![]() "Bringing Tap Back is a TCWN initiative designed to encourage citizens to drink more water and fewer sugary-sweetened beverages," Pettigrew said. The Bringing Tap Back program is funded by the Tennessee Department of Health's Project Diabetes Program, which funds initiatives to lower obesity and diabetes rates statewide. Tuesday at the Crown and Goose Underground, 123 S. TCWN will have a launch party for the app 5:30-7:30 p.m. ![]() Pettigrew said the app will improve with crowdsourcing, as users add other public fountains - there's even a way to upload a photo of the water fountain. Right now, fountains are heavily concentrated around downtown Knoxville and the University of Tennessee campus, though it also features fountains TCWN installed as part of the Bringing Tap Back program, including those in Nashville, Memphis and Jackson, Tenn. "It's been in the beta testing phase for a few months," Pettigrew said. The free app is available for both iPhones and Androids. The nonprofit TCWN came up with the idea and specifications for the app, said Kimberly Pettigrew, TCWN's director of community health programs, then partnered with University of Memphis student Jason Knisley to develop it. The app can even show which outdoor fountains have dog bowls attached. Tennessee Clean Water Network has developed a smartphone app through its Bringing Tap Back program that displays a map with public water fountains or water bottle refill stations noted. Now you can carry a fountain-finder in your phone. ![]() Out and about and wanting a cool drink of water?
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