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Awards
Seven Time Medal Winner - The Best Tasting Municipal Water in the World!
Each February, samples are carefully drawn and sent to the International Water Tasting
Competition in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia. There the water stands up to international
competitors on attributes of appearance, odor, flavor, mouthfeel, aftertaste, and
overall impression.
MSWD is the only water agency in the world to have won all three medals - gold,
silver and bronze. MSWD won the Gold Medal in 2004 and 1999, the Silver Medal in
2011, 2008, 2001 and 1997, and the Bronze Medal in 2003.
Further, MSWD was honored by the American Water Works Association (AWWA) in 2010
for having won more medals than any other municipal water purveyor in the world.
Out of the 14 years MSWD has competed, it has medaled an unprecedented seven times.
Get more information about the
Berkeley Springs Water Tasting Competition
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Here's What We've Won So Far
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Year
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| Silver Medal
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2011
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| Silver Medal
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2008
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| Gold Medal
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2004
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| Bronze Medal
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2003
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| Silver Medal
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2001
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| Gold Medal
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1999
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| Silver Medal
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1997
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Serving the finest quality municipal water since 1953.
So how do we get our water to Berkeley Springs anyway?
Come along as we prepare our entry...
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First, we buy two gallons of bottled water at the grocery store and pull off the
labels. Contest rules specify a particular type of bottle.
Since many plastic bottles can leave an undesired taste residue in the water, just
before we draw the sample, the bottle is emptied and then vigorously rinsed with
our own water three times. We then carefully fill the bottles from our “lucky” well
(we’ve used the same well every time we've won), being careful not to touch
the rim of the water bottle to anything.
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Two-gallon containers from grocery store
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Rinse container vigorously three times
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Filling up from our "lucky" well
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| The water must undergo various tests, including testing for the PH and chlorine
balance levels.
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Testing for PH
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Testing for Chlorine
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Lastly, we clearly label our entry, pack it snugly and ship the water overnight
to Berkeley Springs. We draw the water sample as close to the date of the competition
as possible in order to preserve its natural, delicious taste.
We are proud of our award-winning water and are guided by our mission to provide,
protect and preserve our most valuable resource - water!
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Entries clearly labled and shipped off to Berkeley Springs Water Competition
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Additional Awards
| Award
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Year
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| Collection Person of the year – Lee Boyer |
2006 |
| Plant Operator of the Year - Chris Jacobson, Grade II Operator |
2007 |
| Plant of the year award <5.0 MGD |
2008
2009
2010
2011
2013
2014 |
| Collection System of the year <249 miles |
2008
2011
2015
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| Operator of the year - Lee Boyer |
2001
2004
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Mission Springs Water District has also been recognized with Employer Appreciation Awards by
| Award
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Year
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| CWEA – CORBS |
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| Tri-State Seminar |
2009
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