Meeting participant praises Bend water quality, highlights brewing and hospital uses

A meeting participant told listeners that Bend's tap water is "absolutely the best water in the country," and urged the community to value and plan for the city's water supply.

"I think it's absolutely the best water in the country," the meeting participant said, adding that returning residents often remark on how much they miss Bend's water. The speaker noted that the local supply is "really nice water for brewing" and called it a "cheat code for the brewers around town," citing IPAs, dark lagers and stouts as examples of styles that benefit.

The participant also described water's role in hospitality and health care: "As a hotel we use a lot of water ... when guests check in and they ask about the water, we always tell them that we have excellent water." They said water quality is important "within the hospital system in taking care of patients," explaining that infection-prevention teams "constantly monitor the water quality for the hospital system ... in our surgical areas and our pharmaceutical areas."

On sources and stewardship, the speaker credited local supply to regional hydrology and city maintenance: "We're in the top 10% in the nation here thanks to our Deschutes Mountain snow-fed aquifers," and they referenced "Proulx Springs" and the city of Bend's work to maintain the surface water that feeds the system. The participant emphasized that maintaining clean water from intake to faucet requires significant, ongoing effort.

The remarks also placed local water access in a global context: the speaker said only "one in four people throughout the world have access to clean and safe water," and expressed appreciation that Bend residents have both safe and great-tasting tap water.

Listeners responded audibly at the end of the remarks.

No formal action or vote was recorded in the provided transcript excerpt.