An innovative Louisville Water product made a list of startups to watch this year. On Tuesday, Louisville Business First hosted its fourth annual event highlighting “KY Inno’s Startups to Watch”, which included Pure Spout®.
Louisville Water’s team developed Pure Spout for drinking fountains to ensure good water quality and reduce the risk of lead getting into the water through older pipes and plumbing fixtures.
Pure Spout is a low-cost solution to replace existing water fountain spouts with a filter designed specifically to reduce levels of lead. It’s aimed to protect students at public schools with aging infrastructure.
Pure Spout launched publicly in 2024 and is currently available through Blue Focus. The new-to-market product received multiple accolades last year, including:
- Thomas Edison Award – Bronze Award in Social & Cultural Impact: Health and Wellness
- America by Design: Innovations People’s Choice Award
- America by Design: Innovations Commentator’s Choice Award
- International Design Excellence Award
- Core77 Design Award
- Good Design Award
In fall 2024, Pure Spout was also featured on the CBS television show America by Design with one spokesperson announcing that, “the innovation with the most votes from this season was “Pure Spout Filters”. A simple innovation making clean and lead-free drinking water accessible to everyone!” This is a remarkable achievement when you consider other iconic brands spotlighted on the show included Coca-Cola, Porsche, and Airstream.
Public health is at the core of what Louisville Water does every day by delivering safe, high-quality drinking water. We’re excited about what’s next for Pure Spout!