The hydration station outside the library entrance. Photo by Cainon Leeds
By Elizabeth Wallerich
Staff Writer
The water fountain on the first floor in the main DMACC building was updated over the summer to include a bottle filler. The water is chilled and filtered.
“I wanted DMACC to be greener,” said Boone campus Provost Tom Lee. He got the idea after seeing the water bottle fillers at Des Moines University.
“I also thought people would be responsive to the idea,” Lee said.
Josh Bond, a DMACC student from Australia, said that because of the fountain he gets his water from the tap instead of buying one.
“It’s cool,” he said.
The fountain, called a hydration station, is a mix between a water fountain and bottle filler. There is also a hydration station in the new apartment building 1309 and another one outside the gym.
Lee asked Dean Hatch, head Building and Grounds Supervisor, if it was possible and feasible to install the stations. From there, Hatch was able to find a supplier in Ames. Then, Mark Schaudt, a physical plant tech was able to replace the old drinking fountain with the hydration station. It costs about $1,000 per station.
Staff Writer
The water fountain on the first floor in the main DMACC building was updated over the summer to include a bottle filler. The water is chilled and filtered.
“I wanted DMACC to be greener,” said Boone campus Provost Tom Lee. He got the idea after seeing the water bottle fillers at Des Moines University.
“I also thought people would be responsive to the idea,” Lee said.
Josh Bond, a DMACC student from Australia, said that because of the fountain he gets his water from the tap instead of buying one.
“It’s cool,” he said.
The fountain, called a hydration station, is a mix between a water fountain and bottle filler. There is also a hydration station in the new apartment building 1309 and another one outside the gym.
Lee asked Dean Hatch, head Building and Grounds Supervisor, if it was possible and feasible to install the stations. From there, Hatch was able to find a supplier in Ames. Then, Mark Schaudt, a physical plant tech was able to replace the old drinking fountain with the hydration station. It costs about $1,000 per station.