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Where does water in the Greater Northampton area come from? NWD Water Quality Report To view the most recent water quality report released by the Northampton Department of Public Works in 2006, CLICK HERE. Also included in the report is information about where Northampton (and Smith College) drinking water comes from and how it is filtered. A new water filtration plant is currently under construction. Smith college uses both city water and Paradise Pond water to irrigate the campus. All of the athletic field except for the croquet court are irrigated with water from Paradise Pond. The rest of the campus is irrigated with city water. Bottled Water at Smith College Smith college will begin moving away from bottled water this year. CLICK HERE to read more. RESOURCES CLICK HERE for Water Footprint resources and information, and explore the relationship between typical consumption and required water resources. The following organizations and agencies address water issues: WATER IN THE NEWS "In the past ten years, three giant global corporations have quietly assumed control over the water supplied to almost 300 million people in every continent of the world." "The world's freshwater supply is at risk, and the question is when and where, not whether, there will be major droughts or shortages that could dry up business and the bottom line." "In the article, Fishman calls a plastic bottle of water in a store's cooler "the perfect symbol of this moment in American commerce and culture. It acknowledges our demand for instant gratification, our vanity, our token concern for health. Its packaging and transport depend entirely on cheap fossil fuel."
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