Quench: The Cleaner, Greener, More Affordable Water Cooler for Indianapolis

Indianapolis Water Quality: Yesterday

Long before Indianapolis became the vibrant and bustling capital of Indiana in 1825, the banks of the White River were home to the Lenape, who built camps along the waterway for the best access. Indianapolis residents today can still trace their tap water back to this historic source.

The 19^th century ushered in a period of effervescence and establishment for the region. As the new settlers built the new capital city’s government and infrastructure, a more formal water system took shape. Both a resource and a danger, the city’s proximity to White River and Fall Creek caused record flooding of low lying areas in the 1820s.

Indianapolis’s water system could have made headlines its famous Indiana Central Canal, which intended to connect the Wabash and Erie Canal to the Ohio River. Left unfinished due to the financial crisis of the Panic of 1837, the canal cuts through the city’s downtown and now provides residents with beautiful opportunities for waterside leisure.

Indianapolis Water Quality: Today

Indianapolis residents can still trace their tap water back to White River and Fall Creek; Morse, Geist and Eagle Creek Reservoirs; and a number of groundwater sources. While the open storage of surface water can lead to contamination from humans, animals or insects, groundwater is more susceptible to a higher concentration of minerals, leading residents to complain of a metallic or rusty taste or odor. The city’s water is considered “hard” dur to higher levels of calcium and magnesium.

Citizens Energy Group, established in 1887 as public charitable trust, operate four treatment plants throughout Indianapolis and Morgan County, aerating and filtering groundwater and physically removing surface water contaminants. Serving over 800,000 residents yearly, Citizens has also implemented a wellhead protection program to minimize groundwater contamination.

Quench Water Coolers – A Better Drinking Water System for Indianapolis

No need to worry about what your office’s drinking water might have picked up on its journey to your glass. Quench offers a full complement of filtration and purification technologies to remove sediment, reduce chemical contaminants, including lead, and get rid of off-tastes and odors. That’s how we can guarantee that Quench office water coolers produce crisp, clean, great-tasting water – and at a fraction of the price of bottled water delivery services.