Water-on-The-Go

In 2019, NYC’s Department of Environmental Protection launched “Water On The Go,” a city-funded mobile water stations program for outdoor events (including NYC Open Streets)and for underserved, heat-vulnerable areas.

While the program was widely supported and praised, it was discontinued due to COVID-19. Let’s bring it back.

As New York City health officials long acknowledged, a specific cluster of several neighborhoods bare the ultimate brunt of sewage backups, extreme heat, and lack of access to clean drinking water or cooling facilities. These neighborhoods are exclusively in high-poverty or very-high-poverty areas.

For less than $450,000, 6 trucks can provide drinking water for 250+ days per year throughout New York City. They can also be rented for private outdoor events.