Fort Wayne City Utilities Wins Best Tasting Water During Regional Competition!

Officials at the Alliance of Indiana Rural Water have found the best-tasting water in the second of four regional competitions held throughout the state Indiana. On April 10th, 2019, during one of the Alliance of Indiana Rural Water’s training sessions in Topeka, Ind. the winner of the second regional competition with the tastiest water was Fort Wayne City Utilities – Three Rivers Plant. Participating water samples were judged on three categories – clarity, odor, and taste.

Fort Wayne City Utilities is no stranger to this competition; they won the Best Tasting Water in Indiana competition just last year. They will once again advance to the state competition – “The Best Tasting Water in Indiana” held at the Alliance of Indiana Rural Water’s Fall Conference in Fort Wayne in October. They will defend their title against the winners from 3 other regions of the state.

Their water sample was chosen by judges as the most appealing. “Because of the quality of this water, they have a good chance at the ‘Best Tasting Water in Indiana’ competition,” added Alliance of Indiana Rural Water Executive Director, Connie Stevens.

The competition is part of the http://www.inh2o.org/?page_id=98 campaign to emphasize the high quality, standards and, consequently, taste of rural water. The winners of the “Best Tasting Water in Indiana” will advance to compete in “The Great American Water Taste Test,” a national contest, at Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. in early February 2020. This event is part of the Rural Water Rally, an annual legislative event for the 49 state affiliates of National Rural Water Association.

The Alliance of Indiana Rural Water is a non-profit membership association of over 850 water and wastewater systems and related professionals. The Alliance provides training and onsite technical assistance on Safe Drinking Water Act compliance issues, public health protection (as it relates to drinking water), managerial issues, financial issues and operational issues to water and wastewater systems in Indiana that are under 10,000 in population. Training and on-site work is supported by Federal contracts and grants that promote safe water for our communities.