Bottled Water Reporter (Summer 2023)

COLUMNS

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS

52 | Know Your Role

Why educating policymakers is crucial to the future of the bottled water industry.

COMMUNICATIONS

54 | How to Respond When Bottled Water’s Safety and Environmental Record Is Questioned

When discussing bottled water with critics, facts will prevail.

TECHNICAL UPDATE

56 | Understanding EPA’s Proposed PFAS Regulations

How reviewing EPA’s proposed PFAS rule helps IBWA determine if changes are necessary to the PFAS standard of quality in the association’s Code of Practice.

BY THE NUMBERS

60 | 2022 Bottled Water Statistics

A roundup of the most important statistics for America’s No.1 packaged beverage product.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

10 | Bottled Water Sales Soar With Modest Volume Growth in 2022

In 2022, inflation affected the U.S. bottled water market, which experienced exceptionally high growth in dollars but unusually slow growth in volume. Even so, as the largest beverage category by volume, bottled water reached new peaks in both producers’ revenue and volume—and is expected to continue dominating the beverage marketplace for the foreseeable future.

By John G. Rodwan, Jr.

22 | IBWA’s Buyers’ Guide

Bottled water is projected to continue along the path of its incomparable growth record. If you are a bottler, you’re going to need suppliers with an industry focus to help you keep up with consumer demand.

Page 24 | Companies

Page 33 | Products & Services

48 | Las Vegas: An Oasis of Opportunities

Join us for the 2023 IBWA Annual Business Conference and Trade Show to learn, network, and build relationships

Want to learn the latest industry trends, discuss best practices with your peers, and find potential collaborators or clients? Start planning now to join IBWA at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino, September 11-14.

CONNECT WITH IBWA

CHAIR'S COMMENTARY DEAR COLLEAGUES

International Bottled Water Association

OFFICERS

Chair

I sometimes take a general look at the issues we face as an industry. Other times, I think about the changes I’d like to make at IBWA. I consider what we do each year, the role we play as the industry’s advocate, our history, and some of the activities we require of our members. I have been an IBWA member for some four decades, and I can say without hesitation that each decade has been a wonderful experience and never dull. There are, however, often challenging and often frustrating moments, much like a normal business day for each of us.

I recently had a very graphic reminder of something that IBWA has been doing right. As an organization, throughout the decades we have questioned some of our activities and requirements. For example, I have questioned whether having an annual Plant Inspection Program or the requirement of having a Certified Plant Operator (CPO) at our facilities was worth it or necessary. That question has also come up under the FDA’s FSMA revisions. If we need a Preventative Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI) at our facility, then why a CPO?

Recently, I was deposed as an expert witness in a very unpleasant and very serious lawsuit involving “bottled water.” The case has some 60 plaintiffs, at least 20 defendants, and about as many attorneys. Damage claims are significant. I was representing a non-industry defendant who got caught in the scatter shot from the shotgun barrel of a plaintiff’s attorney. Although the attorneys for the plaintiffs were not aggressive and were extremely considerate and respectful, I can say with certainty that as your Chairman, and a defender of our industry, I was very grateful for all that IBWA requires for qualification to be an IBWA member. The lead attorney for the plaintiffs questioned me about IBWA, what is required to be a bottler member, what percentage of bottled water we represent in the marketplace, and finally whether the bottled water company that is being sued in this litigation is an IBWA member. They are not!

I answered each question fully and calmly, explaining in great detail our inspection program; our CPO training program; our educational sessions on science, business, and operations. I explained each member’s dedication to food safety. I explained that because of all of IBWA’s efforts cited above, bottled water is considered by the FDA as one of the safest food items on the retail shelf. When I finished my testimony, I became fully aware of exactly how important each of our bottler requirements is and why each of our members’ dedication to those standards is so vital to our reputation. I was grateful!

Thank you each so much for your membership and dedication to doing good things!

Henry R. Hidell, III, Hidell International

Vice Chair

Hih Song Kim, BlueTriton Brands

Treasurer

Joe Bell, Aqua Filter Fresh, Inc.

Immediate Past Chair

CR Hall, Hall's Culligan

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Shayron Barnes-Selby, Primo Water

Tanner Hanstein, Ozarka Water and Coffee

Ryan Heiken, Crystal Clear Water Co.

Brian Hess, Niagara Bottling LLC

Doug Hidding, Blackhawk Molding Co.

Dan Kelly, Polymer Solutions International

Lynette MacFee, Oasis/Waterways

Jillian Olsen, Cherry Ridge Consulting LLC

David Redick, Steelhead, Inc.

Robert Smith, Grand Springs Distribution

Brad Wester, Premium Waters, Inc.

William Patrick Young, Absopure Water Co., Inc.

IBWA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Chair Henry R. Hidell, III, Hidell International

Shayron Barnes-Selby, Primo Water

Joe Bell, Aqua Filter Fresh, Inc.

CR Hall, Hall's Culligan

Brian Hess, Niagara Bottling LLC

Dan Kelly, Polymer Solutions International

Hih Song Kim, BlueTriton Brands

Robert Smith, Grand Springs Distribution

William Patrick Young, Absopure Water Co., Inc.

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Communications Committee

Julia Buchanan, Niagara Bottling, LLC

Maureen Hendrix, Primo Water

Education Committee

Glen Davis, Absopure Water Co., Inc.

Douglas R. Hupe, Aqua Filter Fresh

Environmental Sustainability Committee

John Cook, Niagara Bottling LLC

Jillian Olsen, Cherry Ridge Consulting LLC

Government Relations Committee

Viola Johnson Jacobs, Primo Water

Derieth Sutton, Niagara Bottling LLC.

Membership Committee

Marge Eggie, Polymer Solutions International

Kelley Goshay, Primo Water

State and Regional Associations Committee

Robert Smith, Grand Springs Distribution

Supplier and Convention Committee

Joe Bell, Aqua Filter Fresh, Inc.

Dan Kelly, Polymer Solutions International

Technical Committee

Glen Davis, Absopure Water Co., Inc.

Ryan Schwaner, Niagara Bottling, LLC

Henry R. Hidell, III IBWA Chair

As your Chairman, I am privileged to share my thoughts, vision, and concerns about industry matters in this edition of the Bottled Water Reporter.

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE INSIGHTS, EVENTS, AND ESSENTIAL SUPPLIERS

This issue of Bottled Water Reporter has a dual purpose: provide industry insights and facilitate industry connections.

In our cover story, “Bottled Water Sales Soar With Modest Volume Growth” (p.10), Beverage Marketing Corporation’s (BMC) John G. Rodwan, Jr., reviews the volume and sales records the bottled water industry achieved last year, detailing how bottled water continues to be the No.1 packaged beverage in the United States. Bottled water’s total volume sold in 2022 was 15.9 billion gallons, its highest volume ever, surpassing carbonated soft drinks for the seventh year in a row. Retail sales approached $46 billion, up from $40.8 billion in 2021. And that’s not the only good news, as BMC projects bottled water’s share of the beverage market will only continue to grow.

To keep up with that consumer demand, IBWA bottlers will need to leverage all the resources available to them, and our 2023 Buyers’ Guide (p.22) can help. This guide simplifies the often overwhelming task of finding reliable suppliers that understand the unique needs of a bottled water bottler, streamlining your search process and saving you valuable time and effort. Whether you are seeking new equipment, raw materials, or professional services, this guide is a treasure trove of information.

Probably the best way to ensure your company’s future success is to keep informed about industry issues, trends, and best practices. For that, we invite you to join us in Las Vegas, September 11-14, for the 2023 IBWA Annual Business Conference and Trade Show. On p.48, you’ll find all the details necessary to help you plan your schedule. With a rich lineup of thought-provoking educational sessions, innovative suppliers on the trade show floor, and constructive networking events, you don’t want to miss this opportunity to discuss the future of our industry with your bottled water peers.

In the columns, we offer insights you can use today. The Government Relations column (p.52) encourages members to take on an active role in educating policymakers because, as we know, uninformed legislators make bad policies. The Communication’s column (p.54) provides guidance on how to respond when someone questions the safety and environmental record of bottled water. And finally, the Technical Update column (p.56) discusses why IBWA’s PFAS subcommittee is reviewing the EPA’s proposed PFAS rule.

I’m looking forward to seeing all of you in Las Vegas for the IBWA Annual Business Conference and Trade Show. From conceptualization to execution, this event is being planned specifically for you: the bottled water professional. We think you’ll agree that the end result is an event that fosters knowledge sharing, collaboration, and professional growth.

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EMERGING CONTAMINANTS were negative for PFAS using Method 533. However, FDA detected PFAS in two cod and two shrimp samples, and one sample each of tilapia, salmon, and ground beef. For the samples where PFAS was detected, each type of PFAS for which there are toxicological reference values (TRVs) was assessed individually. FDA has concluded that exposure to PFAS at the levels measured in the seven samples are not likely to be a health concern for young children or the general population.

FDA STUDY FINDS BOTTLED WATER DOES NOT CONTAIN PFAS

To estimate dietary exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from the general food supply, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been testing fresh and processed foods and bottled water consistently since 2019. To date, FDA has tested nearly 800 samples from a wide range of foods collected for the FDA’s Total Diet Study (TDS) or as part of targeted assignments. From its most recent testing, FDA has provided testing results for PFAS in 186 samples from two regional collections from the TDS (Dataset 6 and Dataset 7).

The two regional samples collected for bottled water

The PFAS data is consistent with FDA’s previous TDS testing results; no PFAS have been detected in over

97% (701 out of 718) of the fresh and processed foods tested and bottled water from the TDS. At least one type of PFAS was detected in 44% (14 out of 32) of the TDS seafood samples and in 74% (60 out of 81) of the samples from its 2022 targeted seafood survey.

FDA’s testing for PFAS in the general food supply is ongoing.

Bottled water samples have tested negative for PFAS in FDA’s most recent testing.

PFAS Under Review

In March 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a PFAS regulation for tap water. Through that proposed rule, EPA states it is "leveraging the most recent science and building on existing state efforts to limit PFAS to provide a nationwide, health-protective level for . . . specific PFAS in drinking water." Currently, IBWA’s PFAS Subcommittee is reviewing EPA’s proposed rule to determine if changes are necessary to align the PFAS standard of quality published in the IBWA Code of Practice. To learn more, turn to p.56.

FDA Extends

Comment Period on Draft Guidance Concerning Use of Dietary Guidance Statements on Labels

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the comment period for the Draft Guidance for Industry entitled “Questions and Answers About Dietary Guidance Statements in Food Labeling,” which first appeared in the Federal Register on March 27, until September 25, 2023.

FDA’s draft guidance outlines the agency’s current thinking on the use of dietary guidance statements on food labeling, with the stated purpose to ensure that such statements promote nutritious dietary practices. FDA states that the draft guidance is based on recommendations found in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs) 20202025 related to nutrients to limit and food group intake.

FDA is seeking comment on whether to include recommendations for the use of Dietary Guidance

statements on “bottles or containers of plain water and other calorie-free beverages (e.g., flavored carbonated water, coffee, and tea).” FDA recognizes in the draft guidance that raw, whole fruits and vegetables could bear a dietary guidance statement even if they don’t meet the food group recommendations FDA has outlined. FDA could similarly recognize that bottled water can bear a Dietary Guidance statement without regard to the food group content.

