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 2027, an art-glass  trophy, two Full-Conference registration passes for the 2027 Annual Technical Conference, recognition in ServiceLine magazine, and bragging rights for the next year!

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Past Rural Water Taste Test Contest Winners

2001 – Rapid Valley SD/WS
2002 – Grant-Roberts RWS
2003 – South Lincoln RWS
​2004 – Hanson RWS
2005 – Rapid Valley SD/WS
2006 – Kingbrook RWS
2007 – Tripp County WUD
2008 – Clay RWS
2009 – Tripp County WUD
2010 – ​Sioux RWS*

2011 – Sioux RWS+
​2012 – WEB WDA
2013 – Aurora-Brule RWS
2014 – Aurora-Brule RWS
2015 – Sioux RWS
2016 – Lewis & Clark RWS
2017 – Lincoln County RWS
2018 – City of Harrisburg
2019 – Mid-Dakota RWS
2020 – City of Harrisburg

2021 – City of Harrisburg
2022 – City of Sioux Falls
2023 – City of Tea
2024 – WEB WDA
2024 – City of Colome
*National Rural Water Taste Test Winner
+ National Rural Water Taste Test Finalist