MASON CITY – One interesting topic of discussion at Monday’s City Council goal-setting session was the possibility of bottling water treated in Mason City and offering it for sale.
Mason City’s wastewater treatment plant contains the world’s third largest electrodialysis reversal (EDR) technology system. The plant was re-built in 2004 at a cosst of $18 million. The city draws raw water from the Jordan Aquifer through nine wells.
City Council member Jean Marinos has continually offered Mason City’s water as a marketing tool, and said Monday night that “we really need to look” at the possibility of selling water treated in Mason City for sale outside the city.
City Administrator Brent Trout said the city has looked at this possibility in the past and will continue to research whether the opportunity could become a reality.
“We looked at the possibilities of entering a taste competition,” Trout said. “The next step is to determine what the cost would be to do a small bottling system here if want to sell our own water with our own label.”
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