Province of Ontario
for Ontario Transit Capital Renewal Grant. Other contributing grants received which were
greater that expected include Self-Help Office and the Unpaved Surface Roads.
Licences/Permits
Both areas under performed as fees generated from Clerks was down by $54,589 which
was offset in part by higher licence fees generated in Finance. Permit revenue was lower
than projected by 4.4%. This was driven by lower building permit fees and was partly
offset by higher parking permit fees.
User Fees
The user fees generated were 9.4% greater than budget during 2008. However, the user
fees generated by different divisions impacted the final results differently. The largest
contributorto the higher amount were fees generated from Section 37 of the Planning Act
totaling charges of $766,000. This amount was not budgeted, and contributed to the
positive outcome. Tax registration fees which are a full recovery of all external costs
incurred by the City, was greater than budget in 2008. Other responsibility centers
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generating better than expected fees includes Taxation Services, Engineering
Administrative Services for subdivision development, Cemetery Burial fees and Coronation
Centre. These positive areas were offset by areas that performed less than expected
including arena ice rentals and transit fares which were under budget by 21% and 4%
respectively. Likewise, planning fees were less than expected due to the length of time to
review fees structure.
Fines
The amount generated from parking fines was 14% less than budget.
Investment Income
The amount generated from investments was lower than budgeted. The primary external
factors impacted this was the decline in interest rates during 2008. In addition, internal
factors such as the internal financing of capital projects, and the delay in debenturing
completed capital projects contributed to the reduced results.
Sales
The revenue generated from sales was greater than expected by 14.9%. In this revenue
category, the City records land sales, the goods and services sold by the transit garage
operation as well as lot sales at the cemetery operation. In 2008, a large sale of land at
the Montrose Business Park contributed to the positive result. Better than expected lot
sales at the cemetery contributed positively to the result. These items were offset with
lower sales from the transit garage due to the loss of a major customer.
OtherRevenue
The revenue generated from other revenue sources was 14.2% greater than budget in
2008. Major responsibility centres which positively contributed to this result included
income generated from engineering fees, the revenues generated in Business
Development for cost sharing from third parties for the two casino initiative, the Region's
portion of the C.I.P. grants and the revenues generated from fire code violations. These
positive revenue streams were partiallyoffset by the reduction in the annual compensation
payments from OLGC identified in previous Council discussions.
Expenditures
The total expenditures for the year were up $3,897,611 or4.2% greater than budget. The
areas of higher expenditures than planned include salaries/wages, materials, transfers to
capital and to reserves.
Salaries and Waqes
Salaries and wages were only 1.9% higher than budgeted but resulted in an increase of
approximately $675,000. The most significant factor driving this expense variance is the
settlement of the new collective agreement with the Fire Association. The final settlement
of the agreement, which included retention payment was greater than the amounts
budgeted for. In addition, overtime costs for the division were not provided for in the
development of the budget. Likewise, during 2008 the payments for staff retirements
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during the year were greater than budgeted. On the other hand, savings were achieved
in Clerk's, Finance and Information Systems wherein staff positions were budgeted but not
filled.
Materials
Thematerialexpenditurecategorywas6.9%greaterthanplanned. Thetotaloverspending
variance was $1,006,000. Some of the main factors driving this variance were the
increased payments to WSIB for the presumptive legislation payments of approximately
$350,000. Likewise, the downtown events totaled $168,000 for all events which
contributed to the increased expenditures. Increased fuel costs in both Transit operations
and in the City's own fleet accounted for approximately $700,000 of the increased
spending. Increased facility repairs also contributed approximately $250,000 to the
expenditure increases. Lastly, increased spending on reserves required for winter
maintenance impacted this category by approximately $225,000 for the year.
The areas of higher costs were offset by savings in the Clerk's division, wherein savings
of approximately $28,000 were identified which offset the reduction in licence fees
previously identified. Other responsibility centres providing reductions included Parking
Control Services, Traffic Signals, Parks Maintenance and Park Beautification.
Transfers to Capital
As Council is aware, the operating fund raises resources through taxation and other
revenue streams to provide for operating expenditures. In addition, the operating fund
generates the resources to provide a portion of the funding for the City's capital works
program. The mechanism used to perform this function is through the transfer to capital
in the operating fund. The year end results illustrate that the transfers to capital is 15.8%
higher than budget. This was caused by the sale of land at the Montrose Business Park,
wherein the proceed of sales were transferred to capital as planned in the capital budget.
In accounting for this transaction, both the sale and the transfer to capital, were not
budgeted for in the operating budget due to the inability to identify the specifics at the time
of budget preparation. Thus the variance in this area is attributable to the transaction
above.
Transfers to Reserves
As Council is aware, similar to transfers to capital, the operating fund generates the
resources to enhance reserves and reserve funds. During 2008, the City received
additional grants from the Province of Ontario for transit funding as well as funding from
Section 37 of the Planning Act. The full amounts received were transferred to the
appropriate reserve accounts. These transfers were partially offset by a reduction in the
transfer to reserves for waste management.
SUMMARY
This report has been provided to meet the reporting requirements requested by Council
and represents the best information to date. Finance staff continue to work towards
completion of the year end statements for audit review. As Council is aware, municipalities
cannot incur operating deficits in a fiscal year, so Finance staff will utilize the appropriate
reserves to offset the variances outlined in the report. The utilization of said reserves will
be subject to a further report to Council, once the financial records are closed.
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Recommended b : CN
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Todd Harrison, Direc or of Financial Services
Approved by: i~~/Ou'~~
Ken Burden, Executive Director of Corporate Services
CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS
2008 ACTUAL TO BUDGET
SUMMARY OF REVENUE AND EXPENSE
2008 2008 $ Variance % Variance
More or(Less)than
ACTUALS BUDGET the 2008 Bud et
REVENUES
TAXATION CITY GENERAL & URBAN SERVICE 44,984,299 44,343,863 640,436 1.4
TAXATION WASTE MANAGEMENT 6,243,690 6,364,956 -121,266 -1.9
TAXATION OTHER CHARGES 35,408 57,000 -21,592 -37.9
PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXATION 10,711,893 10,068,947 642,946 6.4
GRANTS 4,071,848 3,281,500 790,348 24.1
OTHER MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT 0 0 0 0.0
LICENCES 438,674 468,650 -29,976 -6.4
PERMITS 1,586,772 1,659,940 -73,168 -4.4
RENTS 132,560 129,703 2,857 2.2
SERVICECHARGES 21,285 20,000 1,285 6.4
USER FEES 6,437,241 5,883,976 553,265 9.4
CONCESSIONS 207,899 249,550 -41,651 -167
FINES 628,977 731,130 -102,153 -14.0
PENALTIES AND INTEREST 2,343,279 2,200,000 143,279 6.5
INVESTMENT INCOME 2,022,563 2,434,000 -411,137 -16.9
DONATIONS 41,952 20,500 21,452 104.6
SALES 3,119,048 2,713,500 405,548 14.9
OTHER REVENUE 3,612,471 3,164,510 447,961 14.2
INTERNAL TRANSFERS 3,418,332 3,206,035 212,297 6.6
TRANSFERS FROM RESERVES, RESERVE FUND 6,191,567 5,961,900 229,667 3.9
TOTAL REVENUES 96,250,058 92,959,660 3,290,398 3.5
EXPENSES
SALARIES AND WAGES 35,768,511 35,093,544 674,967 1.9
EMPIOYEE BENEFITS 7,948,533 8,069,022 -120,489 -1.5
LONG TERM DEBT INTEREST CHARGES 1,557,107 1,616,007 -58,900 -3.6
LONG TERM DEBT PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS 2,629,441 2,629,439 2 0.0
MATERIALSANDSERVICES 15,584,224 74,578,D68 1,006,156 6.9
CONTRACT SERVICES 10,543,845 10,486,874 56,971 0.5
RENTS AND FINANCIAL 993,629 1,248,557 -254,928 -20.4
TRANSFERS TO BOARDS, AGENCIES, COMMISSI 6,931,258 6,929,435 1,823 0.0
TR,4NSFERS TO CAPITAL 9,417,896 8,135,405 1,282,491 15.8
TRANSFERS TO RESERVES, RESERVE FUNDS 2,466,274 1,407,958 1,058,316 75.2
INTERNAL TRANSFERS 3,016 553 2,765,351 251,202 9.1
TOTAL EXPENSES 96,857,271 92,959,660 3,897,611 42
REVENUES LESS EXPENSES -607,213 0 -607,213 0.0
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Engineering - AVWUA, OIT Certificates, Watermain Design Course $10,650
Engineering - Furniture $4,000
Engineering - Mgr of Construction pro rated $12,600
Engineering - Temp Position, Construction Services Supervisor $45,900
Facilities - Transfer to Reserve $100,000
Planning - Contract Position $67,050
Other Government 11-3-119030 $5,000
Accounting & Reporting 11-3-1333010 $5,000
Fire Training $15,000
Parking Lots - Expenses $20,000
Parking Lots- Transfer to Reserves $31,000
Cemetery Fees $24,000
Other Recreation External Transfers $25,680
Parks & Recreation - Clerk $37,200
Other Recreation Facilities $16,000
Niagara Falls Tourisim $40,000
Conferences $10,000
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library FTNANCE DEPT
January 21, 2009 ~ ~
to~cy
eight
- Members of the Corporate Services Committee JAN ~2 2008
forty
eight City of Niagara Palls ~
victoria ACTION
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niagara
falls
On Sept. 29, 2008, the Library Board sent }~ou our
ontario
L2E 4C5 breakdown of our proposed Operating Budget for 2009 which requested
rei.: sosiaes-eoao a municipal operating grant of $3,791,550 - an increase over 2008 of $108,225
Fax:905/356-7004 or 2.94%.
