Q&A
Inquiry about water bottle refill stations and drinking fountains
0:50:34
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Council Member Powers inquires about the status of water bottle refill stations and drinking fountains in New York City. Commissioner Aggarwala explains that DEP does not provide or maintain drinking fountains, as that falls under the purview of the Parks Department.
- DEP provides water to customers but does not manage drinking fountains
- The majority of the city's water fountains are in parks and maintained by the Parks Department
- DEP does not have a catalog of drinking fountains or water bottle refill stations
Keith Powers
0:50:34
Thanks for the testimony.
0:50:36
Of course, we'd love to have had your support on expanding more water bottle fill stations here and drinking fountains throughout the city.
0:50:44
But can you just give us some information today about the status on that?
0:50:50
How many drinking fountains today currently have water bottle refill attachments?
Rohit T Aggarwala
0:50:58
Counsel member, we DEP provides water to water customers.
0:51:03
We do not actually provide drinking water fountains.
0:51:05
As you noted, In your comments, the bulk of the city's water fountains are actually in parks and are are maintained by the parks department.
0:51:14
So I do not have a catalog nor is it something the DEP actually does.
