St. Paul Regional Water Services wins blind statewide taste-test
Sep. 24—Who has the tastiest water in Minnesota? St. Paul and the dozen east metro suburbs served by St. Paul Regional Water Services now hold the official title.
By unanimous decision, the water utility recently won a statewide competition naming it the "Best in Glass" for drinking water taste, as determined by a panel of industry experts in a blind taste-test. The annual conference for the Minnesota section of the American Water Works Association was held this month in Duluth.
"Our water is second to none," said Mara Humphrey, president of the Board of Water Commissioners, in a written statement. "There is a reason that St. Paul has some of the best breweries in the state: We have the best water."
Conference participants chose the top four water samples provided by water utilities across the state to advance to a second round of judging, which featured St. Paul Regional Water Services, Rochester Public Utilities, the city of Moorhead and the city of St. Peter. The second round was judged by a panel of water industry experts examining taste, color, odor and mouth feel, with the water served at room temperature.
The competition continues on the national stage next June when St. Paul Regional Water Services advances to the "Best of the Best" water taste-test at the 2022 annual conference of the American Water Works Association in San Antonio, Texas.
