ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- University of Central Florida officials said Tuesday they will install 50 water fountains in its new on-campus stadium, beginning immediately. The university has been flooded by controversy ever since it ran out of water during Saturday's opening day game.

UCF has received a lot of criticism from students, fans and the media over the issue. Officials responded Tuesday, saying they will start immediately installing drinking fountains, including ten that will be up and running by this weekend's game against Memphis.

Channel 9 found out the 45,000 seat Bright House Networks Stadium is currently the only building on the UCF campus without drinking fountains. Earlier, officials said they kept fountains out to keep the building on budget. Instead, university president John Hitt said the best way to quench thirst is to sell water.

"We opted to have available water. We believe then and believe now that it is a more effective way to handle the need, which is hydration," Hitt said.

When the building was designed, the building code required one fountain for every 1,000 persons, but there's an exception. In the code it says, "Where water is served in restaurants or where bottled water coolers are provided, drinking fountains shall not be required."

While the interpretation may be up for debate, the university said it meets that code because it sells water for $3 a bottle. UCF inspects and approves its own buildings, so the issue didn't come up until several people were overcome by heat this past weekend.

"When the architect brought to my attention they'd have concession stands and water sold, that met the intention of the law," said John Jackson, UCF Building Code Administration. "The code doesn't go into whether you have to buy or sell water."

But students and fans disagree. One group called Knights For Free Water set up an account on the social-networking site Facebook. Overnight, over 900 people signed up.

"What we are saying is it is almost unethical to restrict fluids from coming into the stadium and then providing it as only a purchasable item," said UCF student Nathaniel Doran.

UCF officials do not know how much the fountains will cost. They will also be handing out free bottles of water to each fan that goes through the gate.