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RUTLAND, Vt. -- Vermont's second largest city wants to sell its water.
Public Works Commissioner Paul Clifford has sent letters to 21 bottling companies to see if there's interest in water from the city's reservoir.
Although the idea may be distasteful to some, the city is taking the lead from other Northeast communities that have had success.
Polar Beverages in Worcester, Mass., uses the city water for some of its beverages and Bennington sells water from an aquifer to Vermont Pure Springs.
Clifford is convinced that with Rutland's name on it and the right market, the water would sell.
He says the quality of Rutland's water is as good as its competition.
The city's water comes from mountain streams running down Killington, Pico and other hills. The water flows into the Mendon Brook, and then into the reservoir, before passing through the city's sand-filtration system. Fluoride and zinc orthophosphate also are added to the water.
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