Celebrating Sustainability 2013
During the 2013 Celebrating Sustainability Festival, Stanford’s Utilities Services water conservation staff hosted a water taste test, encouraging visitors to drink tap water rather than filtered or bottled water. The taste test featured unfiltered tap water from three Bay Area water sources: East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD), San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) and San Jose Water Company (SJWC). Participants took a blind taste of all three samples and voted for the water that they liked most. A total of 158 participants completed the water taste test. In first place was SJWC with 56 votes; second place went to SFPUC with 53 votes, and EBMUD came in third with 49 votes. Stanford purchases high quality domestic water from SFPUC for the academic campus, including School of Medicine and residential areas. Utilities Services staff compiles key information about water quality each year in Stanford’s annual water quality report. More information about Stanford’s drinking water supply, as well as water quality and efficiency programs on campus, can be found on the Water Resources website.
