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Bolton Point Water Clinches Top Honors in 2017 Water Taste Test

Over one hundred people offered their opinions on the taste of water supplied by seven municipal water treatment plants in Tompkins County, with the Southern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission, commonly known as Bolton Point Water System, receiving the highest number of favored votes. The Tompkins County Health Department held the annual Tompkins County Drinking Water Taste Test on Sunday, April 30th, during Streets Alive! on N. Cayuga Street.

This friendly competition is conducted to recognize the work these water treatment plants do to provide safe, potable drinking water to the residents of Tompkins County. Voters determined that the Bolton Point Water System has the best tasting water in the county, beating six other participating water treatment plants.

The final vote count was: Bolton Point 28; Cornell 25; Newfield 15; V-Dryden 14; C-Ithaca 12; V-Groton 11; V-Tburg 10

Bolton Point Water System will now represent our county in an upcoming regional competition held by the New York State Department of Health

Contact: Chris Laverack, Public Health Sanitarian
607-274-6688

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The taste test is a component of National Drinking Water Week events, co-hosted by the Tompkins County Division of Environmental Health and the City of Ithaca Water Treatment Plant.

Previous year's results are listed below.

 

PREVIOUS WINNERS:

First place winners of prior year's taste tests are as follows: 

2017 Bolton Point
2016 Cornell University
2015 City of Ithaca
2014 City of Ithaca
2013 Bolton Point
2012 Bolton Point
2011 Bolton Point
2010 Bolton Point
2009 Bolton Point
2008 Bolton Point
2007 Trumansburg
2006 Bolton Point
2005 Bolton Point
2004 Bolton Point
2003 City of Ithaca
2002 Trumansburg
2001 Bolton Point
2000 Bolton Point
1999 Groton
1998 Bolton Point
1997 Tie: Bolton Point & Cornell
1996 Bolton Point
1995 Bolton Point
1994 Trumansburg
 

Additional sites to visit:

American Water Works Association City of Ithaca (Go to 'Boards and Committees' and then to 'Natural Areas Commission')
Environmental Protection Agency
National Ground Water Association
Cayuga Lake Watershed Network
Ithaca Farmer's Market