Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 445A - Water Controls
PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS
Bottled Water
Section 445A.5565 - Types of bottled water
Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 445A.5565
Current through September 16, 2024
1. Bottled water may be labeled and sold as:
(a) Distilled
water, if it is demineralized by distillation and complies with the
requirements for purified water set forth in the United States
Pharmacopeia, XXII, which is hereby adopted by reference. A copy of
the United States Pharmacopeia may be obtained from the USP
Order Processing Department, 12601 Twinbrook Parkway, Rockville, Maryland
20852, for the price of $350.
(b)
Drinking water, if it is filtered and disinfected by a process approved by the
health authority.
(c) Mineral
water, if it 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. The total dissolved solids present in mineral water
must appear on the label of the bottle and be stated in milligrams per liter.
The boreholes or springs from which mineral water is produced must originate
from an underground source which is geologically and physically protected from
contamination.
(d) Natural water,
if it is produced from a well or an artesian well and no minerals have been
added or removed from the water. Natural water may be filtered and must be
disinfected by a process approved by the health authority. Natural water may be
labeled as natural artesian water or natural well water.
(e) Purified water, if it is demineralized by
distillation, deionization or reverse osmosis and complies with the
requirements for purified water set forth in the United States
Pharmacopeia, XXII.
(f)
Spring water, if it 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 in a manner approved by the health authority.
2. Bottled water that is produced from a public water system must be labeled and sold as municipal water. Bottled water that is produced from a public water system may be sold and labeled as:
(a) Distilled water, if it complies with the
requirements set forth in paragraph (a) of subsection 1.
(b) Drinking water, if it complies with the
requirements set forth in paragraph (b) of subsection 1.
(c) Purified water, if it complies with the
requirements set forth in paragraph (e) of subsection 1.
3. As used in this section:
(a) "Artesian well" means a well which
produces water by tapping a confined aquifer in which the water stands above
the water table.
(b) "Well" means
the point at which water is taken from the ground through drilling and
casing.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 9-15-94
NRS 439.200
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