Since then, extraardinary economic circumstances aze now being faced by
residenYs and by City Council. 2009 will be a challenging year as the Library
continues.to serve all residents, especially the disadvantaged and tl~ose who will
experience new economic hardships.
During uncertain economic times, more people rely more often on the public
library. This is outlined in the attached letter to the Ontario government from the
Federation of Ontario Public Libxaries. In fact, 2008 set an all-time borrowine
record at the Niagara Falls Public Library with 692,884 books, magazines, audio
visual and eleetronic materials having been loaned to the public.
Millions of library transactions result annually as we provide library service to
more than 40,000 active library borrowers and to more than 10,000 people who
enter our libraries in a typical week. There is high use of our electronic resources,
reference questions answered, interlibrary loans, attendance at affordable library
cluldren'§ programs and books and other resources used inside the library.
The Library Board will continue to be a responsible municipal partner by
cooperating with City Council by exercising fmancial restraint. _
The Board will reduce its 2009 Proposed Operating Budget from $3,791,SSQ
to $3,719,825 which is a proposed increase over 2008 of only $36,500 or
0.99% (not a proposed increase of $108,225 or 2.94% as originally
requested).
Adjustments necessary to reach a 0.99% increase would include:
* increasing the Transfer of Funds from Library Reserves;
* increasing Library Receipts by increasing some user fees including
rental of library meeting rooms and projectors; and anticipating
~ approval by the Region of our application for a tax rebate for
charitable organizations based on reaity ta~ces paid as part of our
Stamford Branch Rent;
niagara
falis
public
library
* xeducing utilifies by anticipating that the significant fluctuations iu
forty hydro use at Communiry Cen~e Brazich will be st~aUilized;
eight welcoming the Dec. 18`" announcement that the ~nUridge Gas
rorty Supply Charge will decrease Jan. 1, 2009; aud negotiating lower
e~9nt rates from our Internet Service Provider;
avenoe * reducing the replacenient of staff who are away on sick/vacation leave;
niagara * reducing Hardware & Software as replacement scanners needed to be
falls purchased in Nov. 2008 instead of waiting until 2009; postpone
o~car~o wireless internet service at Community Centre Branch; less will be
L2E 4C5 spenC on website improvemenis; etc.
Tel.: 905/356-8080 * reducing Instu~ance by anticipating no claims with a deductible & a
Fax:905/356-7004
claims adjustex.
* reducing Facilities with no emergency costs budgeted.
* reducing Contracted Services as we stopped leasing our photocopiers &
will delay resumption of a new lease.
* reducing part of Stamford Branch Rent as we were informed on
Nov. 25`h that our landlord plans not to adjust the estimates for
realty taYes and operating costs for 2009.
* reducing Staff Development by attending fewer provincial traiiung
workshops and other initiatives.
* reducing Other Materials.
City Cowicil has always treated the Library fairly and values the service provided
to our residents. We anricipate Yhat this will continue.
The Library Board will continue to be a responsible municipal partner during this
challenging year.
Respectfully submitted,
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Cazman Dix, Chair
Niagara Falls Public Library Board
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NIAGARA FALLS PUBLIC LIBRr1RY BOA12D
2009 PROPOSED OP~RATING SUDGET
2009 2009
PROPOS~D PROPOS~D
Budget REVISIONS
Approved by Approved by
Library Board Librar,y Board
Sept. 17/08 Jan. 21/09
REVENU~:
City grant: operating 3,791,550 +$108,225 + 2,94% 3,719,825 +36,500 +0.99%
City grant: debentures 121,589 121,589
Provincial grants 130,300 130;300
Federal grants 2,500 2,540
Library Receipts 121,700 129,775
Donations 12,000 12,000
Transfer from Reserves 46,250 56,400
Surplus from previous year 0 0
4,225,889 4,172,389
EXPENDTTUItES:
Labour 2,439,800 2,434,300
Benefits 495,900 494,700
StaffDevelopment 10,800 9,600
Books & Other Resources 346,700 346,700
Information Software 61,000 60,500
Information Hardware 10,300 4,500
Facilities: Materials 125,500 120,500
Hydro, Gas, Water, Telecomm. 201,400 183,400
Rent 79,000 76,000
Contracted Services 70,90~ 67,100
Insurance 53,000 47,500
Other Materials I50,000 146,000
Transfer to Reserves 10,000 10,000
Transfer to Capital 50,000 50,000
Debt Charges 121,589 121,589
4,225,889 4,172,3 89
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Octaber 29, 20D~
~ I~Ionourable.Ail~~n Carro{~~
I~linister oi`Cuiture and hrlinister Responsible fi~r ~enicirs
~ 900~33~y ~tceet, ~f~=Floor, ~t~oc~~at f316ck _
T~ronto°~0~! M7A-IL2~~ ~ ~
Hqnourab~e Dwigitt Dancan
Minisier. bf I~inance : .
7 Q~eeti's ParT~ Gre,s, 7th T~i~•, ~rost B(dg Sc~u~li
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Dear I~inisCers Cairoll and Ilanaarts -
, W~ at the,Pedcratic~n of Ontaeio I'ubiic L,ibra~ies acknowledge dae Ltt~ceriaiii econnmie
~ tir~tes iri~.iwlfich a11=~Ont~rians~,~nd th~rias~lves.foday. ~Ve rcad~vwith in,terest fh~ pro~°incia~~
econoux~c statement la~t u=eekand recognize the need for res~aint vlili~n it conz~s fg
~n~eri~im~rxt ~p~~m~; fli~~in~ tl~i~tp~riod;
t~ur tngzTtb~rs are.heartened by your.gouamrrien4;'s cbmhiitita~~t to uzntinue i~vestments,;:
«p~~ritt~ prt~g~ar~is,af~d services whi~e i1 ~alces steps to prcrmote e~o~omii~ grpwtliarici :
,~ctb cxe~tion. Tr~today's.etrn(ext, tlie role fotpublic.libe~rc~s3r~s became mare,r~Jevant
ikt~t~ ev~r ,[n this ~,e~er, we p~:s~ni~jush~~t~ora For sa#`e~uarding guv~mment fundin~ ta
, Oxitai~Io's publie itlirari~s eu~n in a p~rlnd cif~ina~ei~i restr~~t:
It is ~titi,cally tmpartanY ~;av~rnm~t k~e avy~aLe`th~t ~8 uti~z~tt~b~i of=gubt~c libira~~es
est~t~te~ ia ~nc~rtax~q ~at~u[Nic tui~es ~"l~er~ is si~it~~~n# ~vi~l~nc~ ~~i 8~~ibi~sfr~te .
th~"t ~5~~5~.~s X3bk~'i~s e~cperience ttn incf~ase a~' u~e Q~up°to.~Q9io ~tt~i?~ xi~ ~ongri~c
dot~~t~rr~. T~~tiple ic~ow ti~t:rio s~ti~r wh~t rs l~appez~ing 1~ ttte e~tlriomy, th~y cair ~et
~~e ~t~vrxnatip~, senfioes antl ~s~i~tane~ t3sey s~~ei~~~mn t~ieir ~ir,~ii~.lSb~i~y.
A.s the ~SUblxc's buy~in~; ~SOwer shruiks, mc~re~eo~ie s~e}c emp~~iyr~e~t> comp}~te t~eir.
eduC~t~t~ri ar u~g"r`ar~e Yh~zr.skill`s° ~'h~s~ peop~e rafy,he~~ly~~n'~ea1`rpubltc Itbran~s ~or .
" vi~l 'uif'ci'rr~iaticsn bn jab o~iporGUnatt~s, ea~eer,pla~n~n~ tyn~ trafii~n~, a~~i srn~ll ~~sfft~ss "
mah~~ett~gnt, arid ~n sgr.>i~e~ like ji'tcr~y-pi~ca%gr~ais, c;ompiit~r s~a'1~s`develdpttie~t ~td,
su~Qirt's;~~r na~vcoiners.€u}~I°~tudet~is.`:1n res~#ons~ to. [~~uer`t3ou~eti6ld inr,~me~; iNae~i-.
st~}~et!`~'am~~ie~-and in~i~idu~l~ wil~ a~eess t1~e ptibiic ~ibraty'~:~~t~nsiv~ ool~l~~fidn of
btsc~l~~a rl~t~bas€s; I7VD5s, r~ag~zines:aii~ ~~~,vs~s~ipere; iatl~r th~~ l~iiying ~nt1 tcnfttig
t1~~~~ s~a~i~~ inet~riaf"s.
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~ .~ta:%lrvrl.YneLTn::~:~1 i ~hr~~~~~ t ct~~i~v.~...e CtvnnrY:.rnwtn "(1f.t Att7N~K~10~! T A1fi Z(i4-Cfi~A / G diF~.3Qi f13H2 7 F- fnitl~fffi€tl[a 1 WbVW fii5t~ rA
Camputer vsage ie Che area ~uhese increasod dor~tand 1e mo~t dramatia $ecauss a ~ ~
~ gigni~jcun£uumbes of (7nqxians do flot 5ave access to co~nput~CS ai ttom~, ~ottg waiting
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lis~ for ~fl,hou;se cnmpu;ers a[ Ontacio publie libraries ue a daily occuirertce, rtrblic
h'b,razies prtsvidaacoess to a TuII reizge of ]mensed eleetcon'sc tesouroes ancl faaiGtate the
gpvernmenPs go~l ~f closing fbe persistenf digiYa'I divide amongst Onfariar~s.
