(Thanks to Callie Hamblin of Aurora for submitting this blog idea)
Aurora, CO recently washed out the competition to win the award for best tasting water in the Rocky Mountain Section of the American Water Works Association's taste test. The competition was open to AWA members in Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming. A five judge panel composed of news media representatives and water taste test professionals chose Aurora water over that of Denver, Centennial, and out of state competitors and concluded that it had the best appearance, smell, taste and overall impression. In June, 2010, Aurora will represent the Rocky Mountain Section of the AWA in Chicago at the Association's AWWA Annual Conference and Exposition (ACE) "Best of the Best" Taste Test.
Aurora water meets and exceeds state and federal regulations and has always complied with the Safe Drinking Water Act. The fact that the water also has a superior taste is no accident. The excellent taste of the water is due to its state of the art processing techniques, not just the intrinsic quality of the natural product. Aurora Water is one of six water utilities in the country to have passed a rigorous evaluation that now ranks it as one of the top producers of high-quality water.
Aurora's water supply comes from three river basins of the Colorado, Arkansas, and South Platt Rivers and is collected in reservoirs throughout the area. The city has some dependence on groundwater found deep in the earth, but replenishes its supply from melted snow in the Rocky Mountains and rainwater. To make the water fit for drinking, it is put through a series of treatment processes, including lime softening (to remove hardness), coagulation, recarbonation (to reduce pH after softening to a more stable level), high rate filtration, fluoridation, and disinfection. How this treatment process is carried out is what gives Aurora's water the edge.
Like many cities in the west, Aurora, CO is always concerned about water shortages, especially since water supply depends on yearly precipitation. The area is growing so Aurora is ever vigilant of new sources of water, but also promotes water conservation and reuse to keep up increasing demand. Currently, Aurora is in the final phase of the Prairie Waters Project, designed to pull more water from the Platt River Basin.
The recently expanded Wemlinger Water Treatment Plant, which serves Aurora, treats 80 million gallons a day from two reservoirs in Aurora and Ramparts. It is supported by a top quality laboratory, which maintains water standards as laid out in the 1998 Water Master Plan Update. The Wemlinger Water Treatment Plant has received numerous awards in its quest to assure clean, great tasting water for the Aurora area. For more information on Aurora's water supply, see Aurora Water Facts at a Glance.
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Marianne Bandy
Local Denver Resources
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