Politics & Government
DWP Launches Drinking Fountain Locator App
The Android app is designed to encourage Angelenos to reduce their reliance on disposable plastic water bottles.
You want a drink of H2O but you don't have your water bottle and don't know the location of the closest drinking fountain.
No problem.
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power customers can locate drinking fountains throughout the city via a smartphone application called WeTap, according to the utility.
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The new app uses global positioning system information on the Android Smartphone to locate fountains nearest the user, according to the DWP.
"By utilizing WeTap to locate the drinking fountain nearest them, customers can refill reusable bottles and avoid generating unnecessary waste from the use of disposable plastic bottles," according to a DWP statement.
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