Diiven by layol'fs aad eroding tetinoment sa~v~ings, niauy individuals are returnix~gto~ Ihe - . ~
_ _ w,o[kf'orce and are caming, fo public li~bi~~ies foi eareer hQlp. ~ften t~ey need ]iel}) ~sith _ '
th~ix cotnputex, sleills because a lot ofjab seaichit~g Ebese days t~1~es plac~ onli~e. Risieg
- -numbeesp~em}sloy~saze demandin~ onlmejob appl3eaYioias. Many pah•ons a[e tuming -
To public Yibc~sry computens toprepate resmnes 2~d eover letters, find wark, appl~ for johs
ariline and open email accounis. Ofl~ers enrolf in pubtic library ]iteracy progcams to htiri(d
tkeir rCading, tvrSting aud nutneracy skills as a meatis to imgtoving~their emp~oy~aent - -
pxas~ieeCS,. .Pubtic libraries provii3e M~h interest/low vocabuluty resources, manuals far
htY4T5, atid spaCe f0r tutdruig. ~
Accordui~; to Q~eeent xaport by Statistus,Gr~aada, "Jmmiyt~nts aremQre scros#fi.ve tyi
m .
urn~ro aor~tions ~itan are ~atisdian-bot~,, anfi t~efr o~itcazaes dBter~trrdte
disp'ro~areionateTy during recessians such as in the early 4Qs." Burjngthese perinds ~
i~tGxeasing nalnbers af nzwcqmeis turn~, to pu'btic t7`6raties fo gain peoficieney tn Ettglisli
~ tLrvugh ~SL trallectians andprob~rams. }'ublic libraries also ~arovide access to C'anae3ian~ ~ - .
aceredi[afian iuf~rmalion a~'d aYher jpb-celared materi~ls, and proinote valunte~r
.a,p.PaTtt}ngiies•f,a tselp newcomers gai~ Canadian ~pe~ience and hreaicdcswn bacriexs Yo
empToymcat. . ' ;
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l'ublic IFbrary nfrlization is a3so 6eing diiven by powving needs of anyaII tzusinesses
acld ~enfrepcexieuYS. With #noeeasing freq,uee~cp, Fhes~ ~sers aze mUS~essing the pu4i11~ - -
- Iil~ml~3''3 ~Xtqn~ee refersnc~?itaterials a~d:onltpe ciakabasesto ana,Pyze marl~eT h=~ds mrd. ~ ~
in~gStrn~nt opporlunilies. Thesevsers yee thg se~menc o~ the bt~siness eornn~iuiiiq Yhat
witl lead O~rai'io's economic ieeovciY, sb prGSViding fTie necassary s.upPAets za Eisem is
cr2tlcal. .
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The p~il[c fi~xaey servea ss a cornets3ane to a v4ta1€amnumiLy. In tougb times citizen4
vflen ~ei isa}atc~; faee xadoal et~aug~s ia }if~styl~ an~: ~~ed ~e suP.port ofodi~s. flubtic
lil3a~ri~s 1ep~€sent ce,mmon gathering ~laces ~aeE peapTa. ~~tn f~si eo~i~lly Eobziea~ed,
Cmvc~smgm'a eo?itinued suppoM of pubfic li6e~uies is groof of its cosusnitm~t ta v~tal
~ ceat~m~afiCie3. : . - . . - . . . . ~ - . . . ~ . . - . .
Assl~~xati~ngFzp~ets,afOnta~a'sp~bt"tc}ibrariesiieesarne#igla#er,a~rmemlers~re -
v,el;! concemed atimrttheia aTri]ity to accoaimodate gra~~beis;of pahrons, .DW~ug
'the~e l~tc~rta~n~¢~nom3c t3tn~s; ~tis ~pnrtant to sixs4~%tt~4u~ie Y~rar~ serv~aes ~a thgt ~
Otiftiiiatts bave a giac~ to,go Ior th~ u~foT~atinn and suppmt t6ey necd.
Repre5eu3atives af tha Federation wdcame ~he opporhrniRy to attend tke b~dg~tary
a
. ~~!~?I13atian sessian in London on Octezber 30, Ztl~8 zv pro~ide input on tiow
. goi!eYnhYGat'~ sh'a[~g~ies for cestmint ¢an Ge Eat~etGd nRproPriately. And Minister Carrolt,
tve louk fonvazd to our meehttg yvith you on Novem6er 3, 2008 whexe the contents tiEtl~is
leftar rah be ~isoussed in mace dep~.
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pcnt~des a singta, s~rk~tg vmce €9r puhlfo libt~ies i~ Qnt~no to enhance 11b;zrp po}3sYes
an~ pra~tan~s'Eheough FouT s4~ategie pi`lllarrs: atlvocaay, marks~t~t~, r~saazch and eanssrda
~+~~asi+1S. 'i'he Fedet~iion's Boazd o-fDiteceots 3noS~dea boEh t~}ic Jcbrary trustees ~?d
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'(2/20/2009j Dean lortida US conference of Mayors resolution FYI
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From: Denyse Morrissey
To: Dean Iorfida
Date: 2/z0/2009 10:55 AM
Subject: US conference of Mayors resolution FYI
CC: Ed Dujlovic
The U.S. Conference of Mayors
76th Annual Meetin9
lune 20-29, 200H
Miami
2008 ADOPTED RESOLUTIONS
SUPPORTING MUNICIPpL WATER SYSTEMS
WHEREAS, the United States' municipal water systems are among the fnest in the world; and
WHEREAS, high quality, safe drinking water is already available at most public locations; and
WHEREAS, mayors are responsible for delivering safe and affordable water to our citizens; and
WHEREAS, bottled water is regulated by the FDA and municipal tap water is regulated by the EPA and has more stringent
requirements for testing; and
WHEREAS, local govemments invest approximately $82 billion a year to provide water and sewer services; and
WHEREAS, bottled water often costs more than an equivalent volume of gasoline, equivalent to 1,000 to 10,000 times more than
tap water; and
WHEREAS, up to 40°/a of bottled water on the market comes from municipal water systems and the bottled water industry
generated$15 billion in revenues in 2006 from U.S. consumers; and
WHEREAS, bottled water often havels many miles from the source, resulting in the burning of massive amounts of fossil fuels,
releasing C02 and other polWtion into the atmosphere; and
WHEREAS, plastic water bottles are one of [he fastest growing sources of municipal waste; and
• WHEREAS, in the U.S. the production of plastic bottles for bottled water currently requires the energy equivalent of more than 17
million barrels of oil per year - enough to generate fuel for over a million cars for a year - and generates more than 2.5 mil~ion tons
of carbon dioxide; and
- WHEREAS, the National City Water Taste Test, which recognizes all of the great work municipal water systems do for its residents
on a daily basis, year after year; and
WHEREAS, The US Conference of Mayors, per Resolution #90 adopted in June 2007, has compi~ed much information regarding
the importance of municipal water and the impact of hottied water on municipal waste; and
WHEREAS, the evidence suggestr that 6anning bottled water from government use highlights the importance of municipa~ water
and decreases the impacf of bottled water on municipal waste; and
WHEREAS, The Conference of Mayors recognizes the importance of bottled water in times of emergency and times when municipal
water is unavailable,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that The US Conference of Mayors encourages cities to phase out, where feasible,
~ government use of bottled water and promote the importance of municipal water.
Return to 2008 Adopted Resolutions page. (
http://www usmayors org/Resolutions/76th conference/default as~ )
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From: Denyse Morrissey
To: Ed Dujlovic
Date: 2/19/2009 3:39 PM
Subject: Fwd:OMWA position
CC: Dean Iorfida
FYI
Ontario Municipal Water Association salutes City of London's ban on sale of bottled waterNews as of Wednesday, 20 Aug 2008
09:13:120ntario's water providers salute City of London's ban on sale of bottled water
Sudbury, Ontario, August 2Q 2008 - Today, Nick 0enkovich, President of the Ontario Municipal Water Association, mngratulated
London City Council for its ban on the sale of bottled water.
"The City of London's actions remind us once again- only municipal tap water delivers," said Nick Benkovich, "At about one
thousand times the cost of municipal water, bott~ed water is simply not good value for money".
Mr. Benkovich was responding to a London City Council resolution passed on Monday that effedively banned the sale of bottled
water within municipal buiidings and facilities where munitipal water is readily available. In passing their resolution, London City
Council cited the importance of promoting city tap water as safe and a bargain compared to bottled water.
London joins a host of other Ontario municipalities that have either limited the use, or are considering limiting the use of bottled
water on municipal premises or in schools, including Cambridge, Kitchener, Ottawa, Sault Ste Marle, St Catharines, Sudbury,
Toronto, the Town of the 81ue Mountains, and Waterloo.
Concern over the sale and use of bottled water is growing internationally given its cost, the poor recycling rate for single use plastic
botties, and the greenhouse gas emissions assotiated with manufacturing the bottles and transporting them long distances.
"The Ontario Municipal Water Association is proud of the safety of the product that our municipalities produce and deliver evety day
to Ontarians," said Nick Benkovich, "MUniclpal drinking water has to meet a much higher safety standard than 6ottled water, and is
delivered at a fraction of the cost."
OMWA is the voice of Ontario's public water supply authorities. For more information on OMWA, please visit our website at
www.omwa orq.
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Media Contact:
Doug Parker
Executive Director, OMWA
Cell: (613) 847-0590
Nick Benkovich ~
President, OMWA
Cell: (705) 690-5227
This media release can be found at itr original location: csrwire.ca/read.php?ID=1268
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From: Dean lorfida
Subject: Fwd: RE: Niagara Falls City Council
"Challinor,John,GUELPH,Corporate Affairs" <John.Challinor(cilwaters nestle com> 2/19/2009 12:36
PM
Thanks, Dean.
Dean, please accept this email as my request to appear before Niagara Falls Council on Monday February
23, 2009, to discuss the staff report on bottied water.
It would also be appreciated if you would let me know how many minutes I am permitted to speak.
Thanks!
