In the Brno campus, the water coming from the taps is unsatisfactory

Brno - In the campus of Masaryk University in Brno-Bohunice, water flowing from the taps does not meet hygiene requirements. This was confirmed by tests that the university conducted following complaints from students and staff. There are issues in a total of 17 pavilions - that is a significant part of the campus. Although the water is not directly harmful to health, the university will start supplying bottled water to the campus. It will seek damages from the construction suppliers in the complaint proceedings. The university does not rule out a lawsuit either. This was stated by the university spokesperson Tereza Fojtová.
    Detailed water analyses were first conducted by the university in nine pavilions of the so-called green phase completed in 2010. It was there that people complained about the odor and strange taste of the water. "According to the analyses conducted, the quality of the water varies both in individual pavilions and on different floors," said Fojtová.
      In addition to an undesirable odor and discoloration, tests showed that the water contains elevated amounts of certain bacteria. They do not have a direct impact on health, as they are commonly present in water pipes. Furthermore, there is too much zinc in the water. Therefore, people will now find signs at the taps reading "Water unsuitable for drinking."
      The university management also decided to conduct water analyses in those pavilions where users had not complained about water quality. It turned out that the water does not meet hygiene requirements in an additional eight pavilions of the so-called blue phase completed in 2007. The problems there are similar - elevated numbers of non-pathogenic bacteria and increased zinc content. In these pavilions as well, the university will provide bottled water or install drinking water dispensers until the issues are resolved.
    "Masaryk University will continue to demand the resolution of issues from the construction suppliers, who are now attempting to rectify the situation through disinfection. If this approach proves ineffective, the university is prepared to seek rectification of the issues through legal means," stated Fojtová.
    The campus is one of the largest construction projects in the South Moravian Region. The area in Brno-Bohunice cost five billion crowns, and additional scientific and industrial complexes as well as service facilities worth billions of crowns are now being developed around it. The campus serves the fields of natural sciences and medicine.