IBWA has reviewed the draft guidance and will submit comments prior to FDA’s September 25, 2023 deadline. The association’s comments will focus on supporting the use of Dietary Guidance statements on bottled water product labeling through consensus reports for water that support a healthy dietary pattern,

Attend Virtual Plant Tour of Orange County Water District, CPOs Can Earn 1 CEU

All IBWA members are invited to participate in a virtual environmental sustainability plant tour of the Orange County Water District. This tour will take you behind the scenes of the Groundwater Replenishment System (GWRS), which purifies wastewater resulting in high-quality water that is environmentally sensitive and economical. After the tour, there will be time for questions from attendees.

Certified Plant Operators are eligible to earn 1 CEU by attending this virtual plant tour. To learn more about Orange County Water District, visit www.ocwd.com.

When: August 10, 2023

Time: 2:00 pm EST (11:00 am PT)

Cost: Free to IBWA members Register: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/IBWAPlantTourOCWD

Although the virtual tour is free to members, registration is required to ensure IBWA obtains an accurate count of the number of attendees. If you have any questions, please contact IBWA Manager of Conferences, Meetings, and Programs Claire Crane: ccrane@bottledwater.org.

hydration, and calorie/added sugar reduction.

California’s OEHHA Determines Antimony (Trivalent Compounds) Is Not a Carcinogen; Will

Not Be Listed Under Prop 65

On June 8, 2023, the California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) announced it has determined that antimony (trivalent compounds) does not meet the criteria to be listed as a carcinogen under the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (i.e., Proposition 65). OEHHA had issued a notice last year in the California Regulatory Notice Register, on September 30, 2022, of its intention to list antimony (trivalent compounds) as known to the state to cause cancer under Prop 65. That action was proposed pursu-

ant to the Labor Code listing mechanism that is incorporated into Prop 65. The Labor Code requires certain substances identified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) to be listed as known to cause cancer under Prop 65. However, during the public comment period that ran from September 30 – October 31, 2022, the California Chamber of Commerce, Consumer Brands, and American Chemistry Council submitted comments requesting that OEHHA delay determining if antimony (trivalent compounds) should be included under Prop 65

until after the release of IARC’s Monographs on the Identification of Carcinogenic Hazards to Humans, entitled “Cobalt, Antimony Compounds, and Weapons-Grade Tungsten Alloy.” That document was published on May 5, 2023. After its review of the 2023 IARC monograph, OEHHA

decided not to proceed with the Proposition 65 listing of antimony (trivalent compounds).To learn more about OEHHA’s decision not to list antimony (trivalent compounds) as a carcinogen, visit bit.ly/AntimonyTrivalent Compounds_NotCancer Causing

After reviewing IARC's 2023 monograph, OEHHA announced that antimony (trivalent compounds) does not meet the criteria for being listed as causing cancer under Prop 65.

CAPITOL HILL DAY

IBWA Annual “Hill Day” Focuses on Promoting Recycling, Healthy Hydration Issues

On June 7, 2023, more than 40 IBWA members and staff participated in the association’s 2023 annual “Capitol Hill Day,” meeting with 35 members of Congress and their staff. Participants encouraged support for the Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act, the Recycling and Composting Accountability Act, and the need to promote healthy hydration by adding a water icon to the MyPlate graphic used to promote the U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

Before heading out for their individual meetings, IBWA Hill participants attended a lunch where Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, spoke to the group. Both senators are main sponsors of the recycling bills that IBWA discussed with members of Congress while on Capitol Hill. In addition, Senator Collins shared her appreciation for the industry taking a lead on addressing PFAS issues, and Senator Moore Capito thanked the industry for providing bottled water during times of emergency in West Virginia.

Rep. Mike Flood (second from left)

Rep. Steve Womack (center)

Senator Shelley Moore Capito

Senator Susan Collins

Rep. Steven Horsford (center)

Senator Jon Ossoff (third from left)

Rep. John James (center)

Senator Mike Braun (center)

Rep. Lori Chavez-Deremer (center)

Rep. Susan Wild (left)

BOTTLED WATER SALES SOAR .

WITH MODEST VOLUME GROWTH

In 2022, inflation affected the U.S. bottled water market, which experienced exceptionally high growth in dollars but unusually slow growth in volume. Even so, as the largest beverage category by volume, bottled water reached new peaks in both producers’ revenue and volume.

The volume growth for America’s No.1 packaged beverage—bottled water—was a modest 1.1% in 2022, compared to 4.6% in 2021, 4.1% in 2020, and 3.7% growth in 2019. While the category saw much more vigorous growth just a few years earlier—such as 2016’s leap of almost 8%—2022’s growth was significant for a beverage of such substantial size—especially in an economy in which higher prices may have hindered volume growth as consumers cut back on discretionary spending.

During the last few decades, bottled water profoundly transformed the U.S. beverage marketplace and continues to shape consumers’ preferences regarding liquid refreshment beverages and associated functional benefit. When Perrier first arrived in the 1970s, few industry observers could have anticipated the impact bottled water would eventually make. Back then, it might have seemed peculiar to see Americans perpetually in possession of packaged water, but now that’s commonplace. One notable result of this development is that the number of calories U.S. consumers take in from beverages has declined as bottled water became a mammoth mainstream beverage.

Besides a couple of small reductions in 2008 and 2009— years when most other beverage categories also contracted due to the financial crisis—bottled water volume grew every year from 1977 to 2022. This period included 17 doubledigit annual volume growth spurts. Prior to 2022’s slowdown, bottled water volume consistently enlarged at solid single-digit percentage rates since resuming growth in 2010. Even with 2022’s relative softness, per capita consumption

BOTTLED WATER REACHED NEW VOLUME AND SALES RECORDS IN 2022.

hit 46.5 gallons, up a tenth of a gallon from the year before and more than 10 gallons higher than average intake of the second largest beverage category, carbonated soft drinks.

The contrasting performances of the two biggest beverages point to broader trends. Bottled water’s unrelenting ascent coincided with, and contributed to, major changes in consumer preferences for refreshment and rehydration. As the unrivaled option for portability and affordability beverage, bottled water prompted the formation of new habits as well as new usage occasions. Suitable for consumption at any time of day or night, and not needing to be refrigerated (unlike carbonated soft drinks or fruit beverage), bottled water became the preferred beverage choice not only for consumers aiming to reduce caloric intake or lessen artificial sweetener usage but also for consumers of all kinds. Lacking precisely those attributes, carbonated soft drinks struggled to enlarge, let alone maintain, their volume.

Single-serve plastic bottles became by far the most popular format, driving overall category growth and accounting for most of its volume. In 2022, that segment continued to

grow, but not all other segments did. Multi-serving bottles (generally ranging in size from 1 to 2.5 gallons), domestic sparkling water, and imports, for instance, declined. Selfservice refill (vended) and home and office delivery (HOD) saw volume contract during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, when many people worked from home rather than in cooler-equipped offices, but outperformed the (much, much larger) single-serve segment in 2022. After several years of double-digit volume growth, driven in part by major beverage companies’ efforts in the segment, domestic sparking advanced much more slowly but still outperformed the overall bottled water market in 2021. Imports grew even faster that year, but, like sparking water, did so from a relatively small base. In 2022, however, both sparkling water and imported water of all types registered fairly sizeable declines.

Before the economic downturn at the end of the century’s first decade, bottled water enjoyed a lengthy run of forceful volume growth, as documented in U.S. Bottled Water through 2027, Beverage Marketing Corporation’s most recent annual analysis of the market. During the 2000s, bottled water volume charted double-digit percentage growth rates in two years and advanced at rates close to that level in several others. Bottled water volume grew by nearly 12% in 2002, and after growing by almost 11% in 2005, it enlarged by 9.6% in 2006. Departing from the pattern of preceding years, bottled water volume declined during the Great Recession years of 2008 and 2009, 1.1% and 2.6% respectively.

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Unlike carbonated soft drinks, which followed a number of years of tepid growth with multiple volume reductions, bottled water demonstrated that its two consecutive losses were aberrations rather than the beginning of stagnation or decline. When bottled water volume resumed growth in 2010, it effectively restored volume to where it had been prior to the declines. Still, stronger growth ensued in subsequent years. By 2022, volume reached a new volume record—more than 7.2 billion gallons higher than it had been in 2007. Carbonated soft drinks, on the other hand, underwent their sixteenth consecutive year of volume reduction in 2020 before some subsequent, and likely aberrational, increases following an unusually large decrease in the first year of the pandemic.

Bottled water producers’ revenues also fell in both 2008 and 2009, and did so more dramatically than volume did, but they also recovered. Bottled water wholesale dollar sales first approached $6 billion in 2000. By 2007, they reached $12 billion. Category sales declined to $11.6 billion the following year and then to $11 billion in 2009. They inched upward in 2010 and 2011 and moved above $12 billion in 2012. Wholesale dollars reached $12.9 billion in 2013 and exceeded $13.7 billion in 2014. They approached $15 billion in 2015, surpassed $16.3 billion in 2016, topped $17.4 billion in 2017, climbed above $18.7 billion in 2018, approached $20 billion in 2019, neared $20.8 billion in 2020, surpassed $22.8 billion in 2021 and rocketed to $25.5 billion in 2022, with the nearly 12% increase largely attributable to higher prices due to supply shortages.

At the retail level, 2022 sales approached $46 billion, up from $40.8 billion in 2021. This represented significantly faster year-over-year growth than was measured in 2021, when retail sales also grew robustly, largely due to changes in where consumers made purchases. Early on in the pandemic, convenience stores saw slower traffic as consumers stocked up in grocery stores and mass marketers, and, through much of the year, high-margin on-premise channels saw greatly reduced activity. In 2021, both c-stores and on-premise channels started to recover. And there were those aforementioned higher prices, which contributed to the accelerated growth in 2021.

Continuous growth in per capita consumption indicates clear, persisting demand for a product that consumers see as a healthy alternative to other beverages. U.S. residents increased their annual consumption by 16.1 gallons from 30.4 gallons per person in 2012 to 46.5 gallons 10 years later.

In the same timeframe, per capita consumption of carbonated soft drinks dropped by nearly 6 gallons. Per capita consumption of major beverage categories like milk and fruit beverages also fell. Other types, including coffee and tea, were characterized by stability, though the ready-todrink versions of both categories made gains. Those beverages associated with beneficial properties and functional benefits—a group that includes packaged water as well as energy drinks, sports beverages, and ready-to-drink

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tea—were the most resilient elements of the beverage market after 2009. Nonetheless, average intake of ready-todrink tea and sports drinks remained fractions of bottled water’s per capita consumption level. Indeed, bottled water added more gallons to its per-person consumption rate in 10 years than either ready-to-drink tea or sports beverages reached by the end of that period. (Ready-to-drink tea intake stood slightly above 5 gallons per American in 2022, while per capita sports drinks consumption was 5.5 gallons.) Bottled water proved itself to be not only a key component of the U.S. liquid refreshment beverage market; it also appeared poised for additional increases in per capita consumption in the future. Beverage Marketing anticipates that it could climb to around 50 gallons in just a few more years.

