Timber Lakes has the best water in Utah

On March 2, 2023, the annual Utah Water Taste Test, sponsored by Rural Water of Utah, wrapped up in St. George, Utah. A panel of judges dipped into tap water from forty-four rural communities around Utah. Judges based their decisions on clarity, smell, and taste. Timber Lakes Water Special Service District won first place in the competition for the best water in Utah. The District supplies water to the homes in Timber Lakes, a gated subdivision, located seven miles east of Heber City, in the far western slopes of the Uinta Mountains.

In 2024, in a contest sponsored by the National Rural Water Association, in Washington D.C., water from the Timber Lakes water system will be judged against hundreds of samples from rural communities around the country to see who has the best tasting water in the nation.