[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 2307]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            RECOGNIZING THE MT. VIEW-EDGEWOOD WATER COMPANY

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                            HON. ADAM SMITH

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, February 27, 2012

  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the Mt. View-
Edgewood Water Company, of Edgewood, Washington and its General 
Manager, Marc Marcantonio, for winning the gold medal at the National 
Great American Water Taste Test and being judged the best tasting water 
in the United States.
  Each year, the National Rural Water Association sponsors the Great 
American Water Taste Test to honor small community drinking water 
supplies from across the United States who provide the public with 
safe, clean, and affordable water. The goal of the competition is to 
judge great tasting water that comes directly from the tap.
  Prior to the national contest, water providers participate in state 
events. The Mt. View-Edgewood Water Company competed against 19 other 
water samples from all over the State of Washington to be named the 
Washington State winner at the Evergreen Rural Water of Washington Fall 
Conference and Tradeshow. The company was honored for the water's 
clarity, bouquet, and taste.
  The Mt. View-Edgewood Water Company has now earned itself the honor 
of winning the gold medal at the National competition against 40 other 
water companies. Judges tasted unidentified samples of water and ranked 
the samples based on clarity, bouquet, and taste before naming the Mt. 
View-Edgewood Water Company the 2012 Winner of the Great American Water 
Taste Test.
  Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I recognize the Mt. View-
Edgewood Water Company and Marc Marcantonio for winning this national 
competition and providing customers with the best tasting water in the 
United States.

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