JC
John B. Challinor II APR
Director of Corporate Affairs
>Nestl~ Waters Canada
101 Brock Road South
Guelph, Ontario N1H 6H9
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101 Brock Roatl South, Guelph, Onlario NiH 6H9 TEL 519~]6J-9462 FA%5t9-'763-9756
February 23, 2009
Mr. Ted Salci, Maya
& Members of Council
The City of Niagara Falls
4310 Queen Sueet
Post Off'ice Box 1023
Niagara Falls, Ontario
L2F 6X5
Dear Mayor and Members of Council;
The purpose of my writing is to conecY information that appears in the Community Services
Departmeni Repar[ R-2009-06 Plastic Water Bottle Update of February 23, 2009, and may 6e
repeated again this evening by staff as well as by various individuals and organizations who appear
before you opposed to the sale of bottled water in vending machines at City of Niagara Falls
facilities.
I chose to write tliis IetYer to you rafher t11an address tliese matters during my fornial remarks this
evening because my allocated presentation time will not affoid me fhe time required to adequately
address this misinformation.
My specific comments about ce~tain statements in the repoit are as follows:
`Bottled water iu Canada is treated as food and is regulated under the Food and Drug Act
and iYa regulations. As such, water bottling plants are inspected on average only once every
three years."
This is incorrect. Bottled water is held to the same scrutiny as tap water. By law, Flealth Canada
regulations for bottled waYer must be as strong and protecfive of public healtl~ as Ontario Ministry of
Environment regulations for tap water. Bottled water is regulated as a packaged food product by
Health Canada through the Food and Drug Act. W ith respect to regulation, tl~e Regiona] ~
Municipality of Waterloo, for example, reported on September 9, 2008, that it did 10,000 tests on its
water supply in 20D7. Nest18 Waters Canada performs more than 1,700 tests on its water supply
daily at its Aberfoyle plant or more in one week than Waterloo Region does in one year. A copy of
our testing activiYies is available upon request. Testing is also conducted via surprise inspections by
the Ca~iadian Food Inspection Agency, Health Canada, the Canadian Bottled Water Association and
NSF. Nestle Waters Canada takes a multi-barrier approach to water safety. The Company subjects
its finished products and source water to microbiological analysis every day that exceeds the
microbiological requirements outlined in the Safe Water Drinking Act, which governs both
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Tl~e Compauy is required to test for 160 compounds in botl~ soiu~ce and f nished product for
coliform, E-coli (daily), colifonn, E-coli (weekl}~), chemicals (quarterly) and metals, chemicals aud ~
~minerals (annually). Water samples are also sent to a third part~~ independent lab for analysis every
week. Basic chemical and physical analysis of boCtled water is completed daily. Annually, ~~~e
conduct a full spectrum analysis on each water source for prunary inorganics, seconda~y inorganics,
radiologicals, volatile organic compounds, organics, disinfection byproducu, pesticides, herbicides,
physical coutaminants as well as several other potential cliemica] contaminants. In addition to [he
tests identified above, there are many on-line quality checks perfomied by our operators on an
hourly basis to eusure the chemical, microbiological and physical safety of the finished goods
produced aS o~u plants. Our testing levels meeY or exceed all requiremeuts of Hea1Yh Canada and
otl~er governing bodies. The annual monitoring reports are conditions of our permits and are
submitted to the province and other public agencies. As such, tlzey Uecome public documents upon
receipt.
"According to recent Member Communication provided by AMO, Municipal councils across
Canada, including 13 Ontario municipaliHes, have taken actiou in reeenf months to IimiY Hie
use of bottled water in municipa~ities, where appropriate, and to support the use of municipal
tap water by residents and visitors."
This is incorrect. Thirty-two municipalities and school boards across Canada have fonnally rejected
calls for bans on bottled water, whilejust 14 local governments, including eight from Ontario, have
approved same, to date. Another 19 local jurisdictions are currenYly reviewing their opTions,
including the City of Niagara Falls. But, rather than focus on bottled water, severa] thousand ]oca]
governmenfs have quite rightly determined that repairing aging water and sewer infrastructure,
improving on the delivery of basic municipal services and keeping property tares low are more
important priorities and most Canadians agree. In a survey conducted last Fall by Leger
MarkeYing, a majority of Canadian taxpayers said they are opposed to bans on bottled water.
"Canada's Parliament is currently consideriug a ban on plastic water bottles at the
Parliament Buildings."
This is incorrect.
"Currently, 41% of recycling collection and net processing costs are paid for by industry
stewards; the remainder is paid by Niagara residents."
This is incoirect. By law, according to the requirements of the Ontario Waste Diversion Act,
industry stewards like Nestle Waters Canada and its industry partners are required to pay 50 percent
of the cost of Ontario's blue box recycling program, which they do.
"However, there are between 100 and 125 million bottled water consumed in Toronto, which
results as many as 50% end up iu a landfill and not recycled."
This is incorrect. According to Stewardship Ontazio, a 2005 waste audit of single-family homes in
Toronto found an 87.8 percent recycling rate for PET beverage containers.
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`Buried plasfic watcr bottles can take up to ],000 years to degrade."
This is incorrect urbau mythology commonly found on the Internet.
"According to the Earth Policy Institute, manufacturiug fhe 29 million plastic boYtles used for
tvater in the United States each year requires tlie equivalent of more Chan 17 million barrels of
crude oiL Imagine filling a Hiird of the plastic bottle with oil and you'll get an idea of how
much that is."
This is incorrect infonnation. The Eartli Policy lnst~itute is a U.S.-based envuomnental activist
organization tliat does not fund independent, third-party research into flie bottled water indusby.
Tliis information has been repeated by nwnerous environntental activists on their web siCes,
including the Council of Canadians, the Pacific ]nstitute, the Polaris Institute and tl~e Suzuki
Fomida6on. The research to back up this statement does not exist.
"According to Environment Cauada, 20% of municipalities have faced water shm•tages in
recent years. The myth that Canada has an abundance of rv~ater to share is losi~~g its
strength."
Taken within the context of this report, tl~is comment implies that the bottle water industry is
responsible for rece~~t water shortages faced by some municipalities. This is inco~rect. Commercial
bottled water production in Ontario accounts for less than 0.0014 percent of all ~vater used by other
' pennitted users including commercial, agricultural, industrial and recreational iuterests. Put anotlter
way, the bottled water industry uses as much water as ten golf courses in Onfario - a province where
there ue more than 740 golf courses. The Canadian bottled water indushy uses just .02 percent of
permitted water in Canada compared to thermal power generation (64 percent), manufacturing (]4
percent), municipali6es (12 pereent), agriculture (9 percent) and mining (1 percent). Tlie bottled
water industp~ is a neY impoRer of water iuto the Great Lakes region. According to a 1999
International Joint Commission (IJC) report on bottled water, for every 1 litre of bottled water
exported out of the region, there were 9 litres itnported into the Great Lakes region. An update from
the Ontario Ministry of NaYUral Resources states thaY iu 2005, for every 1 litre expot~ted, 14 litres
were imported. About 14 percent (54,928,172,480 ]itres) of the City of Torouto's supply of fresh
water is lost annually because of leaky water and sewer infrastructure - or about 30 times what the
entire bottled water industry in Canada uses in a year.
"Plastic water bottle compauies water to producYion rattos are roughly 3 to 1; for every 3
litres of freshwater that the plastic water bottle industry takes from tLe earfh, only 1 litre of
plastic water bottle is actually produeed."
This is incorrect. According to Environment Canada, it takes 1.5 litres of water to produce one litre
of bottled water. By comparison, it takes 3 litres of water to produce one litre of soft drinks; it takes
28 litres of water to produce one slice of brown bread; it takes 42 litres of water to produce one lihe
of beer; it takes 53 litres of water to grow and market an orange; and it takes 183 litres of water to
produce one 8-ource glass of milk. Water is a fundamental requirement for the processing,
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"According to the United Nations, by 2025, over hvo-thirds of our H~orld's populaYion will not
liave enough water to susEain the basics of life."
This is incorrect information, in that it has taken tlze United Narions' statement out of conteat.
`Becommendation: Indoor facilities and sport parks Review• access to public drinlcing ~vater
including fountains. Budget and install new fountains."
The installaYion of public drinking fowifains wil] require capital Punds for Cheir installation,
additional capital funds to repair/replace them when tliey are vandalized and operating funds to
monitor them and cleau tl~em daily in accordance with Public Healtl~ Unit requirements. Public
~ Healtl~ Units in Kingston, London and Toronto have rejected the notion of banning the sale ot
bottled water in municipal facilifies and replacing t1~aT source of waYer with public drinking
fountains because of its concerns about maintaining them in a sanitaiy fashion. According to a
November 2005 research study by NSF International, an independent World Health Organization
collaborating centre for food aod water safety and indoor environment, there are more germs found
on a public drinking founYain spigot than a Yoilet seat. Our industry has no objection to the
installation of pu6lic drinking fountains, as long as they are maintained in a sanitary manner.
Mayor Salci and mem6ers of Council, our Company and our industry have nothing but the greatest
respect for the democratic system and the right of individua(s to express their opinions in a public
forum such as a Committee or Counci] meeting of the City of Niagara Falls.
Howevet, the Council is a quasi judicial entiYy and, as such, all stateinents made by individuals and
organizations appearing 6efore it should be based on fact. Our Company refuses to make statements
that cannot be verified at source or through independenY, third-puty research.
Statements made quoting research about our business fi•om such environmenYal lobbyists as the
Council of Canadians, the Polaris Institute ar the Suzuki Foundation are False statements, as these
organizations do not perform scientific-based, peer-reviewed studies of water, the bottled water
industry or hydrogeology. The Suzuki Foundation, the Council of Canadians and Polaris Institute
typically quote information found on the Internet or attributed to the Earth Policy Institute or the
Pacific Institute, American environmental lobby groups that have no record of funding independent,
third-party research on these matters.
