Best Tasting Water in Indiana Water Form

2024 Regional Taste Test Schedule

• March 14 - French Lick @ Spring Conference
• May 16 - Huntingburg @ Southern Operator Expo
• May 23 - Akron @ Northern Operator Expo
• June 12 - Lebanon during Training Session with USA BlueBook

Systems may choose to compete in any of the regional competitions. Submissions MUST NOT have any major violations of bacteriological testing or chemical monitoring for two years prior to the Taste Test. Submissions MUST NOT include water that is purchased from another system. Register water at least 48 hours prior to the water taste test. Winners from each region will advance to compete in the “Best Tasting Water in Indiana” at our annual Fall Conference in Fort Wayne, IN.
(Regional winners will receive one free Fall Conference registration.)

Official Contest Rules

1. Upon arrival at taste test site, register your one-gallon sample. Samples will be stored by Alliance staff until the taste
test. A representative from the system MUST be present during the contest.

2. It is preferable that you submit the one-gallon container of water, labeled with your system name on the bottom, in a
glass container.

3. Store your sample on ice, in a small, labeled cooler. No large coolers will be accepted, as space is limited. All coolers
will need to be retrieved after the contest.

4. Systems submitting samples must be members of the Alliance and meet IDEM approval by having no major violations of bacteriological testing or chemical monitoring for two years prior to the Taste Test.

5. A panel of judges will be selected to rate samples based on taste, odor, and clarity.

6. The winner will receive a news release to appear in the Hoosier Pipeline magazine, as well as an all-inclusive trip for one person to Washington, DC to compete in the NRWA Great American Water Taste Test in early 2025