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BLOG | Imagine a Day Without Water
Imagine a Day Without Water is a National Day of Action that brings together diverse participants to highlight how water is essential, invaluable, and in need of continuous investment. For many Americans, living a day without water is an unfortunate reality—not something to be imagined. Part of the solution is sustainable, robust investment in the infrastructure … Continued
BLOG | 51st Anniversary: Passage of The EPA Clean Water Act
The Clean Water Act (CWA) establishes the basic structure for regulating discharges of pollutants into the waters of the United States and regulating quality standards for surface waters. The basis of the CWA was enacted in 1948 and was called the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, but the Act was significantly reorganized and expanded in … Continued
NEWS | Halfway to goal: Drink Local Drink Tap reaches over 50,000 people with clean water
CLEVELAND October 13, 2023 — Drink Local Drink Tap (DLDT), the Cleveland-based nonprofit, is proud to share the exciting milestone that we have officially reached 51,141 people with clean water in Uganda. This remarkable achievement was commemorated at the 10th Annual Giving Splash Party on Saturday, September 21, 2023. This milestone is halfway to reaching … Continued
Read moreBLOG | Erin’s takeaways from 2023 World Water Week In Stockholm
Erin Huber – Wednesday, August 23, 2023 Today at #WWWeek, I saw floating sanitation systems for schools, and heard from people from The Gambia, the Federal Republic of Somalia, many parts of Central and South America including the Amazon, and Australia, South Africa, and Slovenia. The highlight of my day was seeing my friend and … Continued
Read moreNEWS | Patrick Conway and Daniel Conway To Receive 2023 Changemaker Award at 10th Annual Giving Splash Party
CLEVELAND, August 17, 2023 — Drink Local Drink Tap, the Cleveland-based nonprofit, is proud to recognize Patrick Conway and Daniel Conway with the 2023 Changemaker Award at the 10th Annual Giving Splash Party on Saturday, September 21, 2023. Each year, Drink Local Drink Tap selects an organization, company, or people who have gone above and … Continued
Read moreNEWS | Drink Local Drink Tap Exceeds Half a Million Pieces of Trash Collected From Lake Erie’s Shores
CLEVELAND October 24, 2022 — Drink Local Drink Tap, the Ohio City nonprofit, is thrilled to announce that they have surpassed half a million pieces of trash picked up and disposed of from Lake Erie shores – 533,000 pieces to be more exact! Since 2010, Drink Local Drink Tap (DLDT) has hosted 127 clean-ups in neighborhoods and … Continued
Read moreNEWS | 4th – 8th Grade Students Are Invited to Celebrate World Water Day 2022 with Drink Local Drink Tap
CLEVELAND, January 24, 2022 — Drink Local Drink Tap, the Ohio City nonprofit, is proud to be partnering with the United Nations in celebrating World Water Day for the thirteenth year in a row! World Water Day (WWD) is celebrated every year on March 22nd. Starting in 1993, WWD celebratesd water and raises awareness of … Continued
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