Over 50 community members enjoyed visiting the reverse osmosis plant last weekend to get an inside look at how water drawn from the Red Sea is treated to produce the high quality drinking water we expect on campus. Visitors learned that a rigorous health and safety plan, including regular third party verification, is in place to ensure that all water is safe to drink. A survey of those who took part showed that by the end of the visit, most were confident that they could safely drink the tap water. This is another step forward in a week that saw the celebration of UN Water Day. “It is shocking to me that people are still drinking bottled water,” commented one enthusiastic visitor.
Quite apart from our responsibility to the planet, marine life is imperiled by plastic trash such as water bottles, and the curious camels that eat them can die of starvation because the plastic in their stomachs makes them feel full.
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We should have more visits to the plant. Perhaps also as part of the Earth Day events etc.
Yes, please. Several of my friends who weren’t able to join the plant visit last time are still very interested.
Is the water include all the needed mineral for human body? or is it only safe?
Our water contains minerals such as calcium, sodium, and potassium which are essential for human health.
To add over, there a big misunderstanding that that we gain enough minerals from our daily drinking water. However, this is actually not correct because in real life reality, the principal source of minerals is always from our food and not from our drinking water. Therefore, in order to receive enough vitamins and minerals for our human bodies, we would need to consume a full bathtub amount of water daily! Sounds infeasible-right! Henceforth, the doctor will never advise you a “bathtub of water” if you are inadequate in minerals, correct?
After visiting RO plant, I am satisfied that KAUST tap water is “Safe to Drink”, since then I am utilizing the tap water for drinking and cooking.
Thank you RO Team for spreading this awareness. Cheers.
Is fluoride added to the water?
May I suggest providing some aids to encourage the use of KAUST water?
1. Provide lidded water jugs for staff, students, etc., to keep in their fridges, with an educational information label on the side, about the quality of water, compared to bottled water.
2. Provide stickers (with similar information, only more concise and smaller font) for us to put on our water bottles, to indicate we are refilling them from the tap, thus encouraging a greatly reduced rate of disposable bottle ‘consumption’.
(I have already made my own labels, which I have applied to the bottles I use in my office, so they won’t be thrown away by housekeeping staff.)