Section 445A.5565 - Types of bottled water1. 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.Nev. Admin. Code § 445A.5565
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 9-15-94