Alkaline water dispensing apparatus with water consumption tracking functionality

An apparatus for dispensing water and tracking water consumption, comprising:

• a water inlet and/or storage tank;
• a mineral infuser system connected to the water inlet and/or storage tank, wherein the mineral infuser system includes at least one bioceramic material;
• at least one total dissolved solids (TDS) sensor and/or at least one pH sensor configured to determine TDS and/or pH of water exiting the mineral infuser system;
• at least one valve configured to recirculate water exiting the mineral infuser system back into the mineral infuser system if the TDS and/or the pH of the water is lower than a preset minimum;
• a processor;
• and
• a dispenser;
• wherein the apparatus is configured to receive commands from at least one user device, and wherein the commands include a desired minimum TDS or pH of dispensed water and/or a desired maximum TDS or pH of the dispensed water;
• wherein the apparatus is configured to recognize at least one radio-frequency identification (RFID) chip connected to a liquid container in network communication with the at least one user device and determines to which of the at least one user device to receive commands from and/or to transmit data regarding the dispensed water;
• wherein the processor is configured to transmit information about the water dispensed to a server platform to update a user profile associated with the RFID chip, wherein the information includes the pH of the water dispensed, an amount of the water dispensed, and a time the water was dispensed;
• wherein the liquid container includes at least one hydration sensor configured to detect the hydration status of a user and automatically update the user profile with the hydration status of the user, wherein the at least one hydration sensor includes at least one volume sensor configured to determine changes in the total volume of water in the liquid container over time;
• and
• wherein the apparatus is configured to access the user profile and tracks water consumption over at least one time period for the user profile based on updates to the user profile from the at least one hydration sensor.