The next time residents turn on their faucets to pour a tall, cold glass of refreshing water, they'll be enjoying one of the best tasting municipal waters in the entire world.
Last weekend, Oxford's ground-pumped water took 4th place in the "Best Municipal Water 2011" category at the 21st annual Berkley Springs International Water Tasting competition, held in Berkley Springs, West Virginia.
A total of 99 waters - municipal, bottled, sparkling and purified - from 23 states and 10 foreign countries competed. Of those, 35 were municipal waters from 13 states and Canada. Water is judged based on appearance, odor, flavor, mouth feel, aftertaste and overall impressions.
Each of the 12 judges can award up to 44 points based on those criteria. Out of a possible 528 points, Oxford's water scored 407, which is a great score considering 1st place garnered 439 points.
Oxford Village's water was entered in the competition by Artesian of Pioneer Inc, the Ohio based company that built the municipality's $2.5 million water treatment plant on S. Glaspie St, which went on line in May 2009.
The water system supplies approximately 1400 customers.
references: c j carnacchio, oxford leader, donsrealty.net
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