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Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting Awards

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2009 Award Winners

Municipal Water  
Best in the World... Clearbrook Waterworks District, British Columbia, Canada
Best in the United States: Hamilton, OH
Silver....Village of Montrose, British Columbia, Canada
Bronze: Town of Bath, WV
4th -- Oak Creek, WI
5th -- Eldorado Springs, CO

Non-Carbonated Bottled Water
Tie for Gold: H2Om Water With Intention -- Palomar Mountain, CA
Grand Springs Natural Spring Water -- Alton, VA
Silver: Kiowata, Longford, KS
Bronze: Almost Heaven, Manassas, VA bottling famous Berkeley Springs, WV
4th -- SweetSommer, Gap Mills, WV
5th -- 83ppm, Village Blanchard, New Brunswick, Canada

Purified Drinking Water
Gold: StoneClear Springs, Vanleer, TN
Silver: Original Cherokee Great Smoky Mountain Drinking Water, Cherokee, NC
Bronze: Tie: CHILL, Mechanicsville, VA
Claire Baie, Oak Creek, WI
4th -- O2Aqua, Vaughn, Ontario, Canada
5th --Clear Creek Water Company, Farmington, NM

Carbonated Bottled Water
Gold: Canadian Gold, Marchand, Manitoba, Canada
Silver: Zema Tesanjski Kiseljak, Tesanj, Bosnia
Bronze: Guitig, Machachi, Ecuador
4th --StoneClear Springs Sparkling, Vanleer, TN
5th- - Tesanjski Dijamant, Tesanj, Bosnia

The People's Choice for Package Design
Gold: Branchwater, Minnehaha Springs, WV
Silver: StoneClear Springs Sparkling, Vanleer, TN
Bronze: Antipodes Water, Whakatane, NZ
4th -- Ladna, Kratovo, Macedonia
5th -- SweetSommer Natural Springs Water, Gap Mills, WV

2008 Award Winners

Municipal Water  
Gold: TIE... Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Clearbrook Waterworks District, British Columbia, Canada
Silver: TIE... Desert Hot Springs, CA
Village of Montrose, British Columbia, Canada
Bronze: Rutland, Vermont
4th -- Independence, Missouri
5th -- Montpelier, Ohio

Non-Carbonated Bottled Water
Gold: Tumai Water, Martinsburg, WV
Silver: Eldorado Natural Spring Water, Eldorado Springs, CO
Bronze: Prairie Crystal Canadian Pure Spring Water, Marchand, Manitoba, Canada
4th -- 83ppm Natural Spring Water, Village Blanchard, New Brunswick, Canada
5th -- Almost Heaven, Manassas, VA bottling famous Berkeley Springs, WV

Purified Drinking Water
Gold: Great Blue, Federalsburg, MD
Silver: Clear Creek Water Company, Farmington, NM
Bronze: Tie: Blue Moon Water, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
Saskatchewan Clear, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
4th -- Element H2O, Chantilly, VA
5th --The Original Cherokee Great Smoky Mountain Drinking Water, Cherokee, NC

Carbonated Bottled Water
Gold: Salvus Mineralwasser Medium, Emsdetten, Deutschland
Silver: Zema Voda, Tesanj, Bosnia
Bronze: Waiwera Artesian Water, Waiwera Infinity Thermal Spa Resort, Auckland, New Zealand
4th --Tie: Tesanjski Dijamant, Tesanj, Bosnia
Seltzer Water, Pittsburgh, PA
5th- - Canadian Gold, Marchand, Manitoba, Canada

The People's Choice for Package Design
Gold: Mist Premium Spring Water of Vanleer, TN based in Atlanta, GA
Silver: Aquadeco, Gold Mountain, Ontario, Canada based in New York, NY
Bronze: Tumai Water, Martinsburg, WV
4th -- Daytona Beach, FL
5th -- Mountain Valley Vintage Glass, Hot Springs, AR.

