It’s clear, then turns brown as he fills up a water bottle.
"The water has been brown off and on for some time now," Neely said, adding that he has pictures of his bathtub full of dirty water that left a sediment.
He called the city and never got a call back.
"I feel like they don’t care.
David Abbott, who organized the meeting, said he plans to run for mayor next year.
Charlestown?
You’ve got the dirty water,’" Abbott said.
Indiana American Water had plans to buy Charlestown Water, but that sale is on hold after it was challenged in court.
"I’m not here to block progress," said Darlene Williams, a Charlestown resident.
Some residents say the city needs to come up with a solution that doesn’t involve selling the water, and the brown water needs to be fixed immediately.

The water is expected to be restored to all Marlin customers on Wednesday night after it was shut off for several hours.
On Wednesday afternoon, the Public Works Department finished repairing a water main break on Park Street.
It’s a cast iron pipe.
The Falls County Courthouse, which had no running water, remained open on Wednesday but crews put portable toilets outside for those needing to use the bathroom.
Marlin resident Mitchell Waites said he tends to use the water only for bathing purposes, but on Wednesday he wasn’t able to do that.
Waites drinks bottled water because he doesn’t trust the quality of city water.
Jimmie House who always buys bottled water for drinking purposes said he has had concerns about the city water for years.
So where is the money going?"
Keefer said the increase in taxes and water bills will help pay for a $14 million project to replace water lines and fix the city’s drainage system.
The city hopes to have water pressure back to normal on Wednesday night and the boil water issue to be rescinded on Friday.

By: Noelani Mathews | WCTV Eyewitness News November 14, 2018 CAIRO, Ga. (WCTV) — Wednesday morning, a water main break in Cairo forced schools and restaurants to close for the day.
The city says the water should be back on by the end of the day, and that the break might help flush out another water issue in the community.
Some say they noticed it after Hurricane Michael and they’ve refused to use it ever since.
For the last several weeks, many are using bottled water for drinking and cooking.
"My concern is for them to get to the bottom of this.
Not just for my kids safety, but for all the kids," said Evers.
City leaders say an environmental specialist tested the water a week after the storm.
They found high levels of iron, which is causing the discoloration.
"The water was reported to be clean and safe to drink, however, the color of it just made people a little uneasy about the situation," the city said.
Some residents are still upset and skeptical.

The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday directed all provinces to impose Re 1 per litre tax on mineral water companies while also constituting a committee to examine the quality of mineral water being sold by the companies.
The court also directed court assistant Dr Ahsan and Environment Department Director General to submit a report within ten day with the apex court after checking the quality of water.
During the hearing, a representative of a company raised an objection that conglomerates would have to pay Rs 42 million on every cusec.
Hearing this, CJP remarked that he would not allow private companies to make profit at the cost of nation’s loss.
Court assistant Ahsan Siddique told the court that each company was extracting 100,000 litre of underground water every hour.
“Bottled water companies earn billions of rupees without paying a single penny: I will not let people die of thirst for the profit [of bottled water companies],” the CJP remarked.
“If you don’t want to accept the deal [paying Re1 per litre], you are free to exit the industry,” the CJP said while concluding the case.
During the last hearing, Justice Nisar had regretted that bottled water companies were selling water after extracting it from the ground almost for free and had summoned the owners of all mineral water companies to appear in person before the court.
The issue had cropped up in September during the hearing of a case related to the drying up of the Katas Raj pond due to heavy consumption of subsoil water by nearby cement factories.
Published in Daily Times, November 14th 2018.

–CJP orders provinces to tax companies, says will not let people die of thirst for companies’ profit ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday ordered all provinces to impose Re1-per-litre tax on companies selling bottled water and constituted a committee to evaluate the quality of ‘mineral water’.
The directives were issued by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar while concluding the suo motu case regarding use of water resources by mineral water companies.
Furthermore, officials from the Environment Protection Agency (EPA), Punjab Food Authority (PFA) and bottled water companies will also be a part of the committee.
The committee has been directed to present a report on the matter within 10 days.
A Nestle representative informed the court that it spends money on adding minerals in the extracted water, adding that the company earns Rs158 million each year from the sale of bottled water.
CJP Nisar responded that according to a report, the company does not add more minerals in the water.
“Water companies have stolen water for their gains,” he remarked.
“Bottled water companies earn billions of rupees without paying a single penny.
“If you don’t want to accept the deal [paying Re1 per litre], you are free to exit the industry.” “Show some courage and close the factory.
I will see how long you can keep it closed.” The owners of mineral water companies were summoned by the top court during the last hearing when CJP Nisar observed that groundwater was being extracted for free.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed all provinces to impose a Re1-per-litre tax on companies bottling and selling water while also constituting a committee to examine the quality of ‘mineral water’ being sold by these companies.
The issue as it concerns beverages companies will be taken up at a later stage.
In case it finds that any company is selling ‘substandard’ mineral water, the company in question will be given three months to improve its product before punitive action is taken against it.
The issue had cropped up in September during the hearing of a case related to the drying up of the Katas Raj pond due to heavy consumption of subsoil water by nearby cement factories.
Take a look: The real cost of bottled water Arguments dismissed During today’s hearing, a PepsiCo representative told the apex court that the company earns Rs158 million per year from bottled water.
At this, the CJP intervened and remarked that he had seen a report according to which there was no [additional] mineral in the water.
"If you don’t want to accept the deal [paying Re1 per litre], you are free to exit the industry," the CJP said while concluding the case.
"Show some courage and close the factory.
I will see how long can you keep it closed," he challenged the companies.
During the last hearing, Justice Nisar had regretted that bottled water companies were selling water after extracting it from the ground almost for free and had summoned the owners of all mineral water companies to appear in person before the court on Nov 13 (today).