Numerous qualities account for bottled water’s unceasing resonance with U.S. consumers, including its associations with healthfulness, convenience, safety, and value. Diverse packaging types, ranging from single-serve to bulk, facilitate a wide array of uses. Among commercial readyto-drink beverages, bottled water is fairly inexpensive, even after some recent price increases in this era of supply chain issues and other factors affecting input costs. Consumers’ thirst for beverages that offer benefits beyond refreshment alone also contributed to the fundamental hydrating beverage’s rise in the beverage standings. Bottled water’s zerocalorie status and its lack of artificial ingredients appeal to many consumers. Even where tap water may be safe and readily available, people may prefer bottled water, which they often believe tastes better. The availability of packaged water wherever beverages are sold also differentiates bottled water from tap. A number of those characteristics also explain why bottled water was so sought-after during pantry-loading at the apex of the pandemic.

Though it has at times been likened to tap water, bottled water actually achieved its position at the No.1 beverage category by enticing consumers away from other packaged

beverages. While some consumers may have moved away from regular, full-calorie sodas in favor of their diet versions, many others opted for bottled water instead. Further, as some consumers became wary of artificial sweeteners, they shifted away from diet sodas as well as regular counterparts.

Category Developments

Domestic non-sparkling water yet again stood as by far the biggest individual segment of the U.S. packaged water business. Domestic non-sparkling water’s 15 billion gallons represented 94.6% of total volume in 2022. Domestic nonsparkling saw slower volume reductions than the overall market in 2008 and 2009, and then outperformed it again in 2010. It moved very slightly slower than the total market in following years until 2021, when the biggest segment increased as the same rate as the overall market. In 2022, domestic non-sparkling water enlarged slightly faster than total bottled water volume.

The non-sparkling segment includes various sub-segments that typically perform quite differently from each other. In several recent consecutive years, all four segments grew, albeit at dissimilar rates. In 2022, three of the four grew. Throughout most of the 1990s and 2000s, the retail premium sub-segment—consisting of still water in singleserve polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles—propelled the overall category’s growth. Indeed, retail PET volume enlarged by a double-digit percentage rate 16 consecutive times through 2007. Growth slowed considerably in 2008 before it halted in 2009. Yet PET’s 0.9% reduction that year was far less than the 2.6% loss measured for bottled water volume as a whole. Moreover, 2009 PET volume of almost 5.2 billion gallons stood more than 4.1 billion gallons higher than it had in 1999, and its share of total bottled water swelled from 25% to more than 62% during that 10-year period.

In 2010, PET experienced the strongest growth of any bottled water segment, advancing by 6.8% to 5.5 billion

gallons, which boosted its share above 64%. Growth slowed in 2011 but remained well in advance of the total market: volume greater than 5.8 billion gallons flowed from growth of 5.3%, which pushed PET’s share to 65%. In 2012, the segment saw its strongest showing since 2007, increasing by more than 8% to 6.3 billion gallons, which represented 65% of the overall market. Greater than 6% growth in 2013 pushed volume up to nearly 6.7 billion gallons—essentially two-thirds of the total. In 2014, the segment advanced at an even greater rate than in 2012, catapulting volume above 7.2 billion gallons and market share to 67.5%. Still another year of acceleration in 2015 drove PET volume to nearly 7.9 billion gallons and share to more than 68%.

In 2016, the single-serve segment enlarged by more than 9% to reach 8.6 billion gallons, which gave it still more market share. PET volume slowed in 2017, but with volume of close to 9.2 billion gallons, the segment still accounted for close to 70% of U.S. bottled water volume, a share it held onto in 2018, when volume approached 9.7 billion gallons. In 2019, the segment’s share did climb above 70% as volume exceeded 10 billion gallons for the first time. Volume topped 10.5 billion in 2020, which represented 70.2% of all bottled water. It’s share reached 71% in 2021 as volume rose to almost 11.2 billion gallons. The segment’s 11.3 billion gallons were 71.2% of U.S. bottled water volume in 2022.

Retail bulk volume saw some setbacks as consumers frequently opted for convenient PET multipacks in large format retail channels instead of larger sizes. Its share fell from nearly one-quarter of the category volume at the

beginning of the century to 7.5% by 2022, largely due to competition from PET. After several declines, the segment did grow each year from 2011 to 2018, but, in 2019, retail bulk volume saw a small reduction in volume. Growth resumed in 2020, when portability was less of an issue for homebound consumers, and that growth continued (albeit slowly) in 2021. In 2022, the segment declined at a rate similar to those recorded in the early 2000s.

Like retail bulk, direct delivery faced competition from PET bottles. The HOD segment, which was the largest of them all as recently as the mid-1990s, accounted for less than 10% of total volume by 2022. U.S. HOD volume slipped from close to 1.4 billion gallons in the early 2000s to around 1.2 billion gallons a few years later, but it again stood at 1.4 billion gallons again in 2019, when volume enlarged by just 0.7%. As noted above, volume dipped in 2020, when fewer workplaces were serviced, but resumed in 2021. In 2022, HOD was the top-performing segment, up by nearly 5%. 23 by Beverage Marketing Corporation

The comparatively small, mostly regional vending segment consisting of refillable jug containers saw some growth even when total bottled water volume did not. Its low cost during economic difficulties undoubtedly had something to do with vending’s positive results. It continued to grow in 2020 and did so at a faster clip than in 2019. Even so, it moved at a slower pace than the domestic still water market or the bottled water market as a whole. In 2021, it was the sole domestic non-sparkling water type to see volume decline. That distinction shifted to retail bulk in 2022, when self-service refill water volume increased by almost 4%.

U.S. BOTTLED WATER MARKET

In a major turnaround from the previous year, the two segments outside the domestic non-sparkling space fell sharply in 2022, notching the weakest showings of any bottled water type. Imported water, the smallest segment of them all, is prone to fluctuations. In the 2000s, it registered doubledigit percentage growth in some years, and equally sizeable contractions in others. After one of those up years in 2007, imported water’s volume fell sharply in 2008 and then plummeted precipitously in 2009. It continued to shrink in 2010 before moving up again in 2011. In 2012, imports notched their first double-digit growth rate since 2007. Growth rates remained at similarly high levels for a few years until 2017, when imported volume enlarged by 9.2%. Growth cooled to less than 7% in 2018, less than 5% in 2019 and less than 3% in 2020 before approaching 7% in 2021. In 2022, however, imported water volume plummeted by more than 5%—the segment’s worst performance since 2010.

For several years, domestic sparkling water held a small share of bottled water volume but grew at an even more explosive rate than imports, let alone retail PET. After

growing by nearly 14% in 2019, sparkling volume shot up by nearly 22% in 2020. In 2021, it grew by a comparatively staid 5.2% only to drop by nearly 5% in 2022.

Domestic non-sparkling water accounted for almost all per capita bottled water consumption in 2022. Sparkling water volume worked out to about 1.5 gallons per person. (With imports, the figure translated to less than 1 gallon per U.S. resident.) In the key PET portion, average intake moved from 20.4 gallons in 2012 to 33.2 gallons a decade later.

In terms of retail sales, single-serve PET was by far the biggest part of the business with $32.8 billion or 71.6% of the total. Domestic non-sparkling of all types together accounted for more than 81% of retail sales. Though domestic sparkling and imports represented comparatively small portions of bottled water volume, they have outsize shares due to their higher price points. For instance, while imported volume was just 2% of the total, it garnered a share of retail sales of 11.5%.

International Developments

Bottled water became a beverage industry phenomenon not only in the United States—which once ranked as the No.1 market in terms of volume—but also around the world. Bottled water initially became a sizeable, mainstream commercial beverage category in Western Europe, where consumption of it has been part of many consumers’ longstanding habits. It later grew into a truly global beverage. Several Asian markets achieved strong growth to become major bottled water markets during the 2000s and 2010s. In fact, Asia itself became the largest regional market in 2011, edging out North America and easily outshining Europe. After having moved ahead of Mexico to claim the No.2 position in 2012, China surpassed the United States to take the lead in 2013. By 2022, China accounted for more than one-quarter of the world’s bottled water volume.

Global bottled water consumption is estimated to have climbed to almost 115 billion gallons in 2022, according to

U.S. HOD Water Volume Change 2020—2022

WHILE THE GLOBAL PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION FIGURE CAN OBSCURE SIGNIFICANT REGIONAL VARIATIONS, BOTTLED WATER’S INTERNATIONAL GROWTH INDICATES DEMAND FOR IT IN MARKETS OF ALL KINDS.

data from the most recent edition of Beverage Marketing’s The Global Bottled Water Market Total consumption enlarged by 3.5% during the year. Per capita consumption of 14.5 gallons was a gallon higher than it had been five years earlier.

Of course, per capita consumption by individual country or region differs greatly from the global average. For instance, several Western European countries have per capita consumption levels far above 25 gallons, and the No.1 market had average intake of more than 80 gallons in 2022. Simultaneously, much of the developing world, where the majority of the world’s population resides, finds its per capita consumption figures still in the single-digit range. While the global per capita consumption figure can obscure significant regional variations, bottled water’s international growth indicates demand for it in markets

of all kinds. Consumers have shown an enthusiasm for it in well-developed markets, in less-developed ones, and in economies in transition. Bottled water synced with various consumer trends around the globe. In developed countries such as the United States and Canada, bottled water became a particularly dynamic major commercial beverage category by registering as an attractive option for health-conscious consumers. Marketers positioned bottled water as a virtuous alternative to carbonated soft drinks and fruit juice drinks (some of which comprise sizeable portions of their own product portfolios). In the developed world, some people viewed bottled water as not only a way of achieving hydration, but as a functional beverage as well. Simultaneously, bottled water serves at least as a partial solution to the problem of often-unsafe water found in many economically developing countries.

GLOBAL BOTTLED WATER MARKET

GLOBAL BOTTLED WATER MARKET

2017—2022

North America contains two of the three largest individual bottled water markets with the United States and Mexico, which together represented 23.1% of the world’s packaged water market in 2022. The U.S. bottled water market had been a catalyst for much of the global expansion up until the mid-2000s, and its ongoing growth continues to contribute to the overall market’s enlargement. Its compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.7% for the five-year period ending with 2022 was higher than the CAGR achieved by the global market in the same period. Mexico alone accounted for more than 9% of the global volume with 10.5 billion gallons in 2022. With a five-year CAGR of 3.3%, grew only slightly more slowly than the United States but faster than the global market.

Besides the United States, China was the only other country that could claim a double-digit share of global volume with 30.2 billion gallons and a percentage of the total market higher than the combined shares of the second and third largest national markets in 2022. From 2017 to 2022, Chinese bottled water volume saw a CAGR of 3.5%—putting it among the fastest growing markets among the 10 biggest along with the United States, Mexico, and India. Fourthplace Indonesia moved more slowly than both China and the international market as a whole. Thailand also ranked as a top 10 bottled water market, but it lagged the global market and the larger Asian ones from 2017 to 2022.

