 In 1995 , Kent received national attention when the city 's water was named " Best Tasting Municipality Water " at the Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting . The water and mayor Kathleen Chandler were featured on the March 3 episode of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno . Since then , Kent has placed in the top five a total of six times with the most recent being a fifth @-@ place finish in 2011 . In 2003 , the 1836 arch dam was bypassed to meet water quality standards set by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency . To preserve the historic dam , a small park was built behind the dam and the river was rerouted through the old canal lock . During warm @-@ weather months , water is pumped over the dam . The park , known as Heritage Park , was formally dedicated in May 2005 . 
