From Steamboat Today (Zach Fridell):
The water in Yampa, straight from the Flat Tops and through a ground source about a mile south of town, has been named the tastiest water in Colorado by the Colorado Rural Water Association. The water was judged on taste, color and odor during a blind taste test at the association’s annual conference in February, and Yampa’s town water supply came out on top of the six samples submitted. “I try to do as little to it as possible,” [Yampa Public Works Director Eric Berry] said. He didn’t pull the water sample out of a secret well or from a preserved reservoir, but straight out of the faucet in his house. He put it into glass quart jars and took it to Colorado Springs…
The water from Yampa will have a shot at national recognition at next year’s National Rural Water Conference in early February. Berry said the only things he adds to the water are a small amount of chlorine and sodium hydroxide, standard additives to keep the water clean. He said the good taste most likely comes from the minerals naturally present. Although the water has not been analyzed for all its mineral properties, Berry said he knows there is a relatively high level of calcium.
More water treatment coverage here.