Water suppliers in New South Wales (NSW) and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) will compete next week in the 2024 IXOM Best Tasting Tap Water competition.
All state water suppliers have been invited to submit a sample of their finest drop to the Water Industry Operations Association of Australia (WIOA). The NSW/ACT title award will be judged and presented in Tamworth at the annual WIOA conference.
The winner will have bragging rights over the other water suppliers in NSW/ACT for the next 12 months and will then battle it out against the best from other states for the Australian title in November. After TasWater’s Fern Tree water treatment plant took out the coveted Australian title in 2023, the 2024 national competition will be hosted in Tasmania in November.
The annual IXOM Best Tasting Tap Water competition is a fun and exciting way to raise awareness of the quality of drinking water in Australia and recognise the efforts of local water service providers in delivering valuable water services to their communities.
In its search for the best-tasting tap water in each state and nationally, WIOA invites all water suppliers to participate in the competition.
Water samples are subjected to a blind taste test and rated according to the Water Tasting Wheel, which outlines some of the attributes water professionals use when judging water, such as colour, clarity, odour and taste. Think of ‘wine tasting’ without needing to spit out the samples, and you won’t be far wrong.
“The competition celebrates the individuals and organisations that strive hard, some in very trying circumstances, to ensure their communities are supplied with safe drinking water every day,” said Dean Barnett, Chief Executive Officer of WIOA. “We want to draw people’s attention to the great work that is going on behind the scenes in their local communities to help shape and secure Australia’s water future.”
Barnett also acknowledged IXOM’s support of the Best Tasting Tap Water competition. “Thanks to IXOM’s unwavering commitment to the industry, we continue to be able to run the competition.”
“IXOM is proud to sponsor the prestigious 2024 IXOM Best Tasting Tap Water competition,” said Bryce Wolfe, IXOM Chief Executive Officer. “IXOM is a leading supplier of water treatment chemicals to the water sector. We’ve been a proud local manufacturer for over a century, supplying chemicals to water treatment plants all over Australia to help ensure everyone has access to safe, clean and great-tasting drinking water.”
The IXOM 2024 Best Tasting Tap Water in Australia winner will have the opportunity to represent Australia at the annual Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting Competition in West Virginia, USA.
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