For the second time, the city of Emporia’s drinking water has been listed as best in the world.
Emporia got a gold medal in Municipal Water from the prestigious water tasting contest held in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia. This follows Emporia’s gold medal in 2013 and several other top finishes, including silver in 2017, bronze last year and a fourth-place tie in 2023.
The Berkeley Springs contest this year had over 80 entries from four continents. Berkeley Springs’ tap water finished second in Municipal Water, while Mission Springs Water District of Desert Hot Springs, California, took third. Experts judge the Municipal Water category based on aroma, aftertaste, clarity, “mouthfeel” and taste.
Emporia’s water has also won the Kansas Rural Water Association contest several times since 2003 and won the Kansas Water Environment Association and Kansas Section of the American Water Works Association in 2007, 2012 and 2022.
Public Works Director Dean Grant and City Communications Manager Christine Torrens will be part of KVOE’s Newsmaker 2 segment at 8:20 am Monday to talk about the honor and other city matters.
