But some councillors aren't sure that it is a good idea.

At last yesterday week's council meeting, Cr Russell Matheson said it would only increase vandalism.

Others said it could be a breeding ground for illnesses such as swine flu.

The council will also try to find out whether its own supplier of bottled water is providing water in a way that is as sustainable as that of other companies.

All this follows a recent story in the Advertiser about Ania Milczarczyk, who made a public appeal for businesses to install water coolers at workplaces to decrease the sale of bottled water.

Ms Milczarczyk also lobbied the council to install water filters and bubblers in parks after she was astonished to find that there was not one single drinking fountain in Koshigaya Park.

Cr Julie Bourke (Greens) said the council would at first try to see if it were feasible to have modern drinking fountains in Campbelltown.

``At home you don't go to the fridge and grab a bottle of water,'' Cr Bouke said. ``You go to the tap. Why do we behave differently when we're out? Bubblers are an extension of this practice in the community because this is just about ensuring that residents are not compelled to purchase bottled water when they're out.

``At this stage, we're going to seek a report on the feasibility of doing this.''

Cr Paul Hawker (Liberal) said it was ``nonsense'' to investige the sustainability of the council's supplier of bottled water.

``What are we going to ban next?'' he said.

``We don't want to take choices away from people.''

Cr Matheson said there was a lack of maintenance of bubblers at schools.

``How can we guarantee that if we install new bubblers, they won't be ripped out of the ground?'' he said.

``Also, what are state and federal governments implementing to raise awareness of water sustainability?''

At last week's meeting, the council recommended the implementation of an awareness program to encourage people to use tap water instead of bottled water.