Ohio Rural Water Association's
2023 Water Taste Contest
Do you have the Best Tasting Water in Rural Ohio?
Do you want to prove it your Customers & Community?
Well Here is Your Chance!
Do you want to prove it your Customers & Community?
Well Here is Your Chance!
Eligibility
Entrants must be current ORWA system members and must be located in Ohio.
The water system must have no outstanding MCL violations within the last 12 months.
Contest Rules
*To enter, contestants must submit 1 sample of their system’s tap water. Samples must be in a 1-gallon glass container.
*Samples must be submitted to the ORWA registration table at the Annual Training Conference in Dublin, Ohio by 10:00 AM on Tuesday, May 9th, 2023.
*Samples must be accompanied by a contest entry form
*The Winner will be notified after judging on the evening of Tuesday, May 9th, and a system representative must be present to accept the award.
*In the event of a tie, the Winner will be determined by a head-to-head blind taste off.
A panel of impartial judges will select the winning entry based upon clarity, odor, and taste. The winner will be announced immediately following judging on Tuesday, May 9th.
What Could You Win?
*The winning system will receive the honors of representing Ohio at the Great American Taste Test hosted by National Rural Water Association at their Rural Water Rally in Washington, DC in 2024, and have a chance to be recognized as the best tasting water in Rural America.
*The winner is awarded with ORWA’s coveted Traveling Spigot trophy to safeguard until next year’s Contest.
*The winner also wins “bragging rights” and the ability to claim that they have the “best tasting water in Rural Ohio.”
Entrants must be current ORWA system members and must be located in Ohio.
The water system must have no outstanding MCL violations within the last 12 months.
Contest Rules
*To enter, contestants must submit 1 sample of their system’s tap water. Samples must be in a 1-gallon glass container.
*Samples must be submitted to the ORWA registration table at the Annual Training Conference in Dublin, Ohio by 10:00 AM on Tuesday, May 9th, 2023.
*Samples must be accompanied by a contest entry form
*The Winner will be notified after judging on the evening of Tuesday, May 9th, and a system representative must be present to accept the award.
*In the event of a tie, the Winner will be determined by a head-to-head blind taste off.
A panel of impartial judges will select the winning entry based upon clarity, odor, and taste. The winner will be announced immediately following judging on Tuesday, May 9th.
What Could You Win?
*The winning system will receive the honors of representing Ohio at the Great American Taste Test hosted by National Rural Water Association at their Rural Water Rally in Washington, DC in 2024, and have a chance to be recognized as the best tasting water in Rural America.
*The winner is awarded with ORWA’s coveted Traveling Spigot trophy to safeguard until next year’s Contest.
*The winner also wins “bragging rights” and the ability to claim that they have the “best tasting water in Rural Ohio.”
