The winner of this year’s competition was the Walsh Rural Water District, whose water was chosen by a panel of judges as the most appealing.
Attendees at the North Dakota Rural Water Systems Association’s (NDRWSA) 37th annual conference found the best tasting water in North Dakota. On Wednesday, February 1, the winner of a state-wide competition was announced in an effort to identify the tastiest water in the state, and participants hope, in the nation.
Eleven large, small, and rural water utilities from around the state submitted samples of their water straight from the tap. Conference attendees narrowed it down to three systems – City of Wahpeton, Southwest Water Authority, and Walsh Rural Water District. The three finalists are members of the ND Rural Water Systems Association. The winner of this year’s competition was the Walsh Rural Water District, whose water was chosen by a panel of judges as the most appealing.
The award was presented at a luncheon held February 1, 2023, in Bismarck as part of the NDRWSA’s 37th Annual Water Systems EXPO. The NDRWSA provides technical, managerial, and financial assistance to aid municipalities and rural water systems in complying with the federal Safe Drinking Water Act and the Clean Water Act.
The competition is part of a “Quality on Tap!” campaign to emphasize the high quality, standards and consequently, taste of rural water. Winners of the state contest will compete in a national contest on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. This event is part of the NRWA Rural Water Rally, an annual legislative event for the 50 state affiliates of the National Rural Water Association.
For more from the 37th annual conference of the North Dakota Rural Water Systems Association, go to page 2 and 9 inside.
