Make sure to enter the South Dakota Rural Water Taste Test to be held in conjunction with the ATC!

RULES:

1. Bring your sample to the ATC registration desk by 2:00 PM on Tuesday
2. Samples must be submitted in a clear glass quart jar labeled with your system name.
3. No water system can represent more than one entry from their system.
4. Systems submitting samples must be members of SDARWS and meet DANR approval by having no violations of bacteriological testing or chemical monitoring for two years prior to the Taste Test.

​JUDGING CRITERIA:
A panel of judges will be selected to choose the winners. Judges will consider:

• Taste
• Clarity
• Odor

PRIZES:
First place will represent all of South Dakota in the National Drinking Water Taste Test in Washington, DC in February 2026, an art-glass  trophy, two Full-Conference registration passes for the 2026 Annual Technical Conference, recognition in ServiceLine magazine, and bragging rights for the next year!