W e respectfully request that those opposed to bottled water no lon~er be given the intellectual free
pass they have been afforded of late by some in the media and some in local government. As civic
]eaders, we ask that you demand the same level of intellectual rigour from them that you expect of
us.
Should you have any questions, comments or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me at your
earliest convenience.
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John B. Challinor II APR
Director of Corporate Affaiis ~
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MYTHS AND FACTS ABOUT BOTTLED WATER
DZyth Number One: Bottled Water is a recent markeHn~r phenomenou
Facts:
• The water bori~ling and distribution business is one of the oldest for~ns of
commerce in the world.
• The origins of bottled water can be traced back to ] 0,000 B.C., ~vhere early ma~~
was transporting aud supplying water fi om natural sources in primitive vessels
and skins to their dwellings.
• Canadians have been purchasing spring water in bott(es made of glass, plastic and
other materials for more than 125 yea~~s (Moutclair).
Myth Number Two: The bottled water industry doesn't care about recycling
Facts:
• PET plastic water bottles are 100 % recyclable. Bisphenol A is not an ingredient
used in making P~T plastic.
• Per household, Canadians discard about 500 pounds of newsprint per year, but
only 20 pounds of plastic bottles.'
• Studies show that recycling plastic bottles into new products saves 50% to 60% of
the energy that would be required to make the same product from raw materials.~
• Plastic waSer bottles are the third most recycled product in Canada, behind
newspapers and aluminum. They a~e also the third most valuable item iu a
recycling program and, wlien recycled, can be used to make playground
equipment, automobile parts, carpeting, fleece clothing, sleeping bags, shoes,
luggage, other plasYic containers, etc.'
• Plastic wafer bottles account for about 40 % of all plastic beverage containers
used in Canada, behind soft driiilc containers.°
• According to Stewardship Ontario, beverage containers account for 0.5% of the
tota] waste streun in Ontario and empty waYer bottles for only 0.2%. If the
industry disappeared tomorrow, there would be no appreciable diPference in the
volume of refuse in the waste stream.
• Almost all Canadians who drink bottled water say [hey recycle the bottles. In a
2008 report by Leger Marketing, 96% of Canadiav bottled water drinkers said
they recycle their plastic water bottles.
• 97% of Cauadians have access to a municipal recycling program and 90% of these
programs offer plastics recycling.s All of these progran~s are partially funded by
NestlB Waters Canada and its industry partners.b
' Tlie Scnefits of Plastic Bottles, Emironment and Plastics Industry Council.
http://www.cpia.ca/files/files/files Be~efits_ofj~lestie_Bottles.pdf.
~ The Benefits of Plastic Bottles, Enviro~unent and Plastics Industry Cou~cil.
http;//www,cpia.ca/files/fi~eslfiles Benefifs_of~lastic_Bottfes,pdf.
' Stewardship Ontario, 2007.
° A.C. Nielson, November 2005.
' Statistics Canada, Househofds and the Environment Survey, 2006.
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• The recovery rate for plastic averages 60%, but va~ies beYween 55 avd 80°/o
uationa(ly; depending on tl~e efficiency of a given municipal recycling program.'
• Nesfle Waters Canada and its indushy partners recently entered into a$7.2
million, tl~ree-yeu~ agreement with the Government of Quebec and municipalides
across that province fo coltect and recycle plastic beverage conCainers and other ~
recyclable maYerials in public spaces. The Compan}~ and the industry plan to roll
out similar programs across Canada. ~
Myth Number Three: The bottled water industry doesn't care aboid Che ~
environment _
Facts:
• By reducing the size of its packaging over the last ten years by 40%, Nestl~
Waters Canada has reduced the amount of energy it uses by 30% aud the amouut
ofgreenhouse gas emissions it produces by 22%.
• Nestle Waters Canada's 12.5-gram Gco-Shape PET-based bottle will save 65
million pounds of resin in 2008 across the Nestle world, reducing its current
bottle's liCecycle C02 emissions by 8% over the previous bottle and by more than
30 % over a typical sofr drink bottle. The Company manufactures its own bottles
at each of iYs bottling facilities, saving the energy required to ship truckloads of
empty bottles into its plants.
• Nestle Waters Canada has reduced conugate use by 88,000 tons over the last five
years, which is equivalent to saving 528,000 trees. Another 15% reduction is
planned for 2009.
• On a global scale, Nestlc Waters S.A, uses just 0.03% of worldwide oiI
production (or just tluee hours worth of extraction) to meeY its annual
requirements for plastic bottle manufacturing.
• Nestl~ Waters recently mapped its carbon footprint and determined that the bottle
represents 55% of its greenhouse gas emissions. Nestle Waters Canada's total
carbon footprint is equivalent to less than 10,000 homes.
Myth Number Four: The bottled water industry doesn't care about the health of
Canadians
Facts:
• Drinking water is a key and recommended component of a healthy lifestyle,
according to I3ealth Canada, complemented by proper food consumption and
regular exercise. According to the Dietitians of Canada, the htunan body needs 8-
12 cups of liquids a day Yo stay well hydrated.e
• Bottled water plays a key role for health and wel(ness in today's on-the-go society,
6 Stewardship Ontario, http://wwwstewardshipontario.ca/bluebo~index.htrn.
' Encorp Pacifiq October 2008.
e Dietitians of Canada, Beat the Heat with Lots of Fluids, August 11, 2006.
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p~rticularly in an environment where 30% of tliose born afrer the year 2000 are
obese, susceptible to diabetes and at risk of beiug the fi~st generation not to
outlive their parents. This situation has become a health crisis, in the recenfly- ~
stated view of Healtl~ Canada and the Ontario Ministq~ of Health and Long-Term
Care.
• Bott(ed water is a safe, portable and conveiiient bever~~ge and a healthy alTeruative
to soft drinks and other sugar-based, higircalorie products also found in plastic
containers.
• More flian 60% of Canadinns dri~~k bottled water every day - and 75% of thero
consume it because it is a poiiable, accessible a~~d healthy choice.' According to a
May 2008 study by independent Cvl~dian research firm Probe Research Inc.,
about 70°/n of Canadians said if bottled water wasv't available, tliey'd consume
Iess healtliy alternatives. Similar researcl~ conducted in July 2007 amongst US
consumers by Penn, Schoen & Berland Associates pegged the number at 51
• On average, Canadians consume 5. ] glasses ol' water daily.
• Cunenfly, 63% of Canadians say that they are trying to inerease their water
consumption as part oFa healthy lifestyle.10
Myth Number Five: The bottled water industry is anti-tap
Facts:
• Bo[tled water cannot replace tap water. Bveryone deserves access to a safc,
reliable and affordable supply of driuking water. We see our competition as other
bottled beverages, not tap water.
• Maintainiag Canada's municipal water and sewer infrashucture is vitally
impartant for all consumers, including Nestl€ Waters Canada. As users of
Canada's municipal water and sewer system (except to source its water), Nestle
Waters Canada and its employees support increased investment in this vital
infiastructure by all levels of government so that each aiid every Canadian citizen
has access to a safe and secure supply of tap water.
• Nestle Waters Canada is not interested in engaging in a bottled water-versus-tap-
water argument In Nestle Waters Canada's view, drinking bottled water or tap
water is not an either-or choice - and 70 % of Canadians agree. They drink both."
• Canadians do not spend money on bottled water at the expense of tap water. In
fact, research conducted in October 2006 amongst Canadian consumers by A.C.
Nielsen indicated that 95% of the movement [o bottled water is due to a shifr from
other beverages, mosf notably soft drinks, tea and milk.
• About 64 % of Canadians drink bottled water out-of-home.'Z "Away-from-home"
generation accounts for about 63% of all PET beverage containers.°
' ludependent survey conducted in May 2008 by Probe Research Ine.
~0 ACNielsen PanelTrack Health & Weliness Survey 200G.
" A Clearer Perspective, Probe Research Inc, June 2008.
" Probe Research, June 2008.
° An Overview of Plastic 6ottle Recycling in Canada.
htlp:/hv«nv.cpia. ca/files/files/files~lutic_bott(e_recovery.pdC.
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• Bottled water is simply not tap water in a bottle. Nestl~ Waters C2nada uses
underground sources on private property. ]ts competitors who use municipal water
sowces furtlier process that water - and fhe finislied product is completely
different than the original. According to a November 2008 AC Nielsen repo~t,
90% of Canadian bott]ed water comes from spri~~g water sources ov private
property.
Myth Nnmber Six: The bottled wa[er industry is deplefing Canada's water suppl3~
Facts:
• Tlie earth's hydrologic cycle naturally replaces whai Nestl~ Waters Canada bottles
and uses to bottle its spring waters.
• The bottled water industp~ is a net importer of water into the Great Lakes region.
According to a 1999 Intemational Joint Commission (IJC) repoil on bottled water,
for every 1 litre of bottled waYer expoited out of the region, there were 9 litres
imported into the Great Lakes region. An update from tl~e Ontario Ministry of
Natura] Resources states that in 2005, for every 1 lifre exported, 14 litres were
imported.
