City of Ionia National Water Award

This isn't exactly a question that is asked us by our callers very often, but because it has made the national news, and the fact that Ionia, MI is the next town East of us, we had to comment.

The city of Ionia, Michigan has been judged by the American Water Works Association as having quality water. The local NBC affiliate in our area (WOODTV 8 - Grand Rapids, MI) picked up the story and aired a water tasting segment on March 3. Apparently most of the water taste-testers chose Ionia City water over two popular brands of bottled water. Not surprising seeing as how the aquifer that supplies water to the city is from a once-frozen prehistoric glacier near Traverse City a few hundred feet down. The city then strictly enforces environmental laws to protect it from outside contamination. The award is for the efforts taken by the Ionia Department of Public Utilities to protect this aquifer.

The award from the American Water Works Association wil be presented to the Ionia Department of Public Utilities at a ceremony in San Francisco in June.