Though Europe can no longer claim to have any of the biggest bottled water markets, it does have several major ones, including three of the 10 biggest. Those are firmly established markets, meaning their growth (when it occurs) tends to be slower than those where bottled water has less of a foothold. Some of the most prominent continental countries experienced only very slight growth. For example, during the five-year period ending with 2022, Italy’s volume grew by a CAGR of 0.4%. Germany, the ninth largest bottled water market in the world, underwent volume decline, and tenth-place France recorded a CAGR even slower than Italy’s. As a group, the trio of leading European bottled water markets accounted less than 7.5% of the world’s total volume in 2022—a smaller share than Indonesia held on by itself.

Plastic packaging is preferred over glass in almost every country. Even in Germany and other countries, such as the United Kingdom, where glass has a strong presence, PET is the most dynamic and rapidly growing segment. HOD, or bulk water, still accounts for a minority of global bottled water sales. Yet it is a vital segment in many countries, such as Mexico, where it accounts for a majority of the volume.

Mexico regularly leads the world in bottled water per capita consumption, and that remained the case even after China surpassed it (and all other countries) in absolute volume. Average intake in Mexico went from 71.8 gallons in 2017 to 80.1 gallons five years later. Per capita consumption in China stood significantly lower, at 21 gallons, in 2022. (It was much higher in the special administrative region of Hong Kong.) The erstwhile leader in average intake, Italy, consumed the equivalent of 61.5 gallons per person in 2022, which put in second place ahead of Thailand, whose residents consumed the equivalent of 57.4—about the same quantity consumed five years earlier.

Some Middle Eastern markets rank exceptionally high in per capita bottled water consumption. With the equivalent of 36.6 gallons for each resident in 2022, the United Arab Emirates had the sixth highest level of bottled water consumption in the world. In addition to the UAE, the Middle East region had Saudi Arabia in the top 20 in per capita bottled water consumption. At slightly more than 20 gallons per resident, both Kuwait and Lebanon also consume bottled water at rates greater than the global average, though neither made it onto the 2022 top 20 list.

Although Europe no longer held the top spot in volume per capita, nine of the top 20 bottled water consumers on a per person basis were European countries as of 2022. The consumers of the combined market of BelgiumLuxembourg imbibed more than 30 gallons each, a rate that tended to inch downward over the years. Poland, Portugal, France, Spain, Hungary, and Italy were the other European countries with per capita consumption at or higher than 30 gallons. French consumers quaffed the equivalent of 34.3 gallons per person in 2022, about the same as in 2017. In 2022, Spain and Germany had per capita consumption rates of 35 gallons and 29 gallons, respectively, putting them in seventh and nineteenth place in terms of average bottled water intake. Other European markets among the top 20 included Bulgaria and Romania.

Though Asian nations attained prominence among the world’s bottled water markets when measured in total volume, the most populous countries generally do not have high per-person intake levels. Hong Kong made the list for the first time as its average intake approached 22 gallons in 2009 and continued to increase per capita consumption subsequently, climbing to 31.8 gallons in 2022. Despite its position as the largest market, mainland China did not rank among the top 20 markets in per capita consumption in 2022, although intake had climbed above the global norm by that point.

WORLDWIDE, PET PLASTIC CONTINUES TO BE THE MOST DYNAMIC AND RAPIDLY GROWING PACKAGING SEGMENT.

U.S. consumers’ 2022 per capita bottled water consumption put the United States in the No.4 position among the countries of the world, behind Thailand but ahead of Hungary.

Looking Ahead

Beverage Marketing anticipates that bottled water will continue transforming the U.S. multiple beverage marketplace, enlarging its market share in the process. The total amount of liquid Americans annually drink will remain steady, resulting in total volume growth in line with population increases. Bottled water is on track to grow faster (though more slowly than it did in some recent years), unlike carbonated soft drinks or fruit beverages, which will, in all likelihood, lose share points. Other major beverage categories, such as coffee and tea, are expected to grow but to do so more slowly than bottled water. Building on its incomparable record of growth, bottled water will put still more distance between itself and carbonated soft drinks, the former leading category, setting new record highs in the process. BWR

John G. Rodwan, Jr., is editorial director at Beverage Marketing Corporation and editor of its biweekly newsletter The Beverage Strategist. Beverage Marketing, a New York-based research, consulting, and financial services firm dedicated to the global beverage industry, publishes numerous market reports on bottled water and other beverages. For more information, visit www.beveragemarketing.com.

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2023 IBWA BUYERS’ GUIDE COMPANIES

3M Separation and Purification Sciences Division

400 Research Parkway Meriden, CT 06450

Phone: 203.238.8923

Email: cjohara@mmm.com

Website: www.3Mpurification.com

Contacts: Conor O’Hara, Global Marketing Majid Entezarian, PhD, Senior Technical Specialist

3M Separation and Purification Sciences

Division manufactures and markets a wide range of filtration equipment for the bottled water industry.

AAbsopure Water Company

41590 Joy Road

P.O. Box 701760

Plymouth, MI 48170

Phone: 734.459.8000

Website: www.absopure.com facebook.com/Absopure

Contact: Frank Zolenski

Founded in 1908, Plymouth, Michigan-based Absopure is a family-owned home and office refreshment delivery services provider, offering direct delivery of water and coffee-related goods throughout the Midwest. The company provides a variety of bottled waters—including natural spring, steam-distilled, purified drinking, vapor distilled with electrolytes, and alkaline drinking water—in an assortment of sizes ranging from individual bottles and cases to 5-gallon jugs.

Altium Packaging

2500 Windy Ridge Parkway SE, Suite 1400 Atlanta, GA 30339

Phone: 678.742.4600

Email: Stephanie.Roske@altiumpkg.com

Website: www.altiumpkg.com

Contact: Stephanie Roske

Altium Packaging is a leading supplier of rigid plastic packaging solutions to national, regional, and local customers across North America. As one of the largest blow molding companies with diverse technology platforms and broad geographic coverage, Altium Packaging can deliver reliable and cost-effective packaging solutions to meet the needs of a wide range of customers and markets.

Aqua Filter Fresh Inc./ Tyler Mountain Water

1 Commerce Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15239

Phone: 800.864.8957

Email: info@aquafilterfresh.com

Website: www.aquafilterfresh.com facebook.com/TylerMtnH20 @TylerMountainW1

Contacts: Doug A. Hupe, Sr., President/COO Joe Bell, Vice President

Doug Hupe, Jr., Special Projects Manager

Aqua Filter Fresh is in the water business, but really we are in the people business producing water. From Branded, Private Label, to Co-packing, we provide Spring, Purified, and high-quality Distilled waters. Packaging ranges in sizes from 10oz to 5 gallons. In addition, Aqua Filter Fresh is a bulk water seller and offers tanker truck hauler services. We take the multi-barrier water process to new levels.

Aqua Systems

7785 East US Highway 36 Avon, IN 46123

Phone: 317.272.3000

Email: info@aquasystems.com

Website: www.ilovemywater.com facebook.com/aquasystems @ILoveMyWater

Contact: Chris Utterback, VP of Operations Private label bottler.

Army Air Force Exchange Service

3911 S. Walton Walker Blvd.

Dallas, TX 75236

Phone: 214.312.3923

Email: hensondf@aafes.com

Website: www.shopmyexchange.com facebook.com/shopmyexchange pinterest.com/shopmyexchange @shopmyexchange youtube.com/user/AAFESsalutes

Contact: Donald F. Henson Private label bottler.

Asia Brewery, Incorporated

KM. 43 National Highway Barangay Sala, City of Cabuyao Laguna

4025 Philippines

Phone: (+632) 8810-2701

Emails: regina.mirasol@asia-brewery.com cesario.casalla@asia-brewery.com

Website: www.asiabrewery.com

facebook.com/AsiaBreweryIncOfficial @AsiaBreweryInc

Contacts: Regina Mirasol

Cesario H. Casalla

Private label bottler.

BBell Sales Inc. (BSI)

1 Commerce Drive

Pittsburgh, PA 15239

Phone: 412.795.8167

Emails: joebell@BellSalesInc.com

orders@BellSalesInc.com

Contacts: Joseph Bell, President

Bob Kremer, Customer Service/Inside Sales

Bell Sales, Inc. is a manufacturer representative/distributor firm. BSI specializes in products for the bottled water and office coffee industries.

Berain Water Company

170 Street, New Second Industrial City

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 11383

Phone: 966.11.2039.434

Email: info@berain.com.sa

Website: www.berain.com.sa

facebook.com/BerainWaterCompany instagram.com/berain_water @Berain_water

Contacts:

Yahia Habashy, Quality Assurance Section Head Saiaf Mohammed, Procurement Department

Manufacturer of still and carbonated bottled water.

Berkeley Club Beverages

4 Howard Street Berkeley Springs, WV 25411

Phone: 304.258.2313

Emails: info@berkeleyspringswater.com

lgraham@berkeleyspringswater.com

dspielman@berkeleyspringswater.com

Website: www.berkeleyspringswater.com

Contacts: Lisa Graham

Dayna Spielman

Berkeley Club Beverages offers private labeling of Berkeley Springs Water for schools, companies, and organizations. The company also offers Berkeley Springs Premium Water delivered to your home or office in water bottles that are returnable and environmentally friendly.

Berkshire Springs

772 Norfolk Road

Southfield, MA 01259

Phone: 413.229.2086

Email: steve@berkshiresprings.com

Website: www.berkshiresprings.com

Contacts: Steve Keim

Matt Klimkosky

Rhiannon McDermott

Berkshire Springs has bottled at the source since1970. The company wholesales 5- and 3-gallon water to Distributors in New England and New York. Let Berkshire Springs provide spring water under your brand for you to supply to your customers. Call to see if Berkshire Springs can meet your specific needs.

Beverage Marketing Corporation

P.O. Box 2399

143 Canton Road, 2nd Floor Wintersville, OH 43953

Phone: 212.688.7640, ext. 1962

Email: bmcresearch@beveragemarketing.com

Websites: www.beveragemarketing.com www.bmcreports.com

facebook.com/bevmarketing

linkedin.com/company/beveragemarketing-corp @bevmarketing

Contact: Charlene Harvey, Director Sales & Marketing

Founded in 1972, Beverage Marketing Corporation is the leading provider of management consulting, advisory services, data, and analysis to the global beverage industry. Through its Research/Analytics division, BMC offers the DrinkTell™ database, a comprehensive, easy to use resource that acts as the industry’s one-stop destination to all things beverage. BMC’s Research/Analytics division also publishes 40+ all-sales-channel inclusive market reports offering data, insight, and forecasts on broad range of beverage segments. This group also conducts custom research, offers quarterly market briefings and delivers the BMC Beverage Company Database, which tracks beverage manufacturing, bottling, and distributor networks. Most recently, BMC’s Research/Analytics group has introduced The Beverage Strategist™, a bi-weekly data-driven newsletter designed to help beverage industry professionals navigate the ever-changing beverage marketplace.

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Blackhawk Molding Co. Inc.