• According to the Ontario Sewer & Watermain Construction Association "The
underground pipes carrying water to residents across Onta~ io are so old and leaky
that 20 to 40% oF all tlie treated water goes into the ground before it gets to your
taps. Por tl~e City of Toronto, even a conservative estimate of 25% repres¢nts a
loss of more than 120 million cubic meters of water a year - enough to fill more
than 50,000 Olympiasized swimming pools It is estimated that this massive
leakage costs OnYazio ratepayers up to a billion dollars annually.i1°
• The bottled water industry uses as much water as ten golf courses in Ontario - a
province where there are more than 700 golF courses.15
• Commercial bottled water production in Ontario accounts for less than 0.0014%
of all water used by other permitted users including commercial, agricultural,
industria( and recreational.16
• The Canadian bottled water industry uses just .02 % of permitted water in
Canada" compared to theimal power generation (64 manufacturing (14
municipalities (12 agriculture (9 and mining (1 %).1e
• About 97 % of water drawn by bottled water companies is consumed.19
• It takes 1.3 litres of water to produce one litre of bottled water. According to
" Onlario Sewer & Watemtain Construclion Associa[ioa "Lcaks in Water S}5lems Mfly be a Major Cause of W ater
Shartages to Residents." OS WCA. 4 July 2007 .
ahttp://74.I25.95.132/search?q°cache:H4tQqLBnMheJ:vn+ryv.oswca.orgfpubtidnews and informatioNmedia room(ne
ws releases/%3Pirem%3D6+Onhario+Sewer+and+Wate`main+ConsVUCtion+Association+Toronta+25&hl=cn&crcln
k&cd=2&gl=ca>.
" Canadian Bottled Water Association, http://www.chwa.ca/en/faq.h[m#9.
's Ontario Ministry of the Environment, 2007.
° Environment Canada.
'a Plushing the Future? Examining Urban Water Use in Canada.
http://www.waterdsm.org/pdf/report l_full.pdf.
1° Nestle N~aters North America, 2008.
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~nvironment Canada'0:
•[t takes 39 090 gallons (about 148 000 litres) of water to manuPacture a
uew car, including new tires.
• It takes 62 600 gallons of water to produce one ton of steel. That's about
215 000 lih~es of water to produce one met~•ic ton of steel.
•[t fakes 93 gallons (about 35 litres) of water to process oue can of fruit or
vegetables.
• It takes nearly 14 gallons (about 53 litres) of waYer to grow a medium-
sized orange (4.6 ounces/130 grams) and to prepare it, iu a packing plaait,
for market.
• It takes 483 gallons (about ] 83 litres) of water to produce one eigl~t-ouuce
glass of milk.
• It takes about 45% more water to make a slice of white bread (10.6 ~
gallons/40 litres) than a slice of brown bread (7.3 gallons/28 litres).
• A Iitre of bottled water sells for about 38 cents. A litre of regular unleaded
gasoline sells for 79 cents.~'
Myth Number Seven: Tap water is better than bottled water
FaMs:
• Bottled water is held to the same scrutiny as tap water. According to Health
Canada: "Consumers should be aware that bottled water is as safe Yo consume as
tap water from a microbiological quality and chemica] safety standNoint.'n2
Bottled water is regulated as a packaged food product by Healtli Canada through
the Food and Drug Act.
• Nestl€ V?aters Canada customers have never suffered an illness due to the
consumpYion of its products and its compeYitors' customers have never reported
illnesses due to their bottled water consumption.
• According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency: "Quality standards for
bottled and municipal waters are similar. Both bottled and municipal waters tltat
meet or exceed their required health and safety standards are considered to be
safe. No waterborne disease outUreaks have been associated with drinking bottled
water in Canada." Z'
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each day at its Aberfoyle plant, exceeding alI requirements of Health Canada and
otl~er governing bodies.
• Testing is also conducted via surprise inspections by the Canadian Pood
Inspection Agency, Health Canada, the Canadian Boltled Water Association and
NSF.
• Nestle WaTers Canada subjects its finished products and sow~ce water to
microbiological analysis evety day that exceeds tl~e microbiological requirements
oufliued in the Safe Water Drinking Act. Nestl€ Wafers Canada is required to test
for 160 compounds in both source and finished product for
• Daily - colifarm, E-coli
• Weekly-coliform,&coli
• Quarterly-chemicals
• Annually- metals, chemicals and minerals
• NesUe Waters Canada consistently meets or exceeds requirements for water
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groundv~ater flot~itnih~ MiIlQeek. the~h~shyaroioaccyGena~u~e~iyr~ia~s~newa~er
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• B~ttl~wderisao~mparative'ysnala~d~fidmtu~of ~her~ringa~dwata~urwssi9anabiliry,rz~onAblyand
wde and a Hfitimtlyin orde to ope3ewe'I intothefuWre
vey Nficimit m~s of wde tli~ribution.
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ma~ce one litre of bottletlvrda in mmpais~nto otha t~~~ ~g 9°~ ~nto thegoundbAoreit g#s to your
beve~~indu9riawhichma/u~~vaa'litrao(wa[eto tzpsFortheOtyofTOronto,ereiaronsivalivee9imffieof
make one litreof thal bcva Zs'~ repr~ts alo~ of rcprethan 120 million abicmete-s
~~a~ hjiakureandAgi-FOOd ofwalgay~-mou¢~tofillmoretha~50,WJOympic
s~J stimming pools[..) It ise9imaf~ that ihisrr~ve
• AcmrdingloFnNronrrerd(:anatl~: ~~'-~~sOnixiorat~a~asuptoabilliontlollas
• Rtakes390~c,~'lons(about1480001itr~o(v?da ~~~~~y' ~~0~~&Waterr~ainConSructlon
. tomamfacfureanavcar,indudingnavtires ~dation.
• tt tak~; 62600 ~Ilonsof vr~da to protluceoneton of
a~.marsabowm5aeonre~orw~atoproduce ~nH:Thebatkledwaterindustrycon~etes
onemetrictonors~. wAi'i~ publict2pwater. Mostof th9~ot.tletl
• tttakeas.s~ions~abo~tasinrc~ ofHZteto N~~terin Caned~ is bo{tted ta N~atec
proa~ one rai of fruit or ve~ahla G
~ Ktakesn~ly74~lons(about531itre~ofwate-to
gowamEdium-s~iora~~(46oun~130garr~ THE FACTS:
aid to prepae it, in a pxkingpla~t, for maket.
~ tttalces483~'lons(about1831itre~oFw~ato ' ~tllaiwde-cannotreplxetpwate-. Eveyoned~ve;
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to~lhatheartaunisofvr~gneede]toproNde ~g~ ~~ourcompdition~othabo[He]beia~5
foodandwdertorthecou~[okcepthetlarybans nottapwater.
tl~, and to pmce~ the milk.
• R takes about45% rtqrewata to malee a9ice of '~~dingto aNOVanba 20C19 ACNid~ r~oR, 90%of
white brmtl (10.6 pllonS40 litre~ thai agice of ~~~~bottl~ wata mrr~esfrom qiringv,de- ~urc~; on
brownbrmd(73~'lons'281itre~be~~mpre Privatepropaty.
flourisu~andbea~~ihztflourrequiresmore •.~tll~,~~~~~~~thavai9yofothacp~tl
proce~ng ta rana~ the6rown mlour.
bcve~ indudingcabonffie] s~fl drink5 milkjuic~ s~ya
~ NetIB Nkfes ('ana]acurrent pamll Isfor 2,5N litres pa be'g'~ ~g8i' drinlv5 a~d g~ort drinksa~tl to a le~-
minute0pa~ingunderiheagumptionih~therpla~lisat ~~<<'^thhotdrinkss~diascoffce,t~antlhotchocolate,
fulic~arity, 60 minuta of mch hour, 24 hours ada~, this
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?g Agi-Footl(~ajdThel'.malianBottled 'Qitaio$~&VJ3amanOmArucfionPs~ciAion."Imks
Wate InduHry. Mip:/!mw?4.~7. ~.ca'AaFCAaLYdi~la~- in Wate ~5en, Ma~ bea Mryor 4u~ of Wffia 9iort~7es to
aFfirha.tlo?id=11716445617~1an gsn9- fL'~deits" Q9i1R'q4J~1y2007
ditiP:/1741259 5.13?/~ch. x xheFNtQqI&iMhcdwx.va
' EnNronment (~naJa Fbw D.>N~ U~ 1~7 s~aorypu6lidnexs and_informatioNmeyia roorNn~vs re'
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aidlow a'cohol v,~nemoles and ada~ "/giakure and bottleJwda- in '(anala" (3natlian Food Inguction
hJi~FOodGnada.' p~~`1'
F~'ch conducte] in (kto6e-3706 a mong9 [~najiai • The(~nnaiiai Bot~l~ W3a P~Gation (www.cbwaca)
•consirr~esbyACNid~indirdEdtha185%ofihe holdsalitsnxrrberstoveyhighprodud3andardsthal
rcave~rieittobotUaiw~eristlueloa9iiftfromother ez~itho~ofthefeiaala~tlproNntiag~vanmaitsFOr
be?a-~mo9notablys~ftdrink5tmandmilk ~amplGNeYIAWafersCanatlaquality~rance3~fte3
itsprotlucts~ Im5 1,700t irries~h da~al ilsAbafoyle
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govaning bodiEs
+rrator i( 6ottlFd ~n~a(er ie noY availahle_
• "TheGnadia~Fnodln~ECtionPga~cy(q~yre~la~ry
TH E FAGTS : i~s~~esdome~IC botnmw~a roa,urazuras ana ~npies
andana'yss bothtlome3ic a~d foreg~ protluc[sto a~vre
• Forthemajorityofo~nsimasil'snotanetha/orchoice thalbotHeiwafas~IdinGnaiam~sthera~uirenartsof
The~drink6othbotH~w~aaidtzpvrda.ingeia3 [7Nson12oftheFoodandL7ugf~l~ionsaitliss~efor
mnsimption,Ihem~orityofCaiatlla~s(6O/o')drinka huma~mnsimption.~meproNndalandmunitlpa'
am6in~ionofbottlejandtap. ~a~~~conductsirvalla~ceofbottl~w3ers In
addition,rm~nufa~turas ih~ ae manbasof bottlejwafe
• P~rtlingtoaMa~2~studybyindepe~dpit(~naiia-i ~tlationsmu3followaiditionaly>~ficreauiranaitsto
re~ch firm Robe ~ch Inc., about 70°/ of Canadiais ~~~ethe qu~ityof thar producf;' HeaNh (~nada. a
sd if 6ottlej wate w~'t a~ail2ble, the,yd consime lea
n~mya~anm~~e; smiiarre~rm mnduaeyin,~iypm M1''~H: Unlike taN water, batRled water isnoi
anong4 UScons~mas by Pznn, 3i~oen & Bela~tl
A~da~~pe~tnenumbaasai produceU Ioaaliy.