2007 Award Winners

Municipal Water
Gold: Montpelier, Ohio
Silver: Clearbrook, BC, Canada
Bronze: Elkford, BC, Canada
4th: Campbell River, BC, Canada
5th: Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

Non-Carbonated Bottled Water
Gold: Tie: I Am Healthy, by Aquamantra, Mount Palomar, California & Muskoka Natural Spring Water, Gravenhurst, Ont, Canada
Silver: John Deere Artisan Water, Grayling, MI & Ramona Springs, Washago, Ont, Canada
Bronze: ESKA, St Mathieu d'Harricana, PQ, Canada
4th: Aquaroyale, Baguio, Philippines
5th: Woolrich Spring Water, Woolrich, PA

Purified Drinking Water
Gold: Coral Water, Rost Labs, FL
Silver: Crystal Mountain Natural Spring Water, Huntsville, AL
Bronze: Daytona Beach, FL
4th: Chill, Mechanicsville, Virginia
5th: Stone Clear Premium, Vanleer,TN

Carbonated Bottled Water
Gold: Sparkling StoneClear Springs, Vanleer, TN
Silver: Esparanza, Tesanj, Bosnia
Bronze: Tesanjski Dijamant, Tesanj, Bosnia
4th: Hana Sparkling, Tesanj, Bosnia
5th: Tesanjski Kiseljak, Tesanj, Bosnia

The People's Choice for Package Design
Gold: Aquadeco, Mount Ararat, Armenia
Silver: Dabau Luxury Water, New York City, NY
Bronze: StoneClear Springs Natural Spring Water, Vanleer, TN
4th: Waiwera Infinity Artesian Water, New Zealand
5th: Aquarius Oxygen Water, Eugene, OR

2006 Award Winners

Municipal Water
Gold: Montpelier, Ohio
Silver: Kent, Ohio
Bronze: Sparwood, BC, Canada
4th: MHOG Water Plant, Howell, Michigan
5th: Rice Lake, Wisconsin

Non-Carbonated Bottled Water
Gold: Great Glacier, Oxford, Wisconsin
Silver: Ontario Gold Beverage, Barrie, Ont. Canada
Bronze: Tie: Virginia's Best, Edinburg, Virginia & Llanllyr SOURCE, United Kingdom
4th: LeSage Natural Wells, Lesage, West Virginia
5th: Amaro, Montreal, Canada

Purified Drinking Water
Gold: Claire Baie, Oak Creek, Wisconsin
Silver: StoneClear Springs Natural, Vanleer, Tennessee
Bronze: Water Boyz, Santa Fe, NM
4th: Chill, Mechanicsville, Virginia
5th: Daytona Beach, Florida

Carbonated Bottled Water
Gold: Antipodes, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Silver: Dobra Voda Sparkling, Republic of Macedonia
Bronze: Celvik Tesanj, Bosnia
4th: Pian della Mussa, Balme, Italy
5th: Tie: Dobra Voda Medium, Republic of Macedonia & Tesanjski Dijamant, Tesanj, Bosnia

The People's Choice for Package Design
Gold: Waiwera Infinity Artesian Water, New Zealand
Silver:Icelandic Glacial Bottled Water, Thorlakshosn, Iceland
Bronze: FLO, First Liquid Obsession, Vanleer, Tennessee
4th: StoneClear Springs Bottling Company, Vanleer, Tennessee
5th: Antipodes, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

2005 Award Winners

Municipal Water
Best in the World Gold: Town of Gibsons, BC, Canada(432 points)
Best in the United States: Daytona Beach, FL(417 points)
Silver: Putaruru, New Zealand (408 points)
Bronze: Tie--Rice Lake, WI & Metropolitian Water District of Southern CA(406 points)
4th: Washington County, VA(405 points)
5th: Chilliwack, BC, Can(401 points)

Purified Drinking Water
Gold: Imibe, Broadview, Saskatchewan, Canada (443 points)
Silver: Chill, Mechanicsville, VA (440 points)
Bronze: Saskatchewan Clear, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada (430 points)
4th: Clear Creek Water Company, Farmington, NM(429 points)
5th: Tie--Water Boyz, Santa Fe, NM & Pure StoneClear Springs, Vanleer, TN(424 points)

