Bottled Water Nevada According to Nevada Administrative Code (NAC) Chapter 445A, “Bottled Water,” effective November 1994, bottled water may be labeled and sold as: 1 Distilled Water – Water that is demineralized by distillation and complies with the requirements for purified water set forth in the United States Pharmacopeia. 2 Drinking Water – Water that is filtered and disinfected by a process approved by the health authority. 3 Mineral Water – Water that is clearly distinguishable from other types of water by its specific content of minerals and trace elements which remain constant at the water’s point of emergence, boreholes or springs from which mineral water is produced must originate from an underground source which is geologically and physically protected from contamination. 4 Natural Water – Water that is produced from a well (Natural Well Water) or an artesian well (Natural Artesian Water) and no minerals have been added or removed from the water, may be filtered and must be disinfected by a process approved by the health authority. 5 Purified Water – Water that is demineralized by distillation, deionization, or reverse osmosis and complies with the requirements for purified water set forth in the United States Pharmacopeia. 6 Spring Water – Water that is produced from a point at the surface where the water flows naturally from an underground formation or through a borehole adjacent to that point n a manner approved by the health authority. 7 Municipal Water – Water that is produced from a public water system, may be sold and labeled as distilled water, drinking water, purified water if it complies with specific filtration and disinfection requirements.
Source: http://www.bvsde.paho.org/bvsacg/i/fulltext/dicciona/dicciona.pdf
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Author of the Water Words Dictionary source of text: Gary A. Horton
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