M1'TH: 6anning bottiedwaterinpublic ~H~ FAGTS:
faciiitiesdoes not vbtate one's fteedom of • Tnehottiedwaza ~ndusryproudiye„pioysappro~mae~y
71,000 p~plein Qitaio whowork ~ loca' plaNg bottling
choiae_ We shcuEd nat nave to purchase water ioca~vr~a.
that does not go through the sarr~ testing as
• Approbmaldy98°/, of thewale botHa7 al NeilA VJa[as
Y^~~, Wd1Bf i;1 pUblfC plaCeS. ('anatlaPbefoylebolt~ingfacilityisdi3ributed ln Ontario
a~dQud~ecaid 8a~s uithin theC7mt laka+3. Lavre~ce
THE FACTS: ~eb~~.
• timitingmns~rr~5~loasYe,h~'lhy6ezs~
Ate'native on-thego limits tharlr~om oi tl~oice.
~ "O~nsur~rs9iouldbeavaethat6ottletlw~ais~~eto
ronsimeastap w3a from a miaobiologcal quality antl
c~heniral s~fHy 9a~dpoint," H~Ith Qnetla°
• "Quaity3andadsfotbotH~antlmuniapalwAasre
9mi~a. BothbottlEda~dmunidpdwatersth~rt~et or
a~c~d ther rEquired h~lth aid ~~y 3andardS ere
consdarJ to be~e AI the pre~t time, no v~ahorne
di~ outbr~lcshave bcen as~date7 with tlrinlvng
° ialtureaitl
Ag Pgi-FOOdCa~aiaThe(`znatlia76ottlai '('~naiia~FOOdIn~e~ionPg~cy,Fact9iEet,Footl~~y
Nhrte- Indu3ry. htip:!lww.v4.~7. gc.ca~A~FGAM1dig~la~- Fayson Bottlej Wder.
afflche-.doTd=1771644581795&lan g2n9- http/hxxv.in~edion.gc.ca'ei~i9Vf~'mncen/spe~f/bottw
AO~ePa-gie]ive, RobeR~ratilnc.,,Ime~08 ~e9itml
e I-~Ith ~nada Fooda~dNUtritlon, Qu~ionsand Msaes on a F~Ith Caiafa Fooda~d Nutrition, GL~ionsandMSi.as
Bottl~WBV.http://ww,v.hc-~.~.dfn-a~l~rit/facls- onBottlelWater.http:l/wnw.hc-x.gc.ca'fn-ailsxuril/fats-
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M~H:(3Ctfle:7~V2tsrb~nsacCaquiCkfy °Aa~namF~j~on~o5snglefamilyhousngw~eautlit
contludafovafour3tmnsfountla75.1% ra,yGingr~e
growirign~v~rnent.Canadian~nvayhave toraEieeoa~p~~tangs(easvo~waseausrsas
access{o recycliny but they aon'i use iY ~~T~'eY~'~~'~a
rejec?ing bokEl~Q v~at~r is tl~a only vaay fn truly ~fp~r"^""'~~~r esti~„rar~acai n~v?~„~y~ pq~
(s'arifstva4e a.cfi AFtm )
~limir•a#e irnpacts on o.~r landfills.
o Indu$rypartners are in dis~~on with a numbe-of
'~'H E F~G'~'s . munitipallticsto implemmt publlcy~aces ra,yding
progams, funtlei in pat bytheindu3ry. 9ich apilot
• PEfbottlesae100%r~[,ydable proganinQu~~revllalin,ona?g~e,a~g~/
Pa'IIOP~IOfI f3~¢ 8'Ik1f199 OJl19JfY0'S dfltl bu911~
• Pcmrtlingto 3ewad9iip Onta~io, Be?a~7e mntaners
axountfor05%oithetotalw~e9r~ninOntaioand 'PAP~o~m~dy48muniapalitiesa~d~hoolhoartlsaao~
anpty vrdta bottlafor ony O.Y/ . Cmaiaha~e or ae mnsdaing banson bottlei wda --20
haierqe,tel thenotion,l4ha~e ~provaithe id~in
•Almo9allCana]imswhodrink6ottleiwias~the~ vaiousformsa~tll4aemnsdaingtharoptionsMog
ra,yclethebotHalna~er~ort6yls,~rMa-k~ing.96% muniapa'itie;aridxhoolboatlsacro~(`anadahaverightly
of (~aiia~bottl~ wata tlrinkes sid thcy rayGe iher dHamine7lhat thaea°e more importa-it mattes to
pl~icwata6ottlaeottl~waledrinkvsintheRaria mnsder,likepropglymantaningtharwataaidsiva
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mns,ma~mr~pia~C'sarams~~~os,aeinpa~ngsmr improvetiiapu3>licsystemander,aurecl~ar,
of thefundingof Ontario'smuniqpa ~ueBoxwffie
divasonprogranq^sewara9iipQifario.s ~+Rnkingtrdaterst+rdardsfcrellccr~u7x.niti~;
a~riss the counfly.
• Mo9 4naiiai$ who ha,~e~ to recyding, u~ it. V~hile
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rEi,ydingfailities(eqie7ally inmulti-fvnilydwa'lin[~a~d
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~mallyhi~in9nyelamilydwtllin~ ~g~~oftapvrda Themajorityof(`a~aJians(6b/f0)
o ATOronto2705sngefanilyhou9ngw~eaidit drinkammbinationofbotHafa~dtapw~er.
conduc[ejovrrfours~nsloundan67,8%recytling • eottleivrtacaino~rq~laztapwala.6rayoned~~; ~
r~e for PEf2cva~ (Lntanas ATOronto 20Q7 multi-
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o AF9ton i~gon 2(p7 sn Je f2mily housngwffie autlit
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From: "Janice Wing" <janice_wing@cogeco.ca>
To: "Dean lorfida" <diortida@niagarafalis.ca>
Date: 2/22/2009 1:48 PM
Subject: Fw; solid waste management hierarchy
Attachments: hierarchy.gif
Hi Dean,
Can you please include this in tomorrow's handouts as well? Thanks!
janice
Original Message
From: Janice Wing
To: council@niagarafalls.ca
Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2009 9:56 PM
Subject: solid waste management hierarchy
More food for thought for Monday
Reducing waste, reusing and recycling conserve landfill space
The best approach to managing waste is called "source reduction" - not creating it in the first place. This
means reducing the amount of trash you discard, and reusing containers and products instead of throwing
them away.
While the overall number of landfills across the nation is decreasing, the existing ones are getting bigger
to accommodate the growing waste generated by Americans. According to the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), the United States leads the industrialized worid in municipal solid waste
generation: each persori currently generates an average of 4.62 pounds of waste per day.
Canada and the Netherlands come in second and third, with 3.75 and 3 pounds per person per day,
respectively. Germany and Sweden generate the least amount of waste per capita for industrialized
nations, with just under 2 pounds per person per day.
From http:l/www.denvergov.org:80/recres/ReduceReuseRecycle/tabid/425369/Default.aspx
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February 23, 2009
Mayor Ted Salci
Mayor's Office
The City of Niagara Falls
4310 Queen Street, P.O. 1023
Niagara Falis, Ontario
Canada
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Dear Mayor Salci;
The reason for this letter is to clarify much of the confusion and misinformation that
exists about bottled water and to offer the Canadian Bottled Water Association (CBWA)
as a resource to provide you with factually based information. qll statements contained
within this document can be verified by independent, arms length third parties.
Recently, it has come to our attention that Niagara Falls is c onsidering a proposal to ban
the sale of bottled water from all City buildings and facilities. One of the reasons cited is
that municipal tap water, which is safe and clean, is available so the 6ottled water
alternative is not necessary.
This argument might have some merit if consumers were buying bottied water as an
alternative to tap water. However, according to a study conducted in May of 2008 by
Probe Research Inc., 70% of adults who purchase bottled water do so as an alternat ive
to buying other packaged beverages, not as an al ternative to tap water. As well, CB WA
members bottle spring (ground) water, which may be carbonated. Many municipalities
use surtace water from rivers or lakes, adding chlorine and/or fluoride. So while one
might say that water is water, these are in fact different products.
Some policy makers contend that too many plastic (PET) bottles end up in landfill, and
that too many empty water bottles end up in Iandfill. Policy makers should be reminded
that water is not the only beverage product available in PET bottles; in fact, a variety of
beverages are available i n this type of container. When one considers that bottied water
accounts for about 9.1 % of the entire Canadian beverage industry (Beverage Marketing
Corporation, 2006), the question that must be asked is, how much is the bottled water
industry really contributing to landfill?
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6etween 60°lo and 85%. In fact, PET pfastic trails only newspapers and aluminum in its
value to recycling programs. The success of the Blue Box program is well documented.
When one considers that in larger cities in Ontario, where more than half of residents
live in a multi-unit or high-rise setting without ready access to a blue box ty pe of
program, recycling in Canada must be considered a success.
The bottled water industry is certainly doing its part. By law, half of the cost of the Blue
Box program is paid by industry, including water bottlers. The trend am ong some
members of our industry has been to develop and use bottles that are thinner and
lighter, using less plastic. Some bottled water companies have been working with local
governments to provide increased recycling programs in public spaces, in order to
decrease landfill as well as litter.
