Press Release

Pflugerville water earns statewide recognition

APRIL 30, 2009 – Pflugerville, TX – At the City Council meeting on Tuesday, April 28, Mayor Pro Tem Victor Gonzales presented the TAWWA Best Tasting Water in the State, First Runner-up Award to employees from the surface water treatment plant.

Texas Water 2009 is the largest regional water conference in the U.S. and is sponsored by the Texas Section of the American Water Works Association (TAWWA) and the Water Environmental Association of Texas. At this conference, held April 14-17, 2009, in Galveston, the City of Pflugerville entered the Best-Tasting Drinking Water Contest and earned an award for first runner-up. The competition was open to cities throughout the state of Texas, and the criteria for judging the water were taste, odor, clarity and color, with a five-member panel tasting and grading the entries.

For more information, contact the Public Works Department at 512-251-9935.

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Photo tag: Mayor Pro Tem Victor Gonzales presents the Best Tasting Water in the State, First Runner-up Award to surface water treatment staff, including Charlie Tate, Richard Hodgson, Kyle Hass, Gabe Hunter, James Wills, Randy Nickel, Justin Allen, and Darrell Winslett.