Water Bottle Refill Stations | Office of Sustainability

Photo of a water fountain with a bottle refill attachment on top Have a location in mind for a new water bottle refill station? The Green Fee has allocated $40k each year to the installation of new refill stations. Any student, faculty, or staff member can use the proposal form below to request funding for a new one to be installed.

Proposal Guidelines:

A regular water fountain must already be present in the proposed location
The proposed location should be at a reasonable distance from other water refill stations or present a compelling justification if it is not
Priority will be given to locations in the following order:
- High student traffic areas > high faculty/staff traffic areas > buildings currently without refill stations > other areas of campus (ex: outdoor areas, buildings with one or more refill stations that do not meet previous criteria)

Find a list of current water bottle refill stations on the Campus Interactive Map here.

Water Bottle Refill Station Proposal

Propose adding a new refill station to an existing water fountain in your favorite campus building. There is $40,000 allocated each year for this. Generally, this funding is only used for replacing existing drinking fountains in buildings with drinking fountains that have the bottle refill station incorporated in them. Outdoor bottle refill stations or bottle refill stations indoors that do not have an existing drinking fountain are cost-prohibitive and would require a Construction Estimate Request and regular green fee proposal.

Name*
Email*
Phone Number*
Affiliation with UT*
Please list your title/department or your academic year if you are a student.
Proposed Water Bottle Refill Station Location*
Please include building, floor number, and a nearby room number/landmark.
Is there already a water fountain installed in this location?*
There must be an existing water fountain present for your proposal to be considered.
- Yes
- No
Justification*
Explain why you think this location would benefit from a water bottle refill station. Items that could be addressed include level of student or faculty/staff traffic, lack of proximity to other refill stations, lack of refill stations in a building, etc.
Additional Documentation*
Please upload a picture of the location, as well as any other relevant documentation.
Drop files here or

Max. file size: 2 MB.