Silver Palms Water Fountain Project

The importance of drinking water fountains in Somerset Silver Palms is a focal point in this Petition. Providing students with easy access clean drinking water is as important providing us the student with good quality food during the day.
There are a lot of reasons to be pushing water! For nutrition and activity, academic performance, dental health, and cost (tap water is free, sugary drinks cost money).
Somerset Silver Palms School should be a great place to start on promoting water consumption since kids spend so much of their day in schools and can begin to learn how to incorporate water consumption into their daily routine.

Plan for Chilled/Filtered Drinking Stations

Providing refrigerated water stations that dispense cold, fresh, and often filtered water that can quickly fill a cup or a reusable water bottle. These stations will typically be located in the cafeteria, near school entrances, or on playgrounds, where students are most likely to be thirsty and seek water. If such stations are beyond the district’s current means, consider including these improvements in the school’s long term school modernization plans as a worthwhile investment.

Maintain School Site Water Fountains

Ensure that all water fountains on school grounds are operating properly and are cleaned daily. This includes verifying that there is enough water pressure in the fountain to maintain an adequate stream of potable, preferably chilled, water for drinking. Depending upon the school size, fountains alone may not be an adequate source of drinking water. In such cases, school districts will want to consider additional water sources.