One must also question why bottled water is being singled out by municipalities, given
the fact that water is the healthiest beverag e option available. If bottled water were the
only beverage to be sold in P ET bottles, that choice would be obvious. However, at a
time when health providers and policy makers are struggling with sharply increased
rates of diabetes and obesity, to ban the sale of calorie-free, sugar-free, and fat-free
water, while continuing to allow the sale of other beverages sold in plastic bottles that
cannot make these statements, is odd public policy indeed.
Some of the bottled water industry's critics allege that bottled water is not regulated. In
fact, bottled water is regulated as a food by Health Canada. Water bottling companies
are inspected by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Permits to take water must be
applied for and obtained from provincial environment ministries. Bottling companies
continuousiy test their product to ensure its quality, and CBWA members must adhere to
the Association's stringent Model Code, which includes unannounced third party audits,
as a condition of inembership.
Others contend that ihe industry is privatizing water, or taking undue amounts of water
resources, to the detriment of others. In fact, permit data from provincial environment
ministries confirms that the bottled water industry in fact takes a fraction of 1% of total
permitted takings. Put another way, in Ontario the entire bottled water industry takes as
much water out of the ground in a year as ten golf courses. There are approximately
700 golf courses in the province.
Finally, there is the issue of cost. Comparisons have been m ade between the costs of
bottled water to the consumer versus the cost of tap water. Obviously, tap water is the
cheaper of the two. Independent market research firm A.C. Neilson has identified bottle
water as costing 38 cents per litre (2 007), or about 19 cents pe r 500 ml 6ottle, while
municipalities correctly point out that tap water is available for a fraction of a penny per
litre. Why, they ask, does anyone buy bottied water7
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As stated above, consumers do not view bottled water as an alternative to tap w ater but
rather as an alternative to other packaged beverages. Bottled water could not compete,
on the basis of cost, with tap water. Like other beverages, bottled water will always be
cheaper when purchased by the case (i.e. 24 units) as opposed to purchasing one
individual serving from a convenience store or vending m achine.
While the decision to ban boftled water from city halls, community centres and skating
rinks is largely symbolic, there are some concrete and positive steps that poli cy makers
can take in order to make a real difference. First, increase the number of recycling
receptacles and containers in public spaces. History has demonstrated that the public
will participate in recycling programs when they are available. Secondly, conduct
enhanced public education campaigns about litter, whether that litter consists of a plastic
bottle or a paper cup, so that littering becomes socially unacceptable. Finally, the
CBWA encourages municipalities to nof only maintain their current high standards for
tap water, but also to instill greater public confidence in their water infrastructure.
Canadians should feel confident about their public services .
The CBWA would be interested in meeting with you in the near future to discuss in more
detail the points briefly outlined in this letter, and other important matters regarding the
bottled water industry. Please feel free to have your staff contact me direct through my
office at (905) 886 6928 Yo arrange a convenient date f or us to meet. We look {orward to
providing you with details on the bottled water industry and understanding the needs of
the City of Niagara Falls.
Sincerely,
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Elizabeth Griswold
Executive Director
Teleph one: 905.886. 6928
Email: qriswoldna cbwa ca
Website: www.cbwa.ca
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February 23, 2009
Dear Mayor Salci and Members of Council,
On behalf of the Polaris Institute I feel the need to respond to today's letter from Nestle Water
Canadp concerning the Community Services Department Reporf R-2009-06. In the letter a
number of inaccurate and misleading claims were made. Let me quickly respond tojust a few
of the many misleading claims:
1. Bottled Water Reg~lation:
ihe fact is that under provincial regulations the City of Niagara Falls is required to test water
drinking daily. On the other hand, bottled water is regulated under the Canadian Food and
Drugs Act as a low-risk product and is tested on average every one to three years.
2. Number of Bottled Water Restrictions:
In Canada 25 municipalities from 6 provinces have implemented restrictions on bottled water,
and the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) recently endorsed municipal action on
bottled water.
The facf is fhaf fhere is municipal momentum on bottled wafer municipal restrictions. Industry
claims of smaller numbers are a resuit of their use of the term "ban," when the fact is that many
municipalities have pqssed motions using terms such as "prohibit, phase-out, and restrict," thus
making the number of municipal restrictions much higher.
3. Canada's Parliament Buiiding:
There are currently several initiatives launched by Members of Pqrliament to make Canada's
Parliament bottled water free.
Across the country municipqlities are demonstrating confidence in municipal water systems by
refusing to sell bottled water in their facilities, To us, and many other Ontario residents, the
decision to promote public water in municipal facilities by phqsing-out the sale of bottled water
is an important action.
With regards,
Joe Cressy
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POLARIS Institute
Canadian Address: 180 Metcalfe Street, Suite 500, Ottawa ON K2P 1 P5 TeC (613) 237-1717 Fax: (613) 237-
3359
US Address: 735 Lakeshore Rd., P.O. BOX 106, Essex, NY 12936
e-mail: polaris@polarisinstitute.org www.polarisinstitute.org
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~(2123/2009) Dean lofida - Banning Water BoCtles in Niagara _ Page 1~
From: Chris Clovis <chris.clovis@gmaiLcom>
To: <tsalci@niagarafalls.ca>
Date: 2/22/2009 8:13 AM
Subject: Banning Water Bottles in Niagara
Dear'Mayor Ted Salci",
I strongly encourage you to commit to public water services by
restricting bottled water and increasing access to tap water at the next
City of Niagara Falls council meeting on February 23rd.
The Niagara Falls Park in the City committee has recommended phasing out
the sale of bottled water on city property and turning on the tap. In the
same way that Coca-Cola doesn't sell Pepsi in its offices, why should
Niagara Falls sell bottled water in its facilities.
In Niagara Falls, municipal water systems are among the safest and
strongest in the world. *The Ontario Ministry of the Environment gave the
city's water treatment plant a 100% rating from April 1, 2006 to March 31,
2007.` Meanwhile bottled water costs more, is less regulated, consumes more
energy and releases more harmful toxins into the environment than tap water.
Not only does committing to tap water reduce costs and protect the
environment, it demonstrates support for Canada's public water services.
On February 23rd, 'Turn on the Tap' and vote for restrictions on bottled
water in Niagara Falls.
With regards,
Dr. Chris Clovis
Concerned Ontario Resident
Februar}~ 23; 2009
5701 MacPherson Cres
Niagara Falls, ON
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To DZayor Salci and Members of City Council,
You have probably received a letter today from Nestle Watexs Canada claiming to refute
infarmaCiov in the staff report R-2009-06 on bottled water. Although I~~~ill be speaking at
the meeting this evening, I will not be speeifically addressing the Nestles letter at that
time. However wheu the accuracy of a staff report is questionecl, it should not go
unchallenged, so I fell it was important to respond lo this lettex.
1. `Bottled water is treated as food and is regulated under the Food and Drug Act
and its regulations. As such, water bottling plants are inspected on average only
once every three years."
The letter from Nestle claims that this is incorrecY and points out that Nestle "suUjects its
finished products and source water to microbiological analysis every day." Councilars
should note that this is testing ~ the company, not by an independent government body.
The quote refers to independent testing.
2. "According to recent Member Communication provided by AMO, Municipal
councils across Canada, including 13 OuYario municipalities, have taken action in
recettt months to limit the use of bottled water in municipalities..."
The letter fxom Nestle states that 32 municipalities and school boards across Canada have
rejected bans on bottled waYex, attempting to suggest perhaps that more municipalities are
rejecting bans than the numbers that are implementing them. Nestle's statement is
incorrect. Numbers for Canada can not be used to compare with numbers for Ontario.
The number of municipalities that are implementing bans is increasing almost daily and
has picked up momentum since the letter to councils from the Association of
Municipalities of Ontario dated February 3, 2009.
3. The letter from Nestle questions specific percentages regarding recycling and landfill
in Taronto and the United States. Specific nutnbers may differ based on dates and
methods of ineasurement; what is important are the overall trends. The most importanl
statistics for Niagara Falls councilors to consider are those for Niagara Region, which I
will be presenting this evening and should be in your packages. The bottom line is that
whether plastic water bottles are recycled or not, they are costing taxpayers large sums of
money in fuel costs to transport a product that has a low weight per volume and which
has a limited market. Therefore reducine the amount of plastic is a bettex option than
recycling.
4..The letter from Nestle suggests that the bottled waYer industry is not responsible for
recent water shortages in municipalities. Yet when Nestle recently requested an increase
in its water-taking permit at its Aberfoyle facility, many loca] residents objected citing
adverse effects on ground ~i~ater supplies.
5. The letter from Nestle states that PET plastic used in watex bottles is 100% recyclable.
However this ignores Yhe fact that thexe is limited market Por the material and Niagara
Rec}~cling does not recoup the cost of collecting the material from sales. This is part]}~
due to the fact that the water bottle industry does not use recycled PET. The Nestle
comment also ignores the fact that our ultimate goal in a sustainable society is to reduce,
and only when necessary recycle, due to the costs of recycling.
The idea that those opposed to the sale of bottled water at municipal facilities are ill
informed is insulting to say the least. The niembers of the Park in the City Committee and
stafP who have examined this issue are intelligent and responsible membexs of our local
community. Nestle is a large multinational corporation widi its own uorpoxate agenda that
wants to insure that it does not lose profits if sales of bottled water decline. The only
agenda of the members of Yhe PITC committee who support the initiative is to create a
better community.
It is in the best interests of our community, from the point of view of the environment as
well as the costs far landfill and recycling, that we reduce the use of bottled water and
encourage greater use of our public watex supply. Ending the sale of botfled water at
municipal facilifies is an important step in that direction.
Sincerely,
Frank Folu•
Member of the Park in the City Coirunittee