City of Carnation Judged Best-Tasting Water in King County
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City of Carnation Judged Best-Tasting Water in King County
ISSAQUAH, WA - March 13, 2015 - The City of Carnation walked away with top honors at the 4th Annual Best Tasting Water Competition on March 11th 2015. The event was hosted by the King County Subsection of the Pacific Northwest Section of the American Water Works Association (PNWS-AWWA).
New to the event, the City of Carnation beat three-time champion NE Sammamish Sewer and Water District, who in the past went on to be judged second-best tasting water in the nation at the AWWA national conference in 2013. Kyle Kihs, Executive Director of the PNWS-AWWA; Steve Hulsman, Washington State Department of Health Public Health Advisor for the Chemical Water Quality Monitoring Program; and Dave Griner, Brewer and Marketing Manager for Mac & Jack’s Brewery; representing various parts of the water industry, judged samples of water from each contestant’s distribution system. Each was evaluated on the basis of odor, taste, and after-taste. A total of ten cities and special purpose districts located within King County participated in the event, which was held at the ACME Bowl in Tukwila.
“The residents of Carnation can drink proudly, knowing that the Public Works staff is providing drinking water that is reliable, safe, and now judged the best-tasting in King County,” said Carnation Utility Clerk Becky Buelna, who carried Carnation’s water to the judges for tasting.
As the 2015 winner, the City of Carnation will go on to represent the subsection at the PNWS AWWA annual spring conference, held in Bellevue this April, with the opportunity to represent the PNWS at the AWWA national conference in Anaheim, California this June.
“This event is held each year to highlight the hard work our city’s and district’s perform to provide safe, clean and good tasting water to the residents of King County. Profits from the event are donated to nonprofit organizations that promote the supply of safe drinking water locally, nationally and worldwide,” said Doug Schlepp, Secretary of the King County Subsection of the PNWS-AWWA and event organizer.
About PNWS: The Pacific Northwest Section of the American Water Works Association, a highly-respected, research-driven water authority since 1881. PNWS is dedicated to providing leadership to the drinking water profession in the Pacific Northwest in areas of drinking water quality, water resource policy, customer service and water-related planning issues. PNWS is governed by its 3,000 members and its programs are carried out by hundreds of member volunteers, assisted by staff located in Vancouver, Washington. For more information, visit www.pnws-awwa.org.