The Arkansas Rural Water Association (ARWA) annual conference was held at the Hot Springs Convention Center on September 11-14, 2022. Our City Corporation Ambassadors, Larry & Judy Collins, collected and delivered our water for the Best Tasting Water in Arkansas competition. The water was kept cold, and then judged on quality, industry standards, and taste. City Corporation was voted the Best Tasting Water in Arkansas 2022! This is a two year running sweep for us and a total of five wins since entering this competition in our state! The next step is our water will be entered into the National Best Tasting Water competition which will be at Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. in February 2023. The ARWA CEO Dennis Sternberg says, “Because of the quality of this water, Arkansas has a good chance at the national taste test in Washington, D.C.”

City Corporation serves water to not just Russellville residents but to our local region through our partnership with Tri County. Steve Mallett, CEO City Corporation says “We are once again very excited to have been selected as the state’s best tasting drinking water at the Arkansas Rural Water Association annual conference.  We value our long-standing partnership with Tri-County water which allows us to qualify for this contest through our wholesale customer agreement.  We also appreciate the continued support of our customers and the mayor and city council that allow us to serve our great community at an award-winning level!”

John Choate, CEO Tri County: “Tri County Regional Water would like to congratulate City Corporation on their achievement of producing the best water in the state of Arkansas. Having the best water in the state to distribute to Tri County customers is a major win for our entire community in the city and county.”