I still say Silverdale’s water tastes the best
June 18th, 2009 by cdunaganSilverdale’s drinking water is second-best in the nation, according to a panel of three judges at the American Water Works Association’s national conference in San Diego.
Considering that it took a last-minute tie-breaker to decide the outcome, I’m going to consider Silverdale’s water as “virtually” the best in the country. In the final taste-off, two judges picked water from Macon, Ga., and one picked water from Silverdale, according to Morgan Johnson, manager of Silverdale Water District.
For the full story about the taste-off and other winners, check out the story in today’s Kitsap Sun.
If you recall, I had a personal interest in the outcome of this competition, since my home sits on the aquifer where Silverdale Water District took its sample for the contest. Because of an experience my wife went through, I have declared her the ultimate taste-tester, and she thinks our water is best. For details, click over to my Water Ways entry of May 26.
Seriously, the water-tasting contest is not very serious. I’m sure a bunch of wells in Kitsap County contain water that taste identical to Silverdale’s as far as anyone can tell. And, since no one source of water wins the contest every year, there is room to spread the bragging rights around to other locales.
There’s also the issue of how the best water should taste. Someone commenting at the bottom of today’s story insists that the best water has no taste at all. Maybe he’s right.
We know that most drinking water contains various mixtures of minerals. Some contain organic compounds and metals. That’s why water from one place tastes different from another.
Does anyone know if distilled water has any taste? If it doesn’t, does that make it the best-tasting water in the world? (I guess I need to buy some distilled water and offer it to my wife for tasting.)
Tags: American Water Works Association, Drinking water, Silverdale Water District
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