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Host a showing of the 1-hour documentary movie Thirst. A Study Guide for the film is available, written by Ruth Caplan, Chair of the Sierra Club Water Privatization Task Force.

• Use pitchers of tap water at your events.
• Use containers that you can refill with tap water when you are away from home.
• If there is a problem with water quality in your community, use a good quality water filter which is much cheaper than bottled water and does not produce mounds of plastic waste. The average cost of filtered water is $0.13/gallon compared to $1.27 for bottled water.
• Advocate for adequate funding and good public management of municipal water systems.
• Monitor unusual land purchases near to natural springs.