Tompkins County Water Week

Our family visited the Water Week Taste Test at our own Ithaca Farmer's Market this past Sunday.  People could sample from the seven different water treatment plants in the area and decide which water tasted best. 

 Participating water plants included:

      • City of Ithaca
      • Bolton Point
      • Cornell
      • Trumansburg
      • Groton
      • Dryden
      • Newfield

Two hundred people participated in the testing, and it appears Bolton Point was the tastiest, followed by the Trumansburg plant, while Dryden and Groton tied for third.

Besides water tasting, there were several other booths sharing information of water, water conservation, soil erosion, invasive plant species and agriculture. 

Represented were Ithaca Floating Classroom Project, The American Water Works Association, Environmental Protection Agency, National Ground Water Association, and Cayuga Lake Watershed Project.