[미국] 미네소타 블루밍턴, AWWA주최 수돗물 맛 테스트 승리

미국수도협회(AWWA)는 미네소타 블루밍턴시가 수돗물 맛 테스트 경연에서 12번째 올해의 “베스트 오브 더 베스트”로 선정되었다고 알렸다. 아비스타 테크놀러지(Avista Techonologies, Inc)가 후원하고 북미 물 시음 대회 지역 우승자로 구성된 이번 이벤트는 미국수도협회 연례 컨퍼런스 및 박람회(ACE16)로 시카고 일리노이 주에서 개최되었다. 

2등은 아이오아주 칸(Kan)시에 돌아갔고, 3등은 뉴욕 카나조하리(Canajoharie)마을이 되었다. 컨퍼런스 참석자들이 선정한 인기상은 아칸소주 러셀빌 시 자치단체에 돌아갔다.

정수장치 가동을 위해 블루밍턴시 수도본부에 고용된 50명이 넘는 직원은 유지보수, 고객 서비스, 지역관리 업무를 수행한다. 깔끔한 역할분담으로 도시 하수처리 공정을 하는 동시에 정수처리시설에서 물을 깨끗하게 처리하여 도시의 약 8만5천 명 지역주민들에게 정수된 물을 공급한다.

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BLOOMINGTON, MN WINS AWWA TAP WATER TASTE TEST

The American Water Works Association announced that the City of Bloomington, Minn. has won the 12th annual "Best of the Best" Tap Water Taste Test. Sponsored by Avista Technologies, Inc. and composed of regional winners from water-tasting competitions across North America, the event was held at AWWA’s Annual Conference and Exposition (ACE16) in Chicago, Ill.

Second place went to the City of Iola, Kan. Third place in the competition was the Village of Canajoharie, N.Y. The People’s Choice award winner, as determined by the conference attendees, went to City Corporation, Russellville, Ark.

The City of Bloomington utilities employs more than 50 people to run the water treatment plant, do field maintenance, serve customers and administer the area. The division processes clear, clean water at the water treatment plant and distributes it to the city’s more than 85,000 residents, while also processing the city’s wastewater.

Other "Best of the Best" participants in the competition included: Anniston Water and Sewer Board, Anniston, Ala.; Augusta Utilities, Augusta, Ga.; Capital Region Water, Harrisburg, Pa.; City of Chesapeake, Va.; City of Hamilton, Ohio; City of Manistique, Mich.; City of Moline, Ill.; City of St. John's, Newfoundland;  City if St. Louis, Mo.;  City of Tallahassee, Fla.; City of Winnipeg, Manitoba;  Duck River Utility Commission, Tullahoma, Tenn.; Georgetown County Water & Sewer District, Pawley’s Island, S.C.; Keokuk, Iowa; Neuse Regional Water & Sewer Authority, LaGrange, N.C.; SUEZ Boise Operations, Boise, Idaho; Town of Castle Rock, Colo.; Trinity River Authority of Texas, Euless, Texas; and Wisconsin Rapids, Wisc.

An esteemed judging panel rated each water system on its flavor characteristics. Judges included Monique Durand, engineer with Hazen and Sawyer P.C., Cliff Shrive, senior principal with Stantec Consulting, and Dave Walker, co-founder and CEO of Avista Technologies, Inc. 

Previous competition winners are Big Sky, Mont. (2015), Boston Water and Sewer Commission (2014), Oklahoma City Water and Wastewater Utility (2007 and 2013), Fremont, Neb. (2012), Greenville, S.C. (2011), Stevens Point, Wis. (2010), Macon (Ga.) Water Authority (2009), Louisville (Ky.) Water Company (2008) and Illinois American Water, Champaign District (2006 and 2005).

ACE16 brought an estimated 12,000 water experts to Chicago and is the longest running water conference in the world, having first convened in 1881. The event features several hundred expert presentations and an exposition of more than 500 companies showcasing the latest innovations in water technology.

[출처 = Water World / 2016년 6월 24일]