The Ixom Best Tasting Tap Water competitions are a fun and exciting way to raise awareness of the quality of drinking water and to recognise the efforts of local water service providers in delivering valuable water services to their communities. The winners are announced as having the Best Tasting Tap Water in the State.

Judges look for:

Colour Water that is completely translucent without any white or brown tones
Clarity Crystal clear water with minimal turbidity
Odour Samples that are pleasing to smell – nice scent
Taste Samples that are pleasing to the palate

For Entries

All water providers/councils in the relevant state are invited to participate in the Ixom Best Tasting Tap Water competition.

Please note:

All entries must have incurred no serious state or federal drinking water violations during the past 12 months. A serious water quality incident includes:

protracted periods of poor water quality or boiled water alerts,
an event leading to immediate potential public health risks or
other break-down of risk-management protocols.

Entrants must have at least one person attending the Water Taste Tests. This person may be required to provide further information about the sample and accept certificates or trophies on behalf of the water providers/council if successful. It is hoped that a spokesperson can speak on behalf of the winning sample.