Bottled Spring Water More bottled waters claim springs as their
origin than any other type of source. Spring waters vary widely
in their mineral composition and TDS level, both of which are
influenced by the geology of the local area. Some springs
naturally carbonate the water. The besttasting spring water
comes from a protected, free-flowing spring and is treated as
little as possible during the bottling process. The actual
definition of spring water is controversial. Geologists
characterize it as water flowing through the surface of the
earth with no help from machines. But water from a borehole (a
well) drilled next to the spring can also be considered spring
waterby the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, at leastif a
hydraulic link between the spring and the borehole can be shown,
the water from both the borehole and the spring are chemically
identical, the borehole does not prevent the spring’s natural
flow, and the borehole does not open the aquifer to surface
water. Using a spring’s natural orifice, ho