The International Code Council Foundation (ICCF) is celebrating Building Safety Week 2009 by providing consumers with suggestions to save money and prevent disasters, and its Thursday tips addressed the issue of safe water.

To help ensure their water supply is safe Americans have a range of options including boiling, using filters, UV lamps and other disinfection techniques.

In underdeveloped countries, where a child dies every 15 seconds from a waterborne disease, the best hope is to develop educational programs to target positive ideas about safe water and storage that include clarity, taste, good health, affordability and ease of use.

“Building Safety Week is about providing individuals and families with the tools to live safely, and that includes the basic need for safe water,” says Rick Weiland, president of the board of governors of ICCF.

“Nothing is more critical than a ready supply of safe and potable water to essential function in day-to-day living,” he adds.

Once we ensure our water supply is clean and safe, it may also be a good idea to add the alkaline water to the daily diet.

This type of water has a higher pH level, and there is evidence it may help to neutralize stored acids and toxins and facilitate their removal from the body.

Some also believe alkaline water can help resist disease and slow the aging process.