Carbonated Bottled Water
Gold: Roua Muntilor, Covasna, Romania (491 points)
Silver: Alps2O Sparkling Mineral Water, Zug, Switzerland (444 points)
Bronze: 3 Way Tie--Pure StoneClear Springs Sparkling, Vanleer, TN & Tesanjski Dijamant, Tesanj, Bosnia & Vranica G. Vakuf, Bosnia (442 points)

The People's Choice for Package Design
Gold: Juliana, Jesenice, Slovenia
Silver:  StoneClear Springs Sparkling, Vanleer, Tennessee
Bronze: Biota Colorado Pure Spring Water, Ouray, Colorado
4th: Stillhouse Springs, Blue Ridge, GA
5th: Oregon Rain, Newberg, OR

2004 Award Winners

Municipal Water
Gold: Desert Hot Springs, California (419 points)
Silver: Daytona Beach, Florida (412 points)
Bronze: Kent, Ohio (410 points)
4th: San Francisco, California (404 points)
5th: Dubuque, Iowa(396 points)

Non-Carbonated Bottled Water
Gold: Ice Mist, Morarp, Sweden(458 points)
Silver: Real Water, Bearpaw Ridge, BC, Canada (455 points)
Bronze [Tie]: Ontario Gold Beverage, Barrie, Canada and StoneClear Premium Spring Water, Vanleer, TN(450 points)
4th: Fountain Natural Spring Water, Keyser, WVA (442 points)
5th: Laure Pristine Spring Water, Johnson City, TN (441 points)

Purified Drinking Water
Gold: Pure StoneClear Springs Water, Vanleer, TN. (439 points)
Silver: Blue Moon Water Systems, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada (418 points)
Bronze: Saskatchewan Clear, Saskatoon, Canada (413 points)
4th [Tie]: Clear Creek Water Company, Farmington, NM and Imibe, Broad View Saskatchewan, Canada (407 points)
5th: Cool Wave Water, Upper Marlboro, MD (401 points)

Carbonated Bottled Water
Gold: Borsec, Harghita County, Romania (487 points)
Silver: Kiseljak Princess, Bosnia (479 points)
Bronze: StoneClear Springs, Vanleer, TN (476 points)

The People's Choice for Package Design
Gold: One Litre, Northumberland County, Canada
Silver: Oaza, Tesanj, Bosnia
Bronze: StoneClear Springs, Vaneer, TN
4th: Daytona Beach Florida
5th: Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada

2003 Award Winners

Municipal Water
Gold: Montpelier, Ohio (464 points)
Silver:Metropolitan Water District of Southern Calif, Los Angeles, CA, (451 points)
Bronze: Desert Hot Springs, CA (435 points)
4th: Canora, Saskatchewan, Canada (426 points)
5th: Kinross Charter Township, Kincheloe, MI (422 points)

Non-Carbonated Bottled Water
Gold: Mountain Valley Spring Water, Hot Springs, AR (466 points)
Silver:Whispering Springs Natural Spring Water, Pierceton, IN (465 points)
Bronze:Avita Artesian Spring Water, Grayling, MI (463 points)
4th: Whistler Water Pure Glacial Spring Water, Burnaby, BC, Canada (460 points)
5th: Good Hydration-Premium Quality Natural Spring Water, Grafton, Canada (458 points)

Purified Drinking Water
Gold: Clear Creek Water Company, Farmington, NM (460 points)
Silver: Blue Moon Water Systems, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada (459 points)
Bronze: Seven Mills Water, Manassas, VA(452 points)
4th: Crystal Refreshing Drinking Water, Belize City, Belize (450 points)
5th [Tie]: StoneClear Distilled, Vanleer TN and Claire Baie Drinking Water, Oak Creek, WI (441 points)

Carbonated Bottled Water
Gold: Harrogate Spa Water, Harrogate, United Kingdom (508 points)
Silver: Eden Spring Natural Mineral Water, Salukia Spring, Israel (496 points)
Bronze:BlueStar, Adobe Springs, CA (485 points)
4th: Kiseljak-Princess, Tesanj, Bosnia (482 points)
5th: OAZA-MAPEX, Bosnia (478 points) 

