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Officials are testing the waters, literally. The first taste test in the Panhandle region was hosted by the Florida Sector of the American Waterworks Association (FSAWA) Friday. Samples from Wewahitchka, Blountstown, Altha, Mexico Beach and Bay County were judged by a panel.
“We’re just trying to get our professionals together in a setting that is both fun can be informative and get everybody together to improve our profession,” said FSAWA Region 12 Vice Chair Jeff Brittain, “At the same time it’s important that it tastes good because what good is water if it’s healthy for you but no one’s going to drink it.”
A panel of judges drank down the competition, to choose Bay County for the win.
“I would’ve thought that they’d all be pretty similar,” said one judge, Elizabeth Moore, “but there actually was quite a bit of variation, some of them had a chlorine taste, some of them just kind of had a flat taste.”
“It speaks well to the hard work and staff of Bay County utilities,” said Bay County Utilities Director Jamie Jones. While the winning water goes through a treatment plant, that’s not what county officials credit for their quality.
“It’s just a good source of supply,” said Jones. It’s ultimately the Econfina Creek and Deer Point Lake that fuel the pipes and faucets of Bay County residents.
“It’s always good for your customers to know that they’re drinking the best-tasting water in the region,” said Brittain. He and county officials agree they have high hopes for the state competition against 11 other regions.
“We’ll be competing against a lot of good water systems in the state of Florida but I believe we have a good chance,” said Jones.
The winner of the state competition will continue to nationals later in the year, in Chicago.
To find out more about the activities of FSAWA, click here.
Well, shvlhead, you probably live in the Panama City distribution area, which experienced a water main break. Panama City and Bay County water supply areas are completely different. I imagine if Bay County’s water looked like tea today they probably would not have won the competition.
That’s ironic. My tap water looked like iced tea this afternoon.
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All those toxins and impurities give it that “special” flavor that the judges were looking for. Did they boil it first? They should have because that’s what Bay County residents have to do just about every other day to drink it!