This week is National Drinking Water Week, hosted by the American Water Works Association.
The city of Concord is encouraging the community to celebrate by getting to know more about their tap water. The event theme “Your Water – to Know It Is to Love It” inspires people to learn more to better understand and appreciate their drinking water.
Concord’s General Services Department provides water treatment and distribution for the Concord community. Penacook Lake is Concord’s primary source of drinking water and is treated at the city’s Water Treatment Plant. The Water Treatment Plant treats an average of 4 million gallons a day. Continuous testing is done in the lab to ensure the water supply meets drinking water standards. An annual water quality report is produced to provide the public with detailed information about the quality of their drinking water. Concord’s 2017 report can be found by visiting concordnh.gov/WaterQuality2017.
Concord’s Water Treatment Plant Supervisor, Charlie Roberts, will be attending the N.H. Drinking Water Coalition’s Drinking Water Festival in Keene on Wednesday to commemorate National Drinking Water Week and promote Concord’s drinking water. The annual Drinking Water Festival and State Science Fair is attended by approximately 400 fourth-graders that participate in hands-on educational water activities and exhibits. Students and teachers also vote on a drinking water tasting contest to declare which municipal water supply has the best tasting water, which Concord won in 2016.
Water is vital to daily life. From source to tap, Concord General Services works to ensure the Concord community is receiving the best quality of water at all times. Clean and accessible drinking water is directly linked to the maintenance of the infrastructure of water systems, which is why Concord is proactive in continuing to invest in infrastructure.
Concord General Services encourages everyone in the Concord community to visit concordnh.gov/water to learn more about their drinking water and the dedication that goes into ensuring that water is accessible every time the faucet is turned on.
Angelina Zulkic
