Where do bottled water come from?

• Answer:

  "Bottlers use standard identifiers, prescribed by FDA regulations, to describe their water, but the meanings may be different than you expect.These terms refer to both the geological sources of the water and the treatment methods applied to the water.The terms don't necessarily describe the geographic location of the source or determine its quality. For instance,“spring water” can be collected at the point where water flows naturally to the earth's surface or from a borehole that taps into the underground source. Other terms used on the label about the source, such as “glacier water” or “mountain water,” are not regulated standards of identity and may not indicate that the water is necessarily from a pristine area. Likewise, the term,“purified,” refers to processes that remove chemicals and pathogens.“Purified water” is not necessarily free of microbes – though it may be. Some bottled water comes from surface water sources.This water typically comes from a public water system and receives additional treatment, such as filtration and disinfection, before it is bottled."