And the best tap water goes to ... L.A.?!
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BERKELEY SPRINGS, West Virginia -- Their air might bring pollution complaints, but residents of Los Angeles drink the nation's tastiest tap water, according to the judges of an international competition.
International judges say L.A.'s tap water is the tastiest.
More than 120 water sources competed in the 18th annual Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting, held Saturday.A panel of 10 journalists and food critics sampled sparkling, tap and bottled water from 19 states and other countries, including New Zealand, Romania, Macedonia and the Philippines.
The title of best municipal water was shared by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, which serves Los Angeles, and the town of Clearbrook, British Columbia.
Los Angeles won a gold medal in 1998 and has been in the top five in four other competitions since then, according to the competition organizers. "It means they give special care and attention to their water and how it is processed," said event producer Jill Klein Rone.The bottled-water trophy went to Tumai Water of Martinsburg, West Virginia, which donates profits to AIDS relief and water needs in Africa. Best sparkling-water honors went to Slavus Mineralwasser Medium of Emsdetten, Germany. Berkeley Springs, in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle, is known for its own spring water. George Washington was among visitors in the Colonial era.
Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
BERKELEY SPRINGS, West Virginia -- Their air might bring pollution complaints, but residents of Los Angeles drink the nation's tastiest tap water, according to the judges of an international competition.International judges say L.A.'s tap water is the tastiest.
More than 120 water sources competed in the 18th annual Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting, held Saturday.A panel of 10 journalists and food critics sampled sparkling, tap and bottled water from 19 states and other countries, including New Zealand, Romania, Macedonia and the Philippines.
The title of best municipal water was shared by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, which serves Los Angeles, and the town of Clearbrook, British Columbia.
Los Angeles won a gold medal in 1998 and has been in the top five in four other competitions since then, according to the competition organizers. "It means they give special care and attention to their water and how it is processed," said event producer Jill Klein Rone.The bottled-water trophy went to Tumai Water of Martinsburg, West Virginia, which donates profits to AIDS relief and water needs in Africa. Best sparkling-water honors went to Slavus Mineralwasser Medium of Emsdetten, Germany. Berkeley Springs, in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle, is known for its own spring water. George Washington was among visitors in the Colonial era.
4 comments:
I wonder which states were in the running. We must not be on that system, because my parents in Washington totally have better tasting tap water than I've ever had down here.
They always say that SF water from Hetch Hetchy is so darn good.
And without the dam the Hetch Hetchy water would be scarce.
Well, it might make a difference what one was raised on. Some water will always taste like home. Right?
I've always loved this water. In fact, I'm drinking some right now. People who insist on drinking only bottled water unnerve me in the same manner as people who drive SUVs and the rest of that lot.
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