Lawrence wins state award for best-tasting tap water

Those filling their glass with water from the tap in Lawrence can now say they are drinking award-winning water.

The City of Lawrence recently won an award for best-tasting tap water. A sample of tap water from the city’s Kaw River Water Treatment Plant competed against about 10 other Kansas communities from across the state in the taste test, according to a memo to the City Commission. The competition was part of the annual joint conference of the Kansas Water Environment Association and the Kansas Section American Water Works Association.