From left, Steve Chapel, Ed Short, Harold Massey (Etowah Utilities) Brandon Frost (Etowah Utilities) and Dustin Henderson
Etowah Utilities was announced the winner of the Region 10 Best Tasting Water Contest sponsored by the Tennessee Association of Utility Districts. The competition took place at Eastside Utility District in Chattanooga. Drinking water samples are judged on their clarity, bouquet and taste.
TAUD Region 10 consists of Bledsoe, Bradley, Grundy, Hamilton, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Polk, Rhea, Sequatchie and Van Buren counties.
In addition to Etowah Utilities, the other participants in the competition included Athens Utility Board, Englewood Water & Gas, Hixson Utility District, Ocoee Utility District, Tellico Area Service Systems and Tennessee American Water. Serving as judges for the competition were Ed Short of National Water Services, Dustin Henderson of McWane Ductile and Steve Chappell of Chaprock Productions.
TAUD will conduct the Best Tasting Water in Tennessee Contest in each of the Association’s 11 regions in the upcoming months. The winner of each region will participate in a statewide competition at TAUD’s Business of Running a Utility Conference at the Gatlinburg Convention Center on Aug. 11. The statewide winner will then represent Tennessee in the Great American Taste Test held in conjunction with the National Rural Water Association Rally in Washington D.C. in February 2017.
Founded in 1957, the Tennessee Association of Utility Districts serves as the state's main source of training, technical assistance and advocacy for more than 400 water, wastewater and natural gas utility members in Tennessee. For more information visit www.taud.org, find on Facebook at Tennessee Association of Utility Districts and follow on Twitter at @TAUDtweets.