BERKELEY SPRINGS, West Virginia. More than 120 water sources competed in the 18th annual Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting, held Saturday.
A panel of 10 journalists and food critics sampled sparkling, tap and bottled water from 19 states and other countries, including New Zealand, Romania, Macedonia and the Philippines.
The title of best municipal water was won by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, which serves Los Angeles.
"We celebrate the city’s special care and attention to its water and how it is processed," announced event organizer Jill Kleib on behalf of the three remaining judges. The other seven were said to be in serious, but stable, condition.
