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Om Sanan’s Day Zero Water implements water filtration projects in schools
Day Zero Water is a non-profit organization that helps raise clean water awareness and implements water filtration projects in schools
Om Sanan / Image- Day Zero Wate
Quench, a leading provider of filtered water solutions, and Day Zero Water, a non-profit organization led by an Indian American student, have partnered to donate a Quench Q12 water filtration system to a New York City school.
Day Zero Water founded by Indian- American Om Sanan helps raise clean water awareness and implement water filtration projects in schools locally in New York and high water-stress areas around the world.
After testing water at about a dozen U.S. school districts, Sanan found several schools eager to address their water quality, including Monsignor Scanlan High School in the Bronx. The school had limited access to clean drinking water due to COVID restrictions and old infrastructure. Therefore, it qualified for a donated filtration system through Day Zero Water, according to a release by Quench.
“I’m grateful for the opportunity to partner with Sanan and Day Zero Water. Thanks to his efforts and our donation of the Quench Q12 water filtration system, students and faculty at Monsignor Scanlan High School can enjoy clean, great-tasting water at no cost to them or their families,” said Quench CEO Tony Ibarguen.
“We have a Quench Q12 water treatment system at my high school in Scarsdale, which is exceptionally better than the other systems at my school – both the water quality and the water flow seem to be superior,” said Sanan.
In recent years, COVID-19 restrictions forced the school to turn off most water fountains throughout the building. So, students became dependent on bottled water, which they could purchase from vending machines around the building or the cafeteria.
“Students were spending a decent amount of money daily on bottled water and sports drinks,” said Eric Mercado, principal of Monsignor Scanlan High School. The donated unit, a Quench Q12, limits the need for students to purchase bottled water while at school.
Sanan has been an advocate and blogger for clean water and water security since 2017 and has fundraised to implement several water filtration projects in New York, Africa and India. Since April 2022, he has been working part-time at Millwood Water Treatment Plant, which provides clean water to Westchester County and parts of New York City.
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