Watts and Planet Water Foundation Bring Clean Water to Mexico
Watts recently funded the installation of AquaTower water filtration systems that provide clean drinking water for children and families in need in Mexico. (Image source: Business Wire)
Through its partnership with Planet Water Foundation, a U.S.-based non-profit organization that works to bring clean water access to the world’s most impoverished communities, Watts donated “AquaTowers” at two schools in Aguascalientes, Mexico.
According to Planet Water officials, about five children every week in the San Juan de la Natura and El Carmen villages suffer stomachaches from a contaminated water supply.
“We are proud to partner with Planet Water to help the people of Mexico,” said Robert J. Pagano, Jr., CEO and President of Watts. “Providing immediate access to a sustainable and clean water source in the small rural communities of Aguascalientes is critical.”
The AquaTowers remove harmful contaminates, such as bacteria and viruses, and provide 1,800 people with 10,000 liters of clean water per unit daily.
Watts first joined forces with Planet Water Foundation in 2016. Since that time, the organizations have brought clean water to approximately 30,000 people in Cambodia, China, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Philippines, Thailand and Puerto Rico.
About Planet Water Foundation
Planet Water Foundation is a non-profit organization focused on bringing clean water access to the world’s most impoverished communities through the installation of community-based water filtration systems (AquaTowers) and the deployment of hygiene education programs. Planet Water Foundation projects are focused on children, schools, and rural/peri-urban communities across Asia and Latin America. Since 2009, Planet Water has deployed more than 1,200 projects that provide clean water access to more than one million people in 15 countries through strategic partnerships with organizations such as Xylem, Inc., Coca-Cola, Columbia Sportswear, Starbucks, JPMorgan Chase and Watts Water Technologies, among others.
Source: Watts Water Technologies, Inc.