120 West Interstate Road

Addison, IL 60101

Phone: 630.458.2100

Email: info@blackhawkmolding.com

Website: www.blackhawkmolding.com

Contacts: Douglas Hidding

Kyle Hidding

Dale Berg

Kathy Molnor

Blackhawk Molding Co., Inc. is a privately owned, family operated bottle cap manufacturer founded in 1949. The company’s headquarters is in Addison, Illinois—just a short drive from O’Hare Airport. The headquarters operation includes the production design department, engineering group, proto-type design, and tool room that builds and maintains all Blackhawk injection molds. Blackhawk has production facilities in: Addison, Illinois; Little Rock, Arkansas; Reno, Nevada; and Lodz, Poland. Caps produced include 55mm SafeGard, 55mm U5, and 55mm traditional caps. The company carries a line of bottled water accessories that include bottle stackers, carrying handles, and a manual water pump. In addition, the company produces a full line of 33mm press-on and 38mm screw caps.

Blue Waters Products Limited

#2 Orange Grove Estate

Trinidad and Tobago

Phone: 868.640.8824

Email: tless@bluewaterstt.com

Website: www.bluewaterstt.com facebook.com/bluewaterstt instagram.com/bluewaterstt @bluewaterstt

Contacts: Troy Lee, Quality Assurance Manager Pradeep Subrian, CEO Private label bottler.

BlueTriton Brands

900 Long Ridge Road, Building 2 Stamford, CT 06902

Phone: 203.531.4100

Email: thomas.panagiotidis@bluetriton.com

Website: www.bluetriton.com facebook.com/BlueTritonBrands instagram.com/bluetritonbrands linkedin.com/company/bluetritonbrands @BlueTritonBrnds

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Contact: Tom Panagiotidis, VP of Procurement BlueTriton Brands, the business formerly known as Nestlé Waters North America, offers

an unrivaled portfolio of sustainable water brands for healthy hydration, including Poland Spring® Brand 100% Natural Spring Water, Splash, and Pure Life®. BlueTriton also owns and operates the customizable water and beverage delivery service ReadyRefresh®.

Brio Water Technology

768 Turnbull Canyon Road City of Industry, CA 91745

Phone: 800.781.1680

Email: hmesak@briowt.com

Website: www.briowt.com facebook.com/BrioWaterTech instagram.com/briowatertech linkedin.com/company/briowatertech

Contact: Harry Mesak, Regional Sales Manager

Based in Southern California, Brio Water Technology is a leader in the water industry offering a wide range of exclusive and innovative products. Brio caters to the commercial water bottling, distribution & retail industries. The company also creates some of the most advanced residential, commercial, and industrial filtration systems on the market.

At Brio Water Technology, the highly trained and skilled team members are always ready to serve you, and 100% committed to providing unmatched customer service and industryleading dealer support. Valued partners benefit from access to a vast dealer network, customized business plans tailored to meet specific goals, and the largest selection & inventory of water products in the world.

CCapSnap Equipment

1300 Falahee Road, Suite 51 Jackson, MI 49203

Phone: 517.787.3481

Email: sales@midbrook.com

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com facebook.com/CapSnapEquipment linkedin.com/company/capsnapequipment

Contacts: Mick Lutz, Managing Director

Ernie Houghton, Managing Director

CapSnap Equipment is a leading provider of high-quality HOD water bottling equipment and service. CapSnap Equipment produces automated water bottling systems for washing, sanitizing, filling, and capping of 3, 4, 5, and 6 gallon water bottles. The company’s automated systems range from 150 to 3,000 bottles per

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hour (BPH) capacities, making its equipment an ideal fit for water bottling operations of all sizes. All CapSnap water bottling equipment meets or exceeds IBWA and FDA standards. CapSnap Equipment is also NSF food-zone component certified.

CG Roxane LLC

P.O. Drawer A Olancha, CA 93549

Phone: 760.764.2885

Email: ac.delaporte@cgroxane.com

Website: www.CrystalGeyserPlease.com facebook.com/CrystalGeyserASW @CGASW

Contact: Anne-Charlotte De La Porte

Crystal Geyser Alpine Spring Water is a product of CG Roxane LLC. Established in 1990 as an independent, family owned and operated company, CG Roxane’s founding principle was to bottle spring water right at its source. Since that time, the company’s approach has remained the same, and it’s what separates CG Roxane from other U.S. bottled water companies. CG Roxane has seven spring water plants across the country.

Chameleon Beverage Company, Inc.

6444 East 26th Street Commerce, CA 90040

Phone: 323.724.8223

Email: customerservice@ chameleonbeverage.com

Website: www.chameleonbeverage.com

Contacts: Morgan Reed Araceli Ramerez

Private label bottler.

Cherry Ridge Consulting LLC PO Box 267 Sciota, PA 18354

Phone: 570.350.0809

Emails: jillian.olsen@cherryridgellc.com abish@cherryridgellc.com

Website: www.cherryridgellc.com facebook.com/cherryridgellc linkedin.com/company/cherry-ridgeconsulting-llc

Contacts: Jillian Olsen, Founder and President Ally Bish, Project Scientist

Cherry Ridge LLC is owned and operated by an environmental biologist and regulatory specialist with 20 years of experience in the environmental consulting industry, focusing on spring water resource development and

regulatory compliance for the bottled water industry. Areas of expertise include bottled and bulk water industry permitting and regulatory compliance; water resource evaluation and development; water stewardship certification support; and wetland identification, delineation, and permitting. Cherry Ridge LLC offers environmental consulting services to private industry.

Creekside Springs LLC

667 Merchant Street

Ambridge, PA 15003

Phone: 724.266.9000

Email: sales@creeksidesprings.com

Website: www.creeksidesprings.com

Contact: sales@creeksidesprings.com

Creekside Springs is a private label and contract packager of water-based beverages, including spring, distilled, purified, and alkaline waters that may be enhanced with proprietary client processes, minerals, flavors, or other additives. With production lines able to fill sizes standard and custom single-serve bottles from 235ml through 1500ml with multiple labeling and packaging alternatives, the company also produces 1 gallon and 2.5 gallon units for large retailers and 5 gallon returnable units to distributors. Creekside Springs’ three bottling facilities near Pittsburgh, PA are SQF certified, Kosher, Dept of Defense and 50 state permitted in support of large regional and national distribution.

Crystal Clear Inc.

Arnaldo Highway, Brgy.

San Francisco General Trias City Cavite

4107 Philippines

Phone: +63 9985929873

Email: crystalclear@crystalclear.com.ph

Website: www.crystalclear.com.ph

Contacts: Simplicio T. Ilagan, Jr. Leandro Miguel Lapis

Private label bottler.

Crystal Clear Water Company

3717 Delaware Avenue

Des Moines, IA 50313

Phone: 515.265.2324

Email: rheiken@ccbw.com

Website: www.ccbw.com

facebook.com/crystalclearbottledwater

@CrystalClearBW

Contacts: Ryan Heiken

Thomas Heiken

Crystal Clear Bottled Water is a bulk water seller and private label bottler that has been

bottling and delivering water to businesses and homes throughout Iowa since 1975. Over the years, the company has added coffee service, coffee brewing systems, coffee delivery, water treatment systems, laboratory water, restaurant water filtration systems, and more.

Crystal Mountain Products, Inc.

1000 H Taylor Station Road

Gahanna, OH 43230

Phone: 614.454.1618

Email: tkeller@crystalcoolers.com

Website: www.crystalcoolers.com

Contact: Tam Keller

Crystal Mountain Products Inc. manufactures bottle water and point-of-use water dispensers for both residential and commercial applications. Bottled water dispenser models include: traditional top load, bottom load, and countertop models. Point-of-use dispenser models include: Tri-temp R/O or Filtration, Remote Chillers, Economy, Stainless and Traditional Floor models, Filtration Systems, and other water cooler related accessories. Storm model has 1-minute sanitizing technology to improve customer satisfaction and increase revenue.

Culligan International

9399 West Higgins Road, Suite 1100 Rosemont, IL 60018

Phone: 847.430.2800

Email: tvitacco@culligan.com

Website: www.culligan.com

facebook.com/culligan linkedin.com/company/ culligan-international-company @CulliganMan

youtube.com/user/CulliganIntl

Contact: Thomas Vitacco, Vice President, Franchise

Bottled water products.

DDakota Splash Inc.

3601 North 1st Avenue

Sioux Falls, SD 57105

Phone: 605.334.3294

Email: jeff@dakotasplash.com

Website: www.dakotasplash.com

facebook.com/DakotaSplash

Contact: Jeff Palmer

Dakota Splash is a bulk water seller and private label bottler.

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EEdge Analytical Inc.

1620 S. Walnut Street

Burlington, WA 98233

Phone: 800.755.9295

Email: ljh@edgeanalytical.com

Website: www.edgeanalytical.com

Contact: Larry Henderson

Edge Analytical’s laboratories have a focused bottled water program that satisfies even the most demanding of circumstances. Edge is certified in all 50 states. By using Edge Analytical, you can take advantage of the company’s experience and competitive pricing. Please take a moment to call and see for yourself.

Eurofins Eaton Analytical LLC

750 Royal Oaks Drive, Suite 100 Monrovia, CA 91016

Phone: 949.466.8266

Email: rick.zimmer@eurofinset.com

Website: www.eurofinsus.com/env facebook.com/EurofinsEnvTesting linkedin.com/company/eurofins-envtesting-america

@eurofins

Contact: Rick Zimmer, Senior Account Manager

Eurofins is the largest water and beverage testing laboratory in the United States. The company’s customer base includes the largest international bottled water and beverage companies plus many U.S. bottlers, distributors, and industry consultants of varying sizes and distribution scopes. Eurofins offers comprehensive testing for IBWA Model Code standards, FDA compliance, FSMA compliance, and several other international testing requirements such as WHO, CODEX, JES, etc. In addition to water & beverage testing, Eurofins also provides regulatory and technical support to assist its customers with laboratory operations and compliance with standards.

FFamous Ramona Water

250 Aqua Lane

Ramona, CA 92065

Phone: 760.789.0174

Email: info@famousramonawater.com

Contact: Joe Bruni

Famous Ramona Water specializes in copacking, custom, and private label production. The company also does bulk water sales. Proudly doing business for over 46 years.

GGlobal Filter

Website: www.grandsprings.com facebook.com/ grandspringsnaturalspringwater @GrandSprings bit.ly/GrandSprings_YT

Contact: Robert Smith

1201 Continental Place NE Cedar Rapids, IA 52402

Phone: 877.603.1003

Email: Michael.dehnke@filtrationgroup.com

Website: www.globalfilter.com

linkedin.com/company/global-filter-llc

Contact: Michael Dehnke, Director of Sales, North America

Global Filter, a subsidiary of Filtration Group®, offers products and solutions to help make the world safer, healthier, and more productive.

Founded in 1999, Global Filter manufactures a wide range of cartridge filters and filter vessels. The company is a customer-focused organization, always seeking ways to improve and give its clients the best level of service and products possible. Some of the largest companies in the world trust Global Filter with their filtration because of its world-class service, industry-best lead times, and high-quality products. With manufacturing plants in the USA, Europe (France), and Japan, Global Filter is available when you need them the most.

GoodPac Plastics

a division of Goodwin Enterprises Inc.

