Superstorm Sandy Support
In late October 2012, Superstorm Sandy devastated shoreline communities in Connecticut, New York and New Jersey. Municipalities, guided by FEMA and other agencies, led preparedness efforts in likely impact areas by encouraging citizens and agencies to have bottled water on hand as reliable water backup in case their municipal supplies were affected.
Responding to Superstorm Sandy’s devastation, more than 100 trucks converged on the region from Nestlé Waters NA’s plants in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Texas and Maine, delivering more than 5 million bottles of water to hard-hit communities. Approximately 1,500 employees worked tirelessly to meet the acute needs of storm victims. As a company headquartered in New England, we were honored to offer helping hands.
The tap water system – a marvel of infrastructure and community value – can have vulnerabilities given its complexities and can be disrupted by accidents from a pipe breach to natural disasters. In times like these, bottled water provides a reliable source of safe drinking water.
Producing and delivering ample quantities of water during major water outages requires a robust industry operating across North America that can provide the instant large quantities of water often needed.
Nestlé Waters NA’s products offer easy and convenient ways to safely store a gallon of water per person per day as recommended by emergency preparedness and relief organizations like the Red Cross and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Relief Efforts
Since 2010, we have donated millions of bottles of water to disaster relief agencies to support people impacted by emergencies, including major natural disasters. Learn more about our response in times of need.
Supporting Access to Water
We support long-term, sustainable investments in public water infrastructure improvements here in the United States through mechanisms such as those envisioned in the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act, which was introduced in the U.S. Congress in early 2013. The program – modeled after the successful Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act – would provide low-cost financing assistance for large water infrastructure projects through secured loans and loan guarantees to help rebuild the nation’s tap water backbone with minimum impact on the federal budget.
