Refill stations are now located in every building with a blue water drop.

34 water bottle refill stations are now flowing in 20 buildings across campus.  Water bottle enthusiasts can show their water bottle at the Office of Campus Sustainability tent at the on-campus farm market every Thursday and choose up to two stickers to adorn your water bottle or laptop.  Vote for your favorite water bottle sticker online.

Special thanks to all the individuals and groups across campus who contributed to this project including:

• Members of the Hydration Committee who studied best practices of water bottle refill stations at college campuses across the country and recommended cost-effective goose-neck fountains
• Campus Auxiliary Services for providing funding for the refill stations
• Facilities Operations plumbing staff for installing the fountains
• Annie Courtens and the team of students who conducted a campus-wide water fountain survey
• The Design Society for designing posters to promote the refill stations.
• The Office of Communications and Marketing for designing posters and stickers to promote the refill stations, developing the sticker poll, and spreading the word over social media.

The pilot water bottle refill station in the Service Building is now used daily by Facilities Management staff.

A main reason for the installation of the water bottle refill stations is to provide an accessible source of drinking water should the campus adopt a bottled water ban.  Campus Auxiliary Services Board will be considering the cost, health, and waste impacts of a bottled water ban throughout the 2014-15 academic year.  Should SUNY New Paltz ban water bottles?