For a short time it affected water pressure pretty significantly.
The bottled water industry is very difficult to break into.
Think of it like a funnel -- you pour too much into it and it'll clog up.
The question is would it actually cost less, given the state and federal regulations on bottling and sealing water. It's a very different business than running a water agency.
We sympathize with the neighbors' desire to keep it as open space, but we have a greater responsibility to the ratepayers in the city to recover their funds. There's nothing historic about these parcels.
It's one we're going to take a look at. He's interested in us looking at any cost-effective ways to reduce bottled water spending.