The People's Choice for Package Design
Gold: StoneClear Springs, Vanleer,TN (259 points)
Silver:  OAZA-MAPEX, Tesanj, Bosnia (257 points)
Bronze: BlueStar, Adobe Springs, CA (251 points)
4th: Eden Spring Natural Mineral Water, Salukia Spring, Israel (234 points)
5th: Ice Mist, Morarp, Sweden (230 points)

2002 Award Winners

Municipal Water category:
Gold: Barraute, Quebec, Canada (438 points)
Silver: Senneterre, Quebec, Canada, (436 points)
Bronze: Hesperia, California USA (434 points)
4th: West Gilgo Beach, New York USA (433 points)
5th: Montpelier, Ohio USA (432 points)

The Non-Carbonated Bottled Water category:
Gold: ICE MIST, Morarp, Sweden (469 points)
Silver: Canadian Mountain, Barrie, Ontario, Canada (459 points)
Bronze: Laure' Spring Water, Unicoi, Tennessee USA (455 points)
4th: Whistler Water Pure Glacial Spring Water, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada (454 points)
5th: Mountain Valley Spring Water, Hot Springs, Arkanasa USA (403 points)

The Purified Drinking Water category:
Gold Tie: Blue Moon Water Systems, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada & Cherokee Bottled Water, Cherokee, North Carolina USA (444 points)
Silver: Whispering Springs Purified Drinking Water, Pierceton, Indiana USA (427 points)
Bronze: Stoneclear Springs, Vanleer, Tennessee USA (426 points)

The Carbonated Bottled Water category:
Gold: Oaza Tesanj, Tesanj Bosnia, (510 points)
Silver: Gleneagles Scottish Spring Water, Scotland (497 points)
Bronze: Highland Spring Scottish Spring Water, Blackford, Scotland (496 points) 

The People's Choice for Package Design category:
Gold: Gleneagles Scottish Spring Water, Scotland
Silver: Oaza Tesanj, Tesanj, Bosnia
Bronze: Valley of the Moon Natural Spring Water, Philipsburg, Montana USA

2001 Award Winners

Municipal Water category:
Gold: Amos, Québec, Canada (373 points)
Silver: Desert Hot Springs, California USA, (367 points)
Bronze: Dubuque, Iowa USA (359 points)
4th Tie: El Sobrante, California USA & Joshua Tree, California USA (357 points each)
5th Tie: Atlantic City, New Jersey USA & Huntington Station, New York USA (356 points each)

The Non-Carbonated Bottled Water category:
Gold: Simply Natural Canadian Spring Water,  Middlebro, Manitoba, Canada (417 points) (This is a correction of the press release - originally listed as being from Dorian, Ontario)
Silver: Whispering Springs Natural Spring Water, Pierceton, Indiana USA (414 points)
Bronze Tie: Deer Park,  New Tripoli, Pennsylvania, USA & Valley of the Moon Natural Spring Water, Philipsburg, Montana USA (406 points each)
4th: Sweet Springs Natural Mountain Water, Gap Mills, WV (404 points)
5th: Rocky Grove Drinking Water, Titusville, PA (403 points)

The Purified Drinking Water category:
Gold: Claire Baie, Oak Creek, Wisconsin, USA (401 points)
Silver: Whispering Springs Purified Drinking Water, Pierceton, Indiana, USA (378 points)
Bronze: Cherokee Bottled Water, Cherokee, North Carolina, USA (369 points)

The Carbonated Bottled Water category:
Gold: Perrier Sparkling Mineral Water, Vergeze, France (461 points)
Silver: Highland Springs Sparkling Water, Blackford, Scotland (454 points)
Bronze: Oaza, Tesanj, Bosnia (446 points) 

The People's Choice for Package Design category:
Gold: Obi Zulol, Republic of Tajikistan (312 points)
Silver:  Valley of the Moon Natural Spring Water, Philipsburg, Montana (286 points)
Bronze: Oaza Tesanj, Bosnia (285 points)

AWARD CATEGORIES

There are now four separate categories of judging: Bottled Non-carbonated, Purified Drinking Water, Bottled Sparkling, and the Municipal Division.

Awards for the best water at the Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting are hand-crafted fused-glass slump bowls created by Amingo Glass of Hedgesville, WV.

