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BRIGHTON, Colo., Sept. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Watermill Express, the nation's largest drive-up self-serve vendor of pure drinking water, provides a health-conscious and eco-friendly alternative amid the escalating debate between bottled water and tap water.

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While bottled water has many benefits, environmentalists have concerns regarding the vast disposal of single-serve plastic bottles. Watermill Express self-serve kiosks dispense pure drinking water into customers' own containers, eliminating the need for disposable packaging, the costs and effects of plastic bottle manufacturing, and product distribution.

Watermill Express estimates that its product and process have prevented the disposal of more than 500 million disposable water bottles since its inception in 1984. "Given the growing sentiment against the use of disposable bottled water nationwide and various city officials, restaurants and stores discouraging consumption and subsequent waste of single-use water bottles, our product provides a timely alternative that allows consumers to re-use their own water bottles," said Lani Dolifka, CO-CEO for Watermill Express.

According to the Container Recycling Institute (CRI), a Washington-based nonprofit, eight out of 10 plastic water bottles used in the United States become garbage and that more than 75 billion beverage cans and bottles have been disposed in 2007.

The Earth Policy Institute reports that 1.5 million oil barrels are utilized to manufacture these containers. This is enough to fuel 100,000 cars for one year. Additional burdening factors to the environment include distribution costs especially for those varieties that originate abroad.

Watermill Express not only has an environmental and price advantage over bottled water but through its exclusive Water Perfection(TM) eight stage purification system it never exceeds 50ppm in total dissolved solids, meaning that safety and excellent taste can always be expected.

While bottled water advocates address Americans' concerns about the health of their beverages and the safety of their drinking water and tap water advocates address their concerns about environmentally damaging waste, Watermill Express gives consumers the best of both worlds, including convenience and affordability.

About Watermill Express:

Watermill Express is the nation's largest provider of drive-up, pure drinking water. Founded 23 years ago, in Brighton, Colorado, the company serves about 100,000 customers daily in the existing 1,200 corporate and franchised locations. Customers supply their own containers and purchase one, three or five gallons of water for an average price of 25 cents per gallon. In comparison to over-the-shelf water cost, Watermill Express customers save approximately 96%, based on 20 oz. bottles of water at $1 each.

As the innovator of the pure drinking water concept, Watermill Express is the first in the nation to utilize a daily 29-step quality control checklist, surpassing even the most rigorous state inspection requirements. The company is present in nine states and soon will offer franchise opportunities in 10 additional states.

Call 1-800-487-9643 for a location listing or visit http://www.watermillexpress.com/.

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