SFPUC installs 12 Drink Tap water stations around Tenderloin, Bayview, Mission Districts
By Dan McMenamin
File Photo - Aug 16, 2017. San Francisco Drink Tap station. Photo: twitter.com/SFWater.
SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission on Wednesday announced the installation of 12 new drink tap stations around the city s Tenderloin, Bayview and Mission District neighborhoods to ensure residents there have access to clean drinking water.
The stations, installed along main thoroughfares, come after the SFPUC last July installed temporary fixtures at six fire hydrant locations in the Tenderloin to allow for better drinking water access there.
Community feedback led to the decision to install the dozen new permanent drink tap stations, which allow people to use their own container to fill up with water rather than purchase single-use bottled water.