Your Eco-School is
a Water Smart School!
Eco-Schools USVI empowers students to engage in their environment through place- and project-based learning.
Water Smart Schools VI is a drinking water safety and plastic waste reduction program active in seven schools in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Click on the name of your school below to learn about the water filling station and filtration at your school, and remember – Refill Bottles, Not Dumpsters!
St. Thomas and St. John Eco-Schools
Charlotte Amalie High School
Ivanna Eudora Kean High School
Jane E. Tuitt Elementary School
St. Croix Eco-Schools
Claude O. Markoe Elementary School
Eulalie R. Rivera Elementary School
Pearl B. Larsen School
St. Croix Career & Technical Education Center
St. Croix Educational Complex
Drinking Water Information
St. Thomas & St. John Eco-Schools
Jane E. Tuitt Elementary School
- Type of Filling Station: Elkay EZS8WS_1G
- Number of Filtered Filling Stations: 1
- Installation Date: This filling station was installed by VIDE before this program started.
- Maintenance: October 8th, 2024: Fresh filter kits installed in the Elkay filling stations in hallways of the main building.
- Filtration System: This filling station has a filter that is certified NSF/ANSI 42 and 53 for lead, Class 1 particulate (tiny, little bits of physical matter aka stuff – this includes most of the bacteria commonly found in water that can make us sick!), chlorine, taste and odor reduction.
- Location(s) of Filling Station: Filling station is located near the handwashing across from the gazebo/next to the bulletin board.
Ivanna Eudora Kean High School
- Type of Filling Station: Gym station is an Elkay model LZ8WSM8K In-Wall, Filtered, Refrigerated, EZH20 Bottle Filling Station. Stations in the hallways of the main building are Elkay EZS8WS_1G. These units were not originally filtered but have been retrofitted with a filter kit by VI Clean Coasts and Eco-Schools.
- Number of Filling Stations: 3
- Installation Dates: 2021
- Maintenance: October 15th, 2024: Fresh filter kits installed in the Elkay filling stations in hallways of the main building.
- Filtration System: All three Elkay stations on campus now have filters that are certified NSF/ANSI 42 and 53 for lead, Class 1 particulate (tiny, little bits of physical matter aka stuff – this includes most of the bacteria commonly found in water that can make us sick!), chlorine, taste and odor reduction.
- Location(s) of Filling Station: Gym and upper campus hallway
Charlotte Amalie High School
Coming Soon!
St. Croix Schools
Claude O. Markoe Elementary School
- Type of Filling Station: DSSBF8S Elkay ezH2O® Floor Standing Bottle Filling Station Filtered Refrigerated Stainless Steel
- Number of Filling Stations: 1
- Filtration System: WaterSentry® Lead + Microplastics, NSF/ANSI Certified Filter with spec sheet. Is certified by the National Sanitation Foundation (NSF)and the filter is tested and certified to NSF 42 and 53 for lead, Class 1 particulate, chlorine, taste, and odor reduction and tested and certified to NSF/ANSI 401 for the reduction of microplastics.
Eulalie R. Rivera
Elementary School
- Type of Filling Station: Elkay LZ8WSM8K In-Wall, Filtered, Refrigerated, EZH20 Bottle Filling Station
- Number of Filling Stations: 1
- Installation Date: 2023
- Maintenance: New filter installed in October 2024
- Filtration System: This filling station has a filter that is certified NSF/ANSI 42 and 53 for lead, Class 1 particulate (tiny, little bits of physical matter aka stuff – this includes most of the bacteria commonly found in water that can make us sick!), chlorine, taste and odor reduction
- Location of Filling Station: 8th grade wing
Pearl B. Larsen School
- Type of Filling Station: Elkay LZ8WSM8K In-Wall, Filtered, Refigerated, EZH20 Bottle Filling Station
- Number of Filling Stations: 1
- Installation Dates: 2023
- Maintenance: New Filter Needed
- Filtration System: This filling station has a filter that is certified NSF/ANSI 42 and 53 for lead, Class 1 particulate (tiny, little bits of physical matter aka stuff – this includes most of the bacteria commonly found in water that can make us sick!), chlorine, taste and odor reduction
- Location of Filling Station: 6th grade wing
St. Croix Career & Technical Education Center
Coming Soon!
St. Croix
Educational Complex
- Type of Filling Station: Elkay LZWSM8K In-Wall, Filtered, Refrigerated, EZH2O Bottle Filling Station
- Number of Filling Stations: 1
- Installation Dates: 2023
- Maintenance: New Filter Needed
- Filtration System: Elkay stations on campus now have filters that are certified NSF/ANSI 42 and 53 for lead, Class 1 particulate (tiny, little bits of physical matter aka stuff – this includes most of the bacteria commonly found in water that can make us sick!), chlorine, taste, and odor reduction.
- Location of Filling Station: Near Carpentry
More Water Filtration Information
More information to help you understand water filter certifications and how they work:
- Learn more about NSF/ANSI water filtration standards and what they mean.
- NSF stands for the National Sanitation Foundation, now known as the Public Health and Safety Organization, and was created in 1944 as a nonprofit testing agency to establish and enforce standards for food sanitation and safety.
- In 1970 the United States established the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which became the primary government agency responsible for setting standards aimed at protecting American citizens from public health concerns related to the widespread
If the label says “NSF/ANSI 53 for lead and Class 1 particulates” will filter out lead and microscopic physical material like bacteria. If the label only says “NSF for lead”, then you can trust that the water filter will protect against lead contamination but you may need to find another treatment option for bacteria.
Eco-Schools USVI is the world’s largest international environmental education program working locally to engage Virgin Islands’ youth through in-school programs, field trips, and the development of Eco-Clubs. Youth innovate and create real solutions and best practices that reduce their individual and schools’ ecological impact, while building on their understanding of the natural world and STEM careers. Empowering youth through instruction in climate change, marine debris, water quality, and habitat protection fosters responsibility and stewardship, ensuring the continuation of resilient practices for a healthier planet. Eco-Schools USVI is also working to Green Schoolyards, providing direct engagement in school gardens and arboretums that support physical and emotional wellness.
Water Smart Schools VI is a comprehensive drinking water safety and waste reduction program active in seven public schools in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Project goals include increasing access to clean safe drinking water for Virgin Islands school children, teachers, and staff; reducing the amount of plastic waste generated in schools, specifically through the reduction of plastic water bottles; and increasing literacy and awareness for Virgin Islands school children, teachers, and the wider community about issues of water quality and testing, water conservation and pollution, sources of fresh water, and plastic waste, including impacts on health and the environment.
Water Smart School Partners
