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Public health pitches Delta Dental grant to place outdoor bottle-fill stations in Johnson County
Summary
Public-health staff outlined a Delta Dental Foundation grant (deadline March 10) to fund up to five outdoor bottle-fill stations (about $5,000 each) focused on fluoridated systems; supervisors and staff agreed to pursue partners to cover installation, water and maintenance costs and to consider sites near manufactured-home communities and trailheads.
Johnson County public-health staff on Feb. 4 described an opportunity to secure up to $25,000 from the Delta Dental Foundation to install outdoor bottle‑fill stations in the county and urged supervisors to identify partners to cover installation and ongoing water and maintenance costs.
"These bottle fill stations are about $5,000 a piece," Danielle (public-health) told the board, adding that installation was roughly $1,200 per unit for labor and concrete in a prior project. Danielle suggested focusing on locations served by fluoridated municipal water systems and identified potential sites such as trailheads, parks and areas adjacent to manufactured‑home communities.
Supervisors asked who would pay for installation and ongoing water charges; staff said the grant typically covers the units and local partners often provide in‑kind installation and assume water and maintenance. Genevieve Anglin, identified as a grants manager, offered to take the lead on the application and supervisors volunteered to reach out to municipal partners. County staff noted winterization and municipalities’ November–May shutdown of outdoor fountains as factors in site selection.
Next steps: staff and interested supervisors will pursue the grant application before the March 10 deadline, coordinate outreach to municipal parks departments and prioritize sites that maximize access for vulnerable populations.