PO Box 16589

Atlanta, GA 30321

Phone: 404.363.8978

Email: gene@goodpac.com

Website: www.goodpac.com

Contact: Gene Ross, VP Sales and Marketing

GoodPac is a premier producer of high-quality PET bottles specific to the bottled water and flavored water industry. With a full line of standard and premium bottle sizes, GoodPac also coordinates in design and production of proprietary bottles. Family owned and operated since 1997, GoodPac makes a special pledge to supply superior bottles at affordable prices along with excellent customer service.

Grand Springs Distribution

2140 Mount Carmel Road

Alton, VA 24520

Phone: 434.753.2515

Email: info@grandsprings.com

Grand Springs provides HOD private label packaging, PET private label packaging, bulk (tanker truck) water seller, spring water sales, and R/O purified sales.

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Sanayi Turizm ve Ticaret A.Ş.

Mithatpaşa Mahallesi

Selanik Bulvari No: 1

Istanbul, Türkiye 34075

Phone: +90 212 3601333

Email: info@ hamidiye.istanbul

Website: www.hamidiye.istanbul facebook.com/hamidiyesuistanbul instagram.com/hamidiyesu linkedin.com/company/hamidiye-su @HamidiyesuS

Contacts: Mehmet Ali Fidan

Zeynep Cengiz

Bulk (tanker truck) water seller.

Hidell International 195 Whiting Street Hingham, MA 02043

Phone: 781.749.8040

Email: hidell@hidelleyster.com

Website: www.hidellinternational.com

Contact: Bob Hidell

Hidell International provides beverage consulting and business management services for startups, turnarounds, and rapid growth situations: HOD (management and organic growth); retail (operation, management, and new product development in functional/enhanced beverages); technical support (hydrogeological, QC, design, engineering, compliance, and permitting); and valuation services (springs, production facilities, and businesses).

IIdeal Pure Water PO Box 70 Boys Town, NC 68010

Phone: 800.967.2600

Emails: jplatt@idealpurewater.com

rbeamis@idealpurewater.com

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Website: www.idealpurewater.com

Contacts: Jeff Platt, President

Ryan Beamis, General Manager

Since 1991, Ideal Pure Water has been providing the highest quality purified and spring water products—so that its customers can offer the best in healthy hydration at their homes or offices! The company carries three popular brands: Ideal Pure Water (filtered at it production facility in Omaha, Nebraska); Mountain Valley Spring Water (water sourced from a geologically and physically protected underground water source in the heart of the Ouachita Mountains and bottled in Hot Springs, Arkansas); and Crystal Geyser (spring water originating near Olancha Peak, found within the Mount Whitney watershed, and part of the majestic southern Sierra Mountains).

IDEXX Laboratories

One IDEXX Drive

Westbrook, ME 04092

Phone: 800.321.0207

Email: water@idexx.com

Website: www.idexx.com/water

Contact: Paulette Barter, North American Sales Supervisor

As the world-premier provider of innovative drinking water microbiology test kits, IDEXX is known for its breakthrough products. IDEXX provides easy, rapid, accurate, and cost-effective water testing solutions. The company offers tests for drinking water microbiological analytes, including coliforms and E.coli, Legionella pneumophila, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterococci, heterotrophic plate counts, Cryptosporidium, and Giardia. IDEXX entered the water-testing market in 1993 with Colilert, its popular coliform and E.coli water test, which is included in Standard Methods of Examination of Water and Wastewater, 22nd edition. IDEXX’s sales, customer service, and technical support teams serve customers in over 170 countries.

Inversiones Vida, S.A. DE C.V.

Calle a San Marcos, Km. 3.5 #2000 San Salvador, El Salvador

Phone: 503.2213.2000

Emails: invida@aguaalpina.com gortiz@aguaalpina.com

Website: www.aguaalpina.com facebook.com/aguaalpina instagram.com/aguaalpina @AguaAlpina

Contacts: Alejandro Antonio Villalta Magaña

Guadalupe Concepcion Ortiz

Private label bottler.

KKent Precision Foods Group (Sqwincher)

1409 Hwy 45 S Columbus, MS 39701

Phone: 662.328.0400

Email: sqwincherinfo@kentww.com

Website: www.sqwincher.com facebook.com/sqwincher instagram.com/sqwincher @Sqwincher

Contact: Mary Shirah

Sqwincher electrolyte beverages replenish the body with the electrolytes needed to stay hydrated, fueled, and focused. Sqwincher is available in Regular, Sugar Free, and Reduced Sugar solutions packaged in bulk powders and liquid concentrates, along with single serve ready-made drinks, powders, and freeze pops.

LLighthouse Inc.

531 Roselane Street NW Suite 320 Marietta, GA 30060

Phone: 770.590.4897

Email: info@insidelighthouse.com

Website: www.insidelighthouse.com facebook.com/heylighthouse instagram.com/heylighthouse linkedin.com/company/ lighthouse-marketing @HeyLighthouse

Contact: Chanell Daly, Financial Controller

Lighthouse provides solutions for brand research & strategy, design & communications, and marketing technologies. The agency develops and implements strategic B2B and B2C initiatives designed to create brighter brand connections between your organization’s brands and your customers. Lighthouse looks forward to the opportunity to serve and support your team in growing your business.

MMayer Bros. Apple Products Inc.

3300 Transit Road West Seneca, NY 14224

Phone: 716.668.1787

Email: info@mayerbrothers.com

Website: www.mayerbrothers.com

facebook.com/mayerbrosapples

Contacts: Erica McCabe, Quality & Food Safety Manager

Russell Wright, Director of Operations

Mayer Brothers is a producer of bottled water products and a private label bottler.

Misty Mountain Spring Water Co. LLC

PO Box 129

Abingdon, VA 24212

Phone: 800.473.0713

Emails: altizers@mistymountainspringwater.com

woodj@mistymountainspringwater.com

Website: www.mistymountainwater.com

facebook.com/MistyMountainWater

linkedin.com/company/kvat-gm-mistymountain/

Contacts: Steve Altizer, General Manager

Joe Wood, QA Manager

Misty Mountain is a private label bottler, HOD supplier, and bulk (tanker) water seller. Misty Mountain offers branded water products— Misty Mountain Spring Water and Misty Mountain Distilled Water—as well as Carolina Summit Mountain Spring Water and Carolina Summit Mountain Distilled.

Mountain Glacier LLC

1916 N. Bedford Avenue

Evansville, IN 47711

Phone: 888.423.1955

Email: customerservice@mountainglacier.com

Website: www.mountainglacier.com

facebook.com/mountainglacier2012

@MountainGlacier

youtube.com/user/ MountainGlacierWater

Contacts: Jay Peterson, President Chris Goodson, Operations Manager

Private label bottler.

NNational Testing Laboratories Ltd.

6571 Wilson Mills Road

Cleveland, OH 44143

Phone: 800.458.3330

Email: food-bev@ntllabs.com

Website: www.ntllabs.com

Contact: Stephen Tischler

Drinking water testing laboratory offering 50-state compliance for bottled water analysis, tests to meet global requirements and industry

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standards. Consulting on regulations, licensing, FSMA, Preventive Controls, HACCP, and quality control issues. The technical staff consists of contributing members of the IBWA Technical, Education, Government Relations, Communications, and Supplier Committees.

Nestlé Premium Waters

1812 N. Moore Street

Arlington, VA 22209

Phone: 800.225.2270

Website: www.nestleusa.com

facebook.com/nestle.USA

linkedin.com/company/nestle-s-a

@NestleUSA

youtube.com/user/nestleusa

Contact: Hannah Abou-El-Seud

Nestlé USA is committed to unlocking the power of food to enhance quality of life for everyone, today and for generations to come. The company’s food and beverage portfolio is in nearly every home in the United States.

Nestlé Premium Waters is a division of Nestlé USA and focuses on iconic international brands, leading premium mineral water brands, and investing in differentiated healthy hydration, such as functional water products. Its portfolio consists of renowned brands Perrier®, S.Pellegrino®, San Pellegrino®, Acqua Panna® and Essentia.

Niagara Bottling LLC

1440 Bridgegate Drive

Diamond Bar, CA 91765

Phone: 909.230.5000

Email: sales@niagarawater.com

Website: www.niagarawater.com

facebook.com/drinkniagarawater

instagram.com/drinkniagarawater linkedin.com/company/niagara-bottling @Niagara_Water

Contact: Scott Slocum, Director of Sales

Niagara Bottling produces branded and private label still, sparkling, enhanced and alkaline bottled water, teas, sports drinks, ready-todrink coffee, protein drinks and non-dairy milk products.

OOasis International

222 East Campus View Blvd.

Columbus, OH 43235

Phone: 614.861.1350

Email: rtellier@oasiscoolers.com

Website: www.oasiscoolers.com

facebook.com/OasisIntl instagram.com/oasisintl pinterest.com/waterfriendly @OasisIntl

youtube.com/user/OasisCoolers

Contact: Rej Tellier, Senior Director of Sales Oasis pioneered the delivery of clean drinking water with such products as bottle fillers, water coolers, bottleless coolers, under counter coolers, and countless environmentally friendly products. Along the way, Oasis International became a global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of clean drinking water systems. More importantly, the company develops water-friendly solutions that provide clean, safe drinking water for everyone, everywhere.

Ozarka Water & Coffee Service

729 S.W. 3rd Street Oklahoma, OK 73109

Phone: 405.235.8474

Email: customerservice@ozarkah2o.com

Website: www.ozarkah2o.com facebook.com/ozarkaok instagram.com/ozarkaok

Contact: Steve Raupe

Tanner Hanstein

Ozarka Water is a private label bottler and tanker/bulk water seller.

PPlains Dairy

300 N. Taylor Street Amarillo, TX 79107

Phone: 800.365.5608

Emails: cbutcher@plainsdairy.com tmartinez@plainsdairy.com

Website: www.plainsdairy.com

facebook.com/PlainsDairyLLC

Contacts: Colby Butcher Tino Martinez

Plains Dairy is a private label bottler.

Plastipak Packaging Inc.

41605 Ann Arbor Road

Plymouth, MI 48170

Phone: 734.455.3600

Email: info@plastipak.com

Website: www.plastipak.com facebook.com/Plastipak linkedin.com/company/plastipak-packaging-inc youtube.com/user/ppkglobal

Contact: Jim McManus

Plastipak—a name synonymous with quality, innovation, technological achievements, product and management leadership, and continuous growth and expansion. As a major leader in the plastic packaging industry, Plastipak is eager to put its advanced technology talents to work for you and perfect the power of your packaging. Complete line of PET packaging.

Polar Beverages

1001 Southbridge Street

Worcester, MA 01610

Phone: 508.753.4300

Email: customerservice@polarbev.com

Website: www.polarbeverages.com facebook.com/PolarBeverages instagram.com/polarbeverages @PolarBeverages

Contact: Tim Brooks, Director of Quality Assurance

Private label bottler.

Polymer Solutions

International Inc.

PO Box 310

Newtown Square, PA 19073

Phone: 610.325.7500

Email: info@prostack.com

facebook.com/PolymerSolutionsInternational linkedin.com/company/ polymer-solutions-international-inc.