ISLAMABAD – Chief Justice, Mian Saqib Nisar stressed a complete shutdown of bottled water for masses on Tuesday.
During the hearing of a case regarding the use of water by the mineral water brands, the top judge expressed dissatisfaction over how the top brands were consuming water without compensating the national exchequer accordingly.
At the onset of the hearing, the chief justice remarked that the water supplied by companies should not be called mineral water, instead it should be labeled as bottled water.
The top judge was informed by the Additional Attorney General that the mineral water brands were not willing to pay Rs1 tax per liter of water.
Upon this, the chief justice observed that the government should impose tax for the water that has already been extracted by the companies.
‘Water worth billions was extracted by the firms.
Who is responsible for such plunder,’ wondered the chief justice.
A representative of the mineral water firm argued that what should be the standard for imposing tax adding that for Rs1 tax per liter, the companies would have to pay Rs42 million for a cusec.
Director Environment told the court that the companies did not acquire any certificate for extraction of water.

Add water to the utilities that may be affected by the Woolsey Fire, which has burned 91,572 acres in Ventura and Los Angeles counties.
Anyone living within the burn area is encouraged to boil their tap water for one minute before usage or use bottled water due to possible contaminates that may have entered the area’s supply, according to a warning issued by Los Angeles County.
Winds have been pushing flames and helping the spread of the Woolsey Fire in Ventura and Los Angeles counties since Wednesday afternoon.
As of Monday, firefighters contained 20 percent of its perimeter with full containment expected Saturday.
Two fatalities have been confirmed and 370 structures have been destroyed with thousands more threatened.
The water advisory is on top of warnings that electricity may be shut off to Southern California Edison customers across Southern California.
Meanwhile, an air quality advisory also has been issued for communities across Southern California.
The advisory lasts through noon Monday, although Santa Ana winds could help move smoky air out of Riverside, San Bernardino and Orange counties in the coming days, according to the South Coast Air Quality Management District.
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Most of us drink bottled water or tap water out of reused plastic bottles with the average Australian drinking 30 litres of bottled water a year.
The levels of bacteria and toxins lurking inside those bottles can be shocking.
There were more than 300,000 germs for every square centimetre inside the bottles – 100 times more than a pet toy.
Yet experts have revealed if the bacteria has derived from the same person who drinks from the bottle, the risk is low.
“The germs that are in bottled water – they’re germs that come from us,” University of NSW Professor Stuart Khan revealed.
“The concentrations that we come across are well below concentrations that there’s any evidence at all are going to cause human illness,” Professor Khan said.
A safe level of antimony, a toxin used in plastic production, is 6ppb (concentration level).
Scientists says it’s like arsenic.
If you look hard enough, you’ll find traces of the chemical in spring water, however not enough to cause concern.
Edging towards a one billion dollar industry, Australia’s thirst for bottled water only grows.

GREENLAND — New water filtration systems have been installed at Breakfast Hill Golf Club and a home next to the Coakley Landfill after the suspected carcinogen 1,4-dioxane was found to be above new state standards.
Coakley Project Coordinator Peter Britz, who also works as the city of Portsmouth’s environmental planner, said Friday they expect the carbon filters should provide an adequate remedy.
Water samples taken at the golf club Oct. 15 tested at .61 parts per billion.
At the 368 Breakfast Hill Road home, the water tested at .38 parts per billion.
Both properties were provided with bottled water until the carbon filters could be installed, even though the owners had invested in water filtration systems at their own expense.
Britz explained that water filtration systems are very specific as to what is to be removed and the systems installed did not use carbon filtration.
Coakley Landfill Group was required to provide the filters.
It includes the municipalities of Portsmouth, Newington, North Hampton, solid waste generators and solid waste transporters named potentially responsible parties in consent decrees which mandate cleanup of the landfill.
The privately owned landfill accepted municipal and industrial wastes from the Portsmouth area between 1972 and 1982.
Incinerator residue was also accepted for a refuse-to-energy project between 1982 and 1985, according to the United States Environmental Protection Agency.