Packaging Design
Gold: Oaza, Tesanj, Bosnia (362 points)
Silver: Air Water, Talking Rain, Preston, WA (324 points)
Bronze: Mission Springs Water, Desert Hot Springs, CA (306 points)

Municipal Water
Gold: Yucca Valley, CA (410 points)
Silver: Metropolitan Water District, CA (399 points)
Bronze: Pico Rivera, CA (397 points)

Non-Carbonated Bottled Water
Gold: Halstead Spring Water, Speedwell, TN (423 points)
Silver: Kentwood Artesian, Atlanta, GA (415 points)
Bronze [Tie]: McKenzie Mist, Blue River, OR and Le-Nature's Water, Latrobe, PA (411 points)

Carbonated Bottled Water
Gold: Calistoga Sparkling Mineral Water (447 points)
Silver [Tie]: Oaza, Tesanj, Bosnia and Mountain Valley Sparkling, Hot Springs AR (434 points)
Bronze: Oaza, Tesanj, Bosnia (green) (429 points)

The Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting & Competition
1999 Winners

Municipal Winners (total possible points: 528)
Gold: Desert Hot Springs, CA (411 points)
Silver: Montpelier, OH (401 points)
Bronze: South Huntington, NY (391 points)
4th: Fairmont, WV (384 points)
5th: Eldorado Springs, CO (380 points)

Bottled Non-Carbonated Winners (total possible points: 528)
Gold: English Mountain, Dandridge, TN (445 points)
Silver: Mountaineer Pure, Charleston, WV (437 points)
Bronze: Vittel, France (436 points)
4th: Whispering Springs, Pierceton, IN (434 points)
5th: Acqua Panna, Italy (430 points)

Bottled Carbonated Winners (total possible points: 583)
Gold: Harghita Naturally Sparkling Mineral Water, Romania (459 points)
Silver: SanPellegrino, Italy (453 points)
Bronze: Poland Spring, ME (448 points)
4th: Mountain Valley Sparkling Spring Water, Hot Springs AR (436 points)
5th: Quibell Sparkling Spring Water, Martinsville, VA(429 points)

Packaging Design Winners (total possible points: 240)
Gold: Quibell Sparkling Spring Water(194 points)
Silver: Hawaii Water Company (186 points)
Bronze: Olden (181 points)
4th: Whispering Springs (180 points)
5th: Lesage Natural Wells (171 points)

1998 Winners

Municipal Winners
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Montpelier, OH
South Huntington Water District, Huntington Station, NY
Dover, DE
Kent, OH
Bottled Non-Carbonated
McKenzie Mist, Blue River, OR
Avalon Imported Natural Spring Water, Ontario, Canada
Alaska Ice Age Premium Glacier Drinking Water, Anchorage, AK & Poland Spring Natural Mineral Water,
Poland Spring, ME
Elan Elite, Braselton, GA
Tyler Mountain Premium Spring Water, Hazelwood, MO
Bottled Carbonated
Oasa Tesanj, Bosnia, Herzegovina
Mountain Valley Sparkling Spring Water, Hot Springs, AR
Gerolsteiner, Gerolstein, Germany
San Damiano, Italy
Elan Sparkling Natural Water, Braselton, GA
Packaging Design Award
Earth 2O, Culver, OR
Alaska Ice Age Premium Glacier Water, Anchorage, AK
McKenzie Mist, Blue River, OR
Whispering Springs, Pierceton, IN
Deja Blue, Dallas, TX

1997 Winners

Municipal Winners
Dubuque, Iowa
Desert Hot Springs, California
Dover, Delaware
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Los Angeles, CA
Kent, OH
Bottled Non-carbonated
Sweet Springs Natural Mountain Water, Gap Mills, WV & Mountain Valley Spring Water, Hot Springs, AR
Louis Trauth Dairy Natural Spring Water, Amanda, OH
Premium H2Only Purified Water, Chicago, IL
Reichman Spring Water, Kent, OH
Indian Peaks Spring Water, Boulder, CO
Bottled Carbonated
Calistoga Sparkling Mineral Water, Napa Valley, CA
Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting winners
Mountain Valley Spring Water, Hot Springs, AR
Elan Sparkling Natural Water, Braselton, GA, Perrier Sparkling Mineral Water, France &Quibell Sparkling Water, Roanoke, VA 3 way tie

