City of Fredericton wins Best of the Best Taste Test at AWWA’s annual conference

City Corporation named winner of People’s Choice Water Taste Test

The American Water Works Association (AWWA) announced today that the City of Fredericton won the Best of the Best Water Taste Test. City Corporation in Russellville, Arkansas, was named the winner of the People’s Choice Water Taste Test.

The events, which were sponsored by WSP, included 32 regional winners from water tasting competitions across North America, were held at AWWA’s Annual Conference and Exposition (ACE26) in Washington, D.C.

Second place in the Best of the Best Water Taste Test went to Village of Sugar Grove, Illinois, and third place went to Central Utah Water Conservancy District in Vineyard, Utah.

The Best of the Best Water Taste Test was judged by a panel that included trained water flavor profilers, while the People’s Choice Taste Test was judged by conference attendees.

The City of Fredericton is a public water and wastewater utility founded in 1884 consisting of nearly 19,000 service connections. A Utility Member of AWWA, its water source is the South Fredericton Aquifer. It currently has 12 production wells supplying groundwater to one of two water treatment plants.

City Corporation water originates from the Huckleberry Creek Reservoir, which was constructed in 1997 to replace the previous intake. With a capacity of 5.8 billion gallons, the reservoir is capable of supplying up to 40 million gallons daily for future growth. Swimming and motorized boating are not permitted on the lake, and City Corporation works closely with Arkansas Game & Fish to maintain the land and reservoir.

Other regional winners in the Best of the Best included the following: Mobile Area Water and Sewer System in Alabama; East Bay Municipal Utility District in Oakland, California; Harford County Government in Abingdon, Maryland; Washington Aqueduct in Washington, D.C.; Windham Water Works in Mansfield Center, Connecticut; Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority in Key West, Florida; Cherokee County Water & Sewer Authority in Canton, Georgia; Cedar Rapids Water Department in Iowa; City of Lawrence in Kansas; Jackson Energy Authority in Jackson, Tennessee; City of Minneapolis in Minnesota; City of Belgrade in Montana; Boston Water and Sewer Commission in Massachusetts; Passaic Valley Water Commission in Clifton, New Jersey; City of Gastonia/Two Rivers Utilities in North Carolina; Greater Cincinnati Water Works in Ohio; District of Muskoka in Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada; Covington Water in Washington; Chester Water Authority in Pennsylvania; Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico; City of Broomfield in Colorado; Spartanburg Water in South Carolina; Sioux Falls in South Dakota; City of Horseshoe Bay in Texas; Prince William Water in Woodbridge, Virginia; Henrico County Public Utilities in Glen Allen, Virginia; Beckley Water in West Virginia; and EPCOR Water Services in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

ACE26, which brought more than 10,000 water professionals to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. from June 22-24, is the longest-running water conference in the world, having first convened in 1881. The event features more than 440 presenters across 20 tracks, including 205 educational sessions and 16 Innovation Hub sessions. The exposition also showcases the latest technologies, equipment and services from more than 450 exhibitors.

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Established in 1881, the American Water Works Association is the largest nonprofit, scientific and educational association dedicated to managing and treating water, the world’s most vital resource. With approximately 50,000 members, AWWA provides solutions to improve public health, protect the environment, strengthen the economy and enhance our quality of life.