Sacramento State system lets students check water fountains

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KCRA) — Students at Sacramento State University are getting a chance to check the quality of their drinking water right before they take a sip. A new system gives them access to test results for the fountain they want to use on their smart phone.

"This place is pretty cool that they’re keeping you aware, which is a good thing, especially with water because it’s something that is pretty vital," Sac State Junior Madeleine Baker said.

In the early part of 2017, the university learned that some of its drinking fountains were dispensing water with levels of lead above the EPA guideline of 15 parts per billion. The school had to shutdown 40 water fountains and then tested all 800 fountains on campus.

"The idea of putting the labels on the fountains with the QR codes, which links directly to the data from that exact fountain, so that people can see instantly what the level is for that particular fountain," Sacramento State’s Chief Risk Officer Gary Rosenblum said.

"That means the school is actually looking out for us, and they really do care about us and everything," Freshman Lemuel Ingyang said. "They really care about what we’re […]

Full article: Sacramento State installs new system to let students check water fountains

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