Selective Origin

When you choose water from our company, you know where the water you’re drinking comes from.

The majority of our water comes from underground sources.. Unlike surface water (lakes, rivers and streams), water from underground sources undergoes natural geological filtration that removes chemical pollutants and microbiological and viral contaminants. How effective this filtration is does depend on the aquifer, its geological characteristics, the depth of the water table and even the amount of time that it takes a drop of rain to reach it. In the case of our English mineral water Buxton, the journey through the underground stone takes nearly 20 million years!

The original quality of the water and its ability to be preserved over time are very carefully monitored in our Water Resource department and carefully assessed whenever we consider using any new sources. But the absence of all pollution is only one of the aspect that Nestlé Waters looks at when selecting water sources.

Because every spring is unique from a geological standpoint, each one of our brands with its own origin has its own mineral alchemy, which naturally gives it its own taste. This distinctive characteristic constitutes one of the major criteria according to which consumers everywhere choose their water. Some prefer the light, fresh taste of a still water with a low mineral content, others prefer the mouth feel of a water that is rich in minerals. Our mission is to provide a variety of waters with taste characteristics that best suit the taste of the local consumers. And, from one side of the earth to the other, just as from one individual to another, there are all different tastes!

The sustainability of the water resources that we use is also a determining factor. Every source has its own flowrate, defined by the natural rate at which it fills up. Respecting the natural water cycle is a fundamental part of our business: the sustainability of our own activity depends on it. In order to remain a viable source, a spring must have a sustainable flow that’s high enough to meet our needs over the long term, while also taking into account the needs of other possible users (agriculture, industry, local governments). For decades, we have managed the water resources that we control responsibly in order to preserve the natural balance, as can be seen with Poland Spring, bottled since 1845, Vittel, since 1854 and Sao Lourenço since 1899.