by KYW's Karin Phillips
A coalition of advocates, students, and faith organizations is sending a letter to Mayor Street asking him to terminate city contracts with bottled water companies.
The letter to Mayor Street is part of the "Think Outside the Bottle" campaign by Corporate Accountability International, which is leading a charge against what it calls the marketing muscle of bottled water corporations.
Michael Gagne is Philadelphia coordinator:
"It calls on him to lead a public education campaign on the quality of our public water and the importance of safe, clean water."
According to Gagne, mayors in other cities are terminating bottled water contracts and Philadelphia should follow suit:
"We think it's a huge mistake for a city that has, by and large, a really good water system like Philadelphia, to be spending taxpayer money on bottled water and to have city workers drinking this on the job."
A spokesman says the mayor's office has no comment until they have seen the letter.
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