Drinking fountains

The Drinking Fountains

Many public places, like schools, airports, malls, doctors offices, and college campuses offer public bubblers or drinking fountains where water may or may not be purified and can be dispensed in an unhygienic way. There have been multiple studies which show these methods of dispensing water are not always sanitary and can act as a vehical to increase the spread of germs and bacteria. According to NSF International (National Sanitary Foundation):"Drinking fountains are bound to be germy, but school fountains are the biggest offenders, with anywhere from 62,000 to 2.7 million bacteria per square inch on the spigot, says Robert Donofrio, Ph.D., director of microbiology for NSF International."

Some schools and public buildings even shut off their public bubblers during high flu season for fear of spreading a virus. It is important when filling up at a public bubbler to make sure that the bubbler itself is clean and sanitary as not to come into contact with unnessisary germs or bacteria. In these cases it is not the water itself that is the major concern, it is the publically shared bubbler which contains the germs and bacteria. 

Considering that drinking fountains may not always be as clean as they could be and are not always designed to refill a bottle or canteen, people on-the-go have very limited options when consuming water outside of their own home or office.

The Water

The water in non-filtered drinking fountains is also to be examined when discussing the safety of drinking fountains. Although local governments and municipal water treatment plants work hard to provide Americans with some of the best quality drinking water in the world, there are challenges that are often times out of their control. Aged water distribution systems, lead pipes, or old corroded pipes can affect the quality of our drinking water. Water quality can vary dramatically from state to state and from town to town. Even changes in the weather or any major natural disaster can highly impact the quality of water by the time it reaches our homes.

Our Refill Stations will provide you with the peace of mind that each drop of our highly-purified vended water is ultra-pure and great tasting by the time is reaches your bottle or canteen.