2019 Northwest Washington Subsection

PNWS-AWWA

Best Tasting Water Contest

 

Wednesday, March 7, 2019 

 Entries due by 1:00 PM to:

Skagit PUD No. 1, 1425 Freeway Drive, Mount Vernon

OR

North County Regional Fire Station, 8117 267th St NW, Stanwood

Doors open at 5:00 PM

Tasting starts at 6:00 PM

@ The Skagit River Brewery, 404 S 3rd ST Mount Vernon, WA.

Help us determine who has the

Best Tasting Water in Northwest Washington. 

Come join the fun!

Be part of the cheering crowd & taste for yourself!

Who can upstage the 2018 winner The Alderwood Water and Wastewater District

and take home the coveted NWWA Best Tasting Water plaque? 

                  Appetizers and beverages are provided courtesy of:

Northwest Corrosion Engineering

Register Now! 

 

• The contest is open to any utility, municipality or water district in Snohomish, Skagit, Whatcom, Island, San Juan, Clallam or Jefferson counties that have no state or federal regulatory violations within the last year.
• All entries must be submitted at the Skagit PUD No. 1 or the North County Regional Fire Station by 1:00pm local time.  If you can't make the drop off time and location call Mark Semrau (360-848-2139) to arrange an alternate delivery time or location.
• Water samples must be in Qorpack clear or brown Boston Rounds, 0.946 liter bottles or equal.  Two samples are required.  Bottles shall be washed, rinsed with the sample, then filled and capped leaving no headspace.  NWWA-AWWA will provide sample bottles if you need them.  Please give us a week's notice for delivery (call Mark Semrau @ 360-848-2139.
• Participants should keep the samples cold.  Clearly mark your organization's name on all bottles using tags or removable tape.  DO NOT use permanent marker on bottle labels.  The samples must be drawn from the utility's distribution system.  Samples must be drawn within 24 hours of the contest.
• At the time of the tasting, water will be approximately at room temperature.  Judging will be on each of three characteristics; odor, flavor and after-taste.  Awards will be given for first, second and third places. 
• A panel of impartial judges (no politicians or subsection water utility employees) will do the tasting and scoring.  Samples will also be offered to the audience.
• You don't need to be present to have your sample compete so come by and drop it off even if you can't stay for the fun, food, fellowship, and the beer!

First place winners will represent the Northwest Washington Subsection and advance to the PNWS Best Tasting Water Contest to be held in Vancouver, May 1st-3rd.  The contest will be held on Friday May 3rd.