Arrowhead ® Brand Mountain Spring Water

At Arrowhead, we're committed to providing our customers with the most natural beverage known-spring water-in a way that is most convenient for them. To do that, we must respect our spring sources and the communities in which they reside. We're also eager to provide superior service and exceed our customers' expectations every day.

Arrowhead® Brand Mountain Spring Water tastes uniquely fresh and clean because it is the product of nature's ultimate purification system. Our cold springs are continually fed by rain and melting snow, naturally filtered drop by drop through layers of soil and rock. We preserve this gift of nature and ensure that the water coming from our mountain spring water sources, located in the U.S. and Canada, has a clean crisp and refreshing taste. Arrowhead® Brand. It's Better Up Here!^TM

Water Quality

How often do you test your water?

In addition to our comprehensive multi-barrier approach, we test our products for purity and consistency throughout the bottling line and in hourly tests on finished products—at least 9 per hour on every line. The controlled process and the tests assure consistency in taste, mineral content, pH and purity.

Is there fluoride in bottled water?

Some of our water products contain fluoride as part of their natural mineral content, or are available with additional fluoride added. The fluoride content of some of our most popular waters (in mg/l) includes:

Arrowhead Drinking

None Detected

Arrowhead Distilled

None Detected

Arrowhead Fluoridated

0.68 - 1.4

Arrowhead Mountain Spring

None Detected - 1.4

Arrowhead Sparkling

0.057

Perrier

0.12

Report date: December 2007
Testing period: 2nd Qtr. 2007 - 4th Qtr. 2007

Is there sodium in bottled water?

Nearly all of our bottled waters are sodium-free. The FDA considers any water containing less than 5 mg of sodium per 8 oz. serving to be sodium-free. Here's a list of the sodium content (in milligrams per 8-ounce serving) of our most prominent products:

Arrowhead Drinking

4.8 - 13

Arrowhead Distilled

None Detected

Arrowhead Fluoridated

6.5 - 15

Arrowhead Spring

2.6 - 16

Arrowhead Sparkling

6.0

Perrier

11

Report date: December 2007
Testing period: 2nd Qtr. 2007 - 4th Qtr. 2007

Water Sources & The Environment

How do you select the spring sources for your products?

Nestlé Waters North America's sources are carefully selected to meet specific criteria relating to taste, quality, and composition of spring water. Nestlé Waters North America's Natural Resource Managers evaluate springs to make sure they meet our criteria and to maintain the existing eco-systems supported by the spring. Decisions about the development and operation of a spring are based on rigorous natural resource management and sound scientific data pertaining to the hydrogeology, biology, and ecology of the source. Each spring source is carefully analyzed and monitored.

Are your bottles recyclable?

Yes, the bottles and containers that you purchase at retail outlets are all recyclable. Furthermore, if you are a Home and Office Delivery customer, your 3 and 5-gallon containers are returnable, and can be washed, sanitized and re-used up to 100 times over their four-year lifespan. We sanitize and recycle these bottles ourselves in our Home and Office delivery business, where we lead the industry in re-using 3 and 5-gallon bottles.

Water Types

Why should I drink spring water? How is it different from tap water?

Taste, for starters. Many people are turned off by the aftertaste that comes from some chlorinated tap water. Then there's the question of quality. Many now worry about the threat of lead, chemicals or microorganisms in some public water systems. At Nestlé Waters North America, we are vigilant about selecting our spring sources; exacting about advanced filtration, bottling and packaging. We have to be—unlike public systems, our water is meant only for drinking. Convenience is another factor. You can't take your kitchen sink with you, but you can take the delicious, natural refreshment of spring water in an unbreakable, re-sealable user-friendly bottle—in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. That's why you see so many people toting bottled water wherever they go. Healthfulness, too. Recognizing that water is an important part of maintaining a healthy lifestyle, people are relying on bottled spring water not just for its great taste, high quality and convenience—but also for its role in helping them to achieve their personal health goals.

Can any water be labeled as spring water?

The FDA mandates that only natural spring water from a spring source meeting specific criteria can be labeled as spring water.

What are the other types of waters?

Purified Water
According to the FDA, water that has been produced by distillation, deionization, reverse osmosis or other suitable processes and that meets the definition of Purified Water, may be labeled as purified bottled water. Other suitable product names for bottled water may include "distilled water" if it is produced by distillation.

Distilled water

Distilled water is purified water that has gone through a distillation process.

Mineral water

According to the FDA, bottled water containing not less than 250 parts per million total dissolved solids (TDS) may be labeled as mineral water. Mineral water is distinguished from other types of bottled water by its constant level and relative proportions of mineral and trace elements at the point of emergence from the source. No product can have minerals added and still be labeled as a mineral water; the minerals must be naturally occurring in the product.

Drinking water

Drinking water is water that has been produced by distillation, deionization, reverse osmosis or other processes as allowed by the FDA and is sealed in containers with no added ingredients except that it may contain safe and suitable antimicrobial agents.

Sparkling water

At Nestlé Waters North America, sparkling spring waters all begin with our pure, natural spring water and are then carbonated with CO2 for a refreshing effervescence. These can be plain or flavored naturally with fruit essences. No sugar is added.

Artesian well water

According to the FDA, artesian water is bottled water from a well that taps a confined aquifer (a water-bearing underground layer of rock or sand) in which the water level stands at some height above the top of the aquifer. Unlike a spring, it does not naturally emerge to the surface.