Website: www.prostack.com

Contacts: Dan Kelly

Steve Kurth

Marge Eggie

Polymer Solutions International (PSI®) is a leading global supplier of material handling products serving diverse industries including food & beverage, pharmaceutical, industrial, retail, and general purpose. PSI® specializes in engineering and manufacturing innovative solutions for a variety of applications that improve supply chains, reduce costs, and protect products.PSI’s ProStack®, TierStack®, and UpRight™plastic modular rack systems are the racks of choice in the industry to warehouse, transport, and distribute 3-, 4-, and 5-gallon bottles in home, office (HOD), and retail by providing solutions needed for bottlers to extend theirglobal reach to deliver clean drinking water.

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PSI’s rack systems will significantly reduce bottle leakers and extend bottle life. The company’s modular design will improve payload by offering various layer handling configurations, maximize plant efficiency and are used in both manual and robotic loading.

Additional popular products include: Bottle Up® (plastic display rack to store bottles in a home, office or retail environment); Bottle Hammock™ (a safe flexible system for volume delivery/retrieval of full or empty bottles); and a complete line of reusable plastic pallets, including Nestable Distribution Pallet, Double Leg Ratchet®, ProGenic®, and ProTech™.

Premium Waters Inc.

2100 Summer Street, NE Suite 200

Minneapolis, MN 55413

Phone: 612.379.4141

Emails: brad.wester@premiumwaters.com mark.lindblom@premiumwaters.com

Websites: www.premiumwaters.com, www.nicoletwater.com, and www.waterjoe.com facebook.com/premiumwaters, facebook.com/waterjoe

instagram.com/premium_waters, instagram.com/nicoletnatural, and instagram.com/waterjoeusa linkedin.com/company/premium-waters-inc.

@Premium_Waters, @WaterJoeUSA

Contacts: Brad Wester

Mark Lindblom

Premium Waters is a private label bottler, 5-gallon producer, bulk water seller, and HOD distributor. Custom label PET packages for special events and branding opportunities. Broad-line PET and gallon producer of private label and branded products, flavored water, fruit-flavored drinks, tea, alkaline water, electrolyte water, and caffeinated “Water Joe” brand.

Primo Water

4221 W. Boy Scout Blvd. Suite 400 Tampa, FL 33607

Phone: 770.933.1400

Websites: primowatercorp.com, primowater. com, water.com, mountainvalleyspring.com, crystal-springs.com, alhambrawater.com, crystalrock.com, hinckleysprings.com, kentwoodsprings.com, sparkletts.com, mountolympuswater.com, deeprockwater.com, sierrasprings.com, canadiansprings.com, labradorsource.com, meyeden.co.il, edensprings.co.uk facebook.com/alhambra,facebook.com/

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Contact: Maureen Hendrix

Primo is a leading pure-play water solutions provider in North America, Europe, and Israel focused on healthy and sustainable hydration solutions. The company delivers sustainable hydration solutions across its 22-country footprint direct to the customer’s door, whether at home or to commercial businesses. Through Primo’s leading Water Exchange and Water Refill businesses, they offer purified pre-filled water in multi-gallon format containers at over 13,000 locations and self-service drinking water refill units at approximately 22,000 locations, respectively, in North America.

Publix Super Markets Inc.

3300 Publix Corporate Parkway

Lakeland, FL 33811

Phone: 800.242.1227

Email: luke.satmary@publix.com

Website: www.publix.com facebook.com/publix instagram.com/publix pinterest.com/publix @Publix youtube.com/user/Publix

Contact: Luke Satmary

Publix offers private label bottled water.

Puritan Springs Water

1709 N. Kickapoo Street Lincoln, IL 62656

Phone: 800.292.2992

Email: dhansen@puritansprings.com

Website: www.puritansprings.com

facebook.com/Puritan.Springs

Contact: Dan Hansen

Puritan Springs Water provides custom label 12oz and 16.9oz for weddings, parties, and special events—great for marketing your business. Puritan Springs also offers bulk water and office coffee service.

RR.Bardi s.r.l.

Via Caduti delle Carzole, n.11

Fidenza (Parma), Italy 43036

Phone: +39 0524 522117

Email: rbardiusa@r-bardi.com

Website: www.r-bardi.com

Contact: Fabrizio Cottafava, Regional Sales & Key Account Manager

Since 1950, R.Bardi has been mastering the technology of bottle washers while achieving a leading position as a turn-key supplier of HOD packaging lines for 3-,4-, and 5-gallon containers by providing state-of-the-art bottling lines for water. R.Bardi’s range includes partial or complete lines from 300 up to 3.000 bph, completely engineered and manufactured in house. The brand is today synonymous with reliability, reduced cost of operations, and the highest hygienic standards worldwide, thanks to patented solutions and sustainable technologies.

Robopac USA

2150 Boggs Road Suite 200

Duluth, GA 30096

Phone: 678.473.7896

Emails: info.usa@robopac.com

aorru@robopac.com djones@robopac.com

Website: www.robopacusa.com facebook.com/robopacusa linkedin.com/company/robopacusa @ROBOPACUSA

Contacts: Antonio Orru

Derek Jones

Robopac is the world leader in the design, production, integration, and service of secondary packaging solutions. Established in 1982, Robopac develops six technologies: robot, turntable, horizontal, and rotating arm semi-automatic and automatic stretch wrappers to stabilize palletized loads with stretch film, case packers, palletizers, case

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erector, and sealers and laser guided vehicles. With an extensive distribution network and customer and spare part service centers, Robopac delivers more than 10,000 machines per year, 90% of which are exported to the main international markets, and ensures prompt and efficient post-sales service on a global level.

Rocky Mountain Bottled Water

7502 S. Grant Street

Littleton, CO 80122

Phone: 303.734.1111

Email: info@rmbw.com

Website: www.rmbw.com

facebook.com/people/Rocky-MountainBottled-Water/100057409429843

Contacts: Robert A. Schmitt, President/Owner

Rob Curtis, General Manager

RMBW is a family-owned, Veteran-founded business that has been serving the Front Range of Colorado for over 35 years. The company offers 9-stage purified Rocky Mountain Water and has spent more than 30 years perfecting its process to ensure consistently pure water. RMBW offers 5- and 3-gallon bottled water delivery service, water filtration, private label bottled water (custom label single-serve), and a full-range of coffee and beverage services for businesses.

Rolling Hills Spring Water

2897 N 1375 W

Linton, IN 47441

Phone: 812.250.4724

Emails: jody@rfpmg.com

ashley@rfpmg.com

Website: www.rollinghillssprings.com

Contacts: Jody Todd, Chief Executive Officer

Ashley Todd, Quality Assurance & Control Manager

Rolling Hills Springs is on a mission to provide safe and refreshing water throughout the United States. The company owns, manages, and operates multiple spring sites, which provide its customers water to be bottled off-site. Rolling Hills has well-rounded, experienced, and knowledgeable team members who act as liaisons between water bottling plants and natural spring owners, and provide consultation services for water bottling plants. For bottlers looking for spring sources, Rolling Hills

Springs can help separate the “possible sites” into the “probable sites” by locating undeveloped natural spring source locations and developing such springs.

SSafeWater Device, LLC

218 Main Street South Bridgewater, CT 06752

Phone: 203.994.0801

Email: jackcwest@gmail.com

Contact: Jack West, Managing Partner SafeWater Device provides consultancy services in the following areas: M&A, management, source evaluation, expert testimony, equipment and products, QA/QC, services only.

Silgan Closures

1140 31st Street

Downers Grove, IL 60515

Phone: 724.730.9064

Email: mitch.turnipseed@silganclosures.com

Website: www.silgancls.com

facebook.com/silganclosures

linkedin.com/company/silgan-closures

@SilganClosures

Contact: Mitch Turnipseed, National Accounts Manager

Silgan Plastic Closure Solutions is a leading manufacturer of tamper-evident plastic closures for the bottled water industry. The company’s technical service support has an unwavering commitment to the important operational needs of its partners. By providing innovative product integrity, superior technical capabilities, and extensive product offers, Silgan Closures will exceed clients’ expectations.

Silver Springs Water Inc.

480 Mirror Court, #109

Henderson, NV 89011

Phone: 877.453.6223

Email: info@wateroffer.com

Website: wateroffer.com facebook.com/SilverSpringsWater linkedin.com/company/silver-springs-water

@SilvrSprngWater

Contacts: Tony Siao, President Richard Rennison, Operations Director Private label bottler.

Southern Beverage Packers

PO Box 560

Appling, GA 30802

Phone: 800.326.2469

Emails: info@springtimewater.com

Website: www.springtimewater.com

Contact: Katie Crane, Quality Control Manager

Southern Beverage’s Artesian, Alkaline, and Distilled waters come from the protected source of the Crystalline Rock Aquifer, originating in the foothills of the southern Appalachian mountains and located nearly 1,000 feet underneath the surface of the earth. The company’s Springtime brand offers pure Artesian water in 136 oz, 1 gallon, 20 oz, and 16.9 oz bottles; Springtime Alkaline water in 136 oz and 20 oz bottles; and Distilled in 136 oz and 1 gallon bottles. As Southern Beverage likes to say – Springtime waters are “crafted by nature and captured by Springtime!”

SPR Packaging LLC

1480 Justin Road

Rockwall, TX 75087

Phone: 469.745.5418

Fax: 469.314.1601

Email: sweitzel@sprpackaging.com

Website: www.sprpackaging.com

linkedin.com/company/spr-packaging-llc

Contact: Sean Weitzel, Sales Representative

SPR Packaging is a flexible packaging manufacturer serving several industries, including the bottled water industry. The SPR team extrudes, prints, and converts multi-layer films. Capabilities include extrusion and 10-color printing of bundling film & shrink films. SPR would love to learn more about your unique needs and support any member of the IBWA. Please reach out if you would like to learn more about how to partner with SPR Packaging.

Steelhead Inc.

PO Box 240487

San Antonio, TX 78224

Phone: 210.628.1066

Emails: sales@steelheadinc.com

dredick@steelheadinc.com

jack.walsh@steelheadinc.com

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

linkedin.com/company/Steelhead

Contacts: David Redick, President/Principle Jack Walsh, CEO/Principle

Steelhead, Inc. provides full turnkey bottling and water treatment equipment solutions for HOD and PET bottlers, including the following: washer, filler, capper, decappers, conveyor

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systems, quality control systems, mechanical and robotic loaders and palletizers, water purification, mineral injection, ozone injection, and more.

WWater Boy Inc.

4454 19th Street Court East Bradenton, FL 34203

Phone: 941.744.9249

Email: scott@waterboyinc.com

Website: www.waterboyinc.com facebook.com/waterboyinc

Contact: Scott McLauchlin

Water Boy offers HOD bottled water delivery, water filtration and office coffee service, as well as Private Label bottling in 5-gallon to .5L sizes.

