The award for New Zealand’s best tasting tap water will be decided in Dunedin today at the annual Water Industry Operations Group of New Zealand (WIOG) conference.
WIOG chairman Joshua McIndoe said New Zealanders turned on taps for a drink, to cook and to shower, with little thought as to the complexities involved in operating and maintaining the water infrastructure.
"The competition acknowledges the individuals and organisations that are stepping up to make sure their communities are supplied with safe drinking water every day."
Water samples are subjected to a blind taste test and rated according to ‘‘Water Tasting Wheel’’ attributes such as colour, clarity, odour and taste.