1996 Winners

Municipal Winners
Atlantic City, NJ
So. Huntington Water District, Huntington Station, NY
Ames, IA
So. Putnam Co. Water District, WV
Berkeley Springs, WV
Bottled Non-Carbonated
Panna Natural Spring Water, Milan, Italy
Mauka Water, Maui, Hawaii
Eldorado Artesian Spring Water, Eldorado Springs, CO
Grayson Mountain Water, Independence, VA, Green Springs Water, Clear Spring, MD
& Nicolet Forest Bottling Co., Mountain, WI 3 way tie
Tyler Mountain Premium Spring Water, Bangor, PA
Bottled Carbonated
Perrier, France
Seltzer Water
Poland Spring Natural Spring Water, Poland Spring, ME
San Pelligrino Sparkling Water, Bergamo, Italy
La Croix Sparkling Water, Bellevue, WA

1995 Winners

Municipal Winners
Kent, OH
Dover, DE
Pittsburgh, PA
Ames, IA
Eldorado Springs, CO
Bottled Non-Carbonated
Sweet Springs Natural Mountain Water, Gap Mills, WV
Tyler Mountain Premium Spring Water, Manheim, PA
Endless Caverns Premium Mountain Spring Water, New Market, VA
Poland Spring Natural Spring Water, Poland Spring, ME
O2 Water, Fulton, MD
Bottled Carbonated
Apollinaris Naturally Sparkling Mineral Water, Germany
Grayson Mountain Sparkling Water, Independence, VA
Pure Hawaiian Sparkling Water, Honolulu, HI & Talking Rain Sparkling Water, Preston, WA
Chippewa Springs Sparkling Water, Chippewa Falls, WI
Poland Spring Natural Spring Water, Poland Spring, ME

1994 Winners
Municipal Winners
Charleston, WV
Parkersburg, WV
South Putnam County, PSD, Scott Depot, WV Berkeley Springs, WV
Atlantic City, NJ
Pittsburgh, PA
Bottled Non-Carbonated
Brick House Farm Water, Ellicott City, MD
Pine Grove Springs, Amanda, OH
Endless Caverns Premium Mountain Spring Water, New Market, VA
Green Springs Spring Water, Clear Spring, MD & Bolar Springs, Bolar, VA
Bottled Carbonated
San Pelligrino, Milan, Italy
Quibell, Sweet Springs Mountain, WV Sparkling
Chippewa Springs Sparkling Water, Chippewa Falls, WI
Perrier, France

1993 Winners
Municipal Winners
Atlantic City, NJ
Centerville, VA
Charleston, WV
Berkeley Springs, WV
Parkersburg, WV
Bottled Non-Carbonated
Sweet Springs Natural Mountain Water, Gap Mills, WV
Mountain's Promise, WV
Brick House Farm Water, Ellicott City, MD
Oudes Springs, WV
Fonte Limpia, Italy
Bottled Carbonated
Perrier, France
San Pelligrino, Milan, Italy
Kentucky Bubbling Spring Water, Louisville, KY
La Croix, WI
Artesia, TX

1992 Winners
Municipal Winners
Atlantic City, NJ
Annapolis, MD & Willoughby, OH
Berkeley Springs, WV
Harper's Ferry, WV
Richmond, VA
Bottled Non-Carbonated
Volvic, France
Mountain's Pride, WV
Dunmore Springs, Charleston, WV & Green Springs, Clear Spring, MD
Oudes, WV
Spa Monopole
Bottled Carbonated
Artesia, TX
Perrier, France
Mountain Valley Spring, Hot Springs,AR
La Croix, WI
Crystal Geyser

1991 Winners
Municipal Winners
Charleston, WV
Berkeley Springs, WV
Baltimore, MD
Bottled Non-Carbonated
Sweet Springs Natural Mountain Water, Gap Mills, WV
Tyler Mountain Spring Water, Oakland, MD
Sweet Springs Land Co, WV
Bottled Carbonated
Perrier, France