Silverdale Water wins taste test

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who has the tastiest water of all? Looks like its Wisconsin's Stevens Point Water followed by New York City and our own Silverdale Water District tying for third with Lincoln Water System of Nebraska.

The judging was held at the American Water Works Association (AWWA) annual national conference in Chicago yesterday. This is no mean accomplishment for our yummy Kitsap County Water. Competition was made up of regional taste winners from all across the country.

The judging panel rated each water system on its flavor characteristics. Judges were Stephen Booth, Ph.D., of Kennedy/Jenks, who is also chair of AWWA’s Taste and Odor Committee; Monique Durand, engineer at Hazen and Sawyer, P.C and member of the same committee; Pinar Omur-Ozbek, Ph.D., research assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Colorado State University; and Matt Rodewald, reporter for Chicago’s NBC affiliate.

Not too shabby. Think about that when you pay $2 for a tiny plastic bottle. I'm filling my own bottle with Kitsap County water, the third best in the land.