FROM SOURCE TO REFILL · ILLUSTRATED GUIDE

Every refill has a story.

Follow one typical surface-water journey, from mountain snowmelt to your next refill.

Sources and treatment vary by community. Check your utility's water quality report for local details. Scenes are illustrative.

Your water’s journey

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YOUR WATER STARTS HERE

Rain and snowmelt.

Illustrated mountain snowmelt feeding a stream

One typical surface-water journey. Sources and treatment vary by community. Illustrative scenes.

For exterior surfaces between washes. Always wash bottles per manufacturer’s instructions.

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THEN COMES YOUR EVERYDAY PART

Care about the water.
Care for the bottle.

Keep your reusable bottle in your routine. Carry a wipe for accessible exterior lids and mouthpieces between full washes.

No soap. No water needed.

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Wipes do not treat drinking water or replace a full wash. Always follow your bottle maker's cleaning instructions. Never flush or litter.

Water, wildlife & everyday care

Explore the rivers and wildlife behind our mission

Love your bottle. Care for it between washes. Keep using it. Our water mission carries that care beyond the bottle.

Golden trout · Inyo National Forest, California · March 2016.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, National Conservation Training Center, Creative Imagery. Public-domain footage.
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There’s a whole world below the surface. Let’s look after it.

A living river

Habitat matters.
So does the flow.

In August 2026, USGS reported unusually low flows across 124 Upper Colorado River Basin streamgages.

Read the USGS report

Healthy river habitat matters for native fish. Explore the Upper Colorado River fish recovery program.

Your bottle goes everywhere

School days. Game days. Days outside. From the school backpack to the weekend trail—and every refill in between.

Friends raising their reusable water bottles together outdoors

Woman outdoors holding a blue reusable water bottle

Illustrative bottle-style clip · Not a product-use demonstration or customer testimonial.

Keep the bottle. Lose the litter.

Trash left on land can travel into rivers and streams, where it can harm wildlife.

Keep using and caring for your reusable bottle. Bin litter safely or join an organized cleanup.

Learn about aquatic trash

Sources

CDC · How Water Treatment Works Denver Water · Treatment Process