WET Environmental Ltd

Wedgnock Industrial Estate

Units 3 & 4 Welton Road

Warwick, Warwickshire

England CV34 5PZ

Phone: 0044 (0)1926 855054

Email: info@wet-global.com

Website: www.wet-global.com

Contacts: Francesca Walters

Tatjana Mirzaka

Located in Warwick, England, WET has its distribution center and US distributor Steelhead Inc. based in San Antonio, Texas. WET is an innovative water-enhancing technology company that delivers enhancing transformative, technical solutions to water bottling companies including co-packers, brands, and independent bottlers from 50 liters per minute up to 1,500 liters per minute.

WET’s portfolio offers a wide range of solutions and ongoing research and development that enables co-packers and brands to tackle the serious challenges of water management, quality, and safety in a cost-efficient and environmentally friendly way.

WET is primarily focused on the awardwinning Natralysis Process for the fast-growing functional water market. This revolutionary system produces a stable alkaline water through a natural ionization process (not electrolysis), resulting in a product that produces no production waste and no potassium hydroxide. The water also carries ozone to the bottle. This is an excellent quality, fresh, greattasting, safe, stable alkaline water, up to 10.5 pH. The technology is also utilized for flavored beverages to reduce sugar, yet still maintaining the flavor.

Wisconsin Glacier

2244 South Calhoun Road New Berlin, WI 53151

Phone: 262.797.9901

Email: wgsorders@gmail.com

Website: www.wisglacier.com

Contact: Paul Betlinski, Plant Manager

Wisconsin Glacier Springs is a private label bottler.

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Lighthouse, Inc.

Marietta, GA

Website: www.insidelighthouse.com

Phone: 770.590.4897

Advertising/Promotional Items

Brio Water Technology

City of Industry, CA

Website: www.briowt.com

Phone: 800.781.1680

Lighthouse, Inc.

Marietta, GA

Website: www.insidelighthouse.com

Phone: 770.590.4897

Air PurificationBottling Room/Storage Tank

CapSnap Equipment

Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

Steelhead, Inc.

San Antonio, TX

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

Phone: 210.628.1066

Analytical Monitoring Programs

Cherry Ridge Consulting LLC

Sciota, PA

Website: www.cherryridgellc.com

Phone: 570.350.0809

Edge Analytical Inc.

Burlington, WA

Website: www.edgeanalytical.com

Phone: 800.755.9295

Eurofins Eaton Analytical, LLC

Monrovia, CA

Website: www.eurofinsus.com/env

Phone: 949.466.8266

Analytical Services

Edge Analytical Inc.

Burlington, WA

Website: www.edgeanalytical.com

Phone: 800.755.9295

Eurofins Eaton Analytical, LLC

Monrovia, CA

Website: www.eurofinsus.com/env

Phone: 949.466.8266

National Testing Laboratories, Ltd.

Cleveland, OH

Website: www.ntllabs.com

Phone: 800.458.3330

Beverage Dispensers

Brio Water Technology

City of Industry, CA

Website: www.briowt.com

Phone: 800.781.1680

Blow Molding - Custom

Altium Packaging

Atlanta, GA

Website: www.altiumpkg.com

Phone: 678.742.4600

GoodPac Plastics

Atlanta, GA

Website: www.goodpac.com

Phone: 404.363.8978

Oasis International

Columbus, OH

Website: www.oasiscoolers.com

Phone: 614.861.1350

Plastipak Packaging

Plymouth, MI

Website: www.plastipak.com

Phone: 734.455.3600

Bottle Handling Equipment

CapSnap Equipment

Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

Plastipak Packaging

Plymouth, MI

Website: www.plastipak.com

Phone: 734.455.3600

R.Bardi s.r.l.

Fidenza (Parma), Italy

Website: www.r-bardi.com

Phone: +39 0524 522117

Steelhead, Inc.

San Antonio, TX

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

Phone: 210.628.1066

Bottle Molds

Plastipak Packaging

Plymouth, MI

Website: www.plastipak.com

Phone: 734.455.3600

Bottle Washers

CapSnap Equipment

Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

R.Bardi s.r.l.

Fidenza (Parma), Italy

Website: www.r-bardi.com

Phone: +39 0524 522117

Steelhead, Inc.

San Antonio, TX

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

Phone: 210.628.1066

Bottled Water Accessories

Bell Sales

Pittsburgh, PA

Phone: 412.795.8167

Blackhawk Molding Co., Inc.

Addison, IL

Website: www.blackhawkmolding.com

Phone: 630.458.2100

Brio Water Technology

City of Industry, CA

Website: www.briowt.com

Phone: 800.781.1680

Crystal Mountain Products, Inc.

Gahanna, OH 43230

Website: www.crystalcoolers.com

Phone: 614.454.1618

Bottled Water Dispensers

Bell Sales

Pittsburgh, PA

Phone: 412.795.8167

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Brio Water Technology City of Industry, CA

Website: www.briowt.com

Phone: 800.781.1680

Crystal Mountain Products, Inc.

Gahanna, OH 43230

Website: www.crystalcoolers.com

Phone: 614.454.1618

Oasis International

Columbus, OH

Website: www.oasiscoolers.com

Phone: 614.861.1350

Primo Water

Tampa, FL

Websites: www.primowatercorp.com

www.primowater.com

Bottled Water Marketing and Sales

Bell Sales

Pittsburgh, PA

Phone: 412.795.8167

CapSnap Equipment

Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

Bottled Water PlantConstruction and/or Design

Cherry Ridge Consulting LLC

Sciota, PA

Website: www.cherryridgellc.com

Phone: 570.350.0809

Hidell International

Hingham, MA

Website: www.hidellinternational.com

Phone: 781.749.8040

Note: Sustainable/Green/LEED specialty

Steelhead, Inc.

San Antonio, TX

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

Phone: 210.628.1066

Bottled Water Plant - Portable

CapSnap Equipment

Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

Bottled Water Plant Renovations/Expansions

Cherry Ridge Consulting LLC

Sciota, PA

Website: www.cherryridgellc.com

Phone: 570.350.0809

Hidell International

Hingham, MA

Website: www.hidellinternational.com

Phone: 781.749.8040

Bottled Water Products

Absopure Water Company

Plymouth, MI

Website: www.absopure.com

Phone: 734.459.8000

BlueTriton Brands

Stamford, CT

Website: www.bluetriton.com

Phone: 203.531.4100

CG Roxane LLC

Olancha, CA

Website: www.CrystalGeyserPlease.com

Phone: 760.764.2885

Culligan International

Rosemont, IL

Website: www.culligan.com

Phone: 847.430.2800

Mayer Bros. Apple Products Inc.

West Seneca, NY

Website: www.mayerbrothers.com

Phone: 716.668.1787

Nestlé Premium Waters

Arlington, VA

Website: www.nestleusa.com

Phone: 800.225.2270

Niagara Bottling LLC

Diamond Bar, CA

Website: www.niagarawater.com

Phone: 909.230.5000

Primo Water Tampa, FL

Websites: www.primowatercorp.com www.primowater.com

Bottles - Glass

Brio Water Technology

City of Industry, CA

Website: www.briowt.com

Phone: 800.781.1680

Bottles - Other

Bell Sales

Pittsburgh, PA

Phone: 412.795.8167

Brio Water Technology

City of Industry, CA

Website: www.briowt.com

Phone: 800.781.1680

GoodPac Plastics

Atlanta, GA

Website: www.goodpac.com

Phone: 404.363.8978

Bottles - PET

Altium Packaging

Atlanta, GA

Website: www.altiumpkg.com

Phone: 678.742.4600

Bell Sales

Pittsburgh, PA

Phone: 412.795.8167

Brio Water Technology

City of Industry, CA

Website: www.briowt.com

Phone: 800.781.1680

GoodPac Plastics

Atlanta, GA

Website: www.goodpac.com

Phone: 404.363.8978

Plastipak Packaging

Plymouth, MI

Website: www.plastipak.com

Phone: 734.455.3600

Bottles - PET - 5 gallon

Altium Packaging

Atlanta, GA

Website: www.altiumpkg.com

Phone: 678.742.4600

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Bell Sales Pittsburgh, PA

Phone: 412.795.8167

Brio Water Technology

City of Industry, CA

Website: www.briowt.com

Phone: 800.781.1680

Plastipak Packaging

Plymouth, MI

Website: www.plastipak.com

Phone: 734.455.3600

Bottles - Plastic

Altium Packaging

Atlanta, GA

Website: www.altiumpkg.com

Phone: 678.742.4600

Bell Sales Pittsburgh, PA

Phone: 412.795.8167

Brio Water Technology

City of Industry, CA

Website: www.briowt.com

Phone: 800.781.1680

GoodPac Plastics

Atlanta, GA

Website: www.goodpac.com

Phone: 404.363.8978

Plastipak Packaging

Plymouth, MI

Website: www.plastipak.com

Phone: 734.455.3600

Bottles - Polycarbonate

Altium Packaging

Atlanta, GA

Website: www.altiumpkg.com

Phone: 678.742.4600

Bell Sales

Pittsburgh, PA

Phone: 412.795.8167

Brio Water Technology

City of Industry, CA

Website: www.briowt.com

Phone: 800.781.1680

Bottles - Preforms

Bell Sales Pittsburgh, PA

Phone: 412.795.8167

Plastipak Packaging

Plymouth, MI

Website: www.plastipak.com

Phone: 734.455.3600

Bottling Equipment

CapSnap Equipment

Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

R.Bardi s.r.l.

Fidenza (Parma), Italy

Website: www.r-bardi.com

Phone: +39 0524 522117

Steelhead, Inc.

San Antonio, TX

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

Phone: 210.628.1066

Bottling EquipmentDesign/Build

CapSnap Equipment

Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

Cherry Ridge Consulting LLC

Sciota, PA

Website: www.cherryridgellc.com

Phone: 570.350.0809

R.Bardi s.r.l.

Fidenza (Parma), Italy

Website: www.r-bardi.com

Phone: +39 0524 522117

Steelhead, Inc.

San Antonio, TX

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

Phone: 210.628.1066

Bottling Plant - Polycarbonate

CapSnap Equipment

Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

Brand/Market Research

Beverage Marketing Corporation

Wintersville, OH

Websites: www.beveragemarketing.com

www.bmcreports.com

Phone: 212.688.7640

Hidell International

Hingham, MA

Website: www.hidellinternational.com

Phone: 781.749.8040

Lighthouse, Inc.

Marietta, GA

Website: www.insidelighthouse.com

Phone: 770.590.4897

Brand Strategy

Lighthouse, Inc.

Marietta, GA

Website: www.insidelighthouse.com

Phone: 770.590.4897

Bulk (Tanker) Water Sellers

Aqua Filter Fresh Inc./ Tyler Mountain Water

Pittsburgh, PA

Website: www.aquafilterfresh.com

Phone: 800.864.8957

Bell Sales

Pittsburgh, PA

Phone: 412.795.8167

Berain Water Company

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Website: www.berain.com.sa

Phone: 966.11.2039.434

Crystal Clear Water Company

Des Moines, IA

Website: www.ccbw.com

Phone: 515.265.2324

Dakota Splash, Inc.

Sioux Falls, SD

Website: www.dakotasplash.com

Phone: 605.334.3294

Famous Ramona Water

Ramona, CA

Website: www.famousramonawater.com

Phone: 760.789.0174

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Grand Springs Distribution

Alton, VA

Website: www.