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Santa Ana's Water Ranks Among the World's Best Tasting on Tap!
March 22 , 2011
Santa Ana’s Water Resources Division was recently recognized for producing one of the best tasting and highest quality tap water in the world. The City received the bronze award in the “Best Municipal Water” category at the Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting Festival, a serious and accredited competition that attracts water submissions from all over the world each year.
“We are proud to receive this award recognizing the special care and attention we give to our water and how it is processed,” says Mayor Miguel Pulido. “In addition to ensuring our tap water meets all the drinking water health standards required by both state and federal agencies, the City works diligently to provide, protect, and preserve this precious resource.”
“Santa Ana is truly a great place to live and one of the most exciting cities in Orange County. Now we can also say Santa Ana’s water is award-winning, ranking among the best in the world,” adds Claudia Alvarez, Santa Ana’s Mayor Pro Tem, who is also president of the Orange County Water District.
More than 150 people and an array of water officials from the U.S. and abroad attended the water tasting festival last February in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia. Touted as the “Academy Awards of Water,” the competition is the largest and longest running water tasting in the world dedicated to preserving and protecting drinking water.
Similar to a wine tasting, a dozen judges were asked to taste water from nearly 100 different sources, rating the water for each attribute including appearance (should be clear), aroma (should be none), taste (should taste clean), mouth feel (should feel light), and aftertaste (should leave a person thirsty for more).
For more information about your water, visit www.santa-ana.org. For more information about the Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting, visit www.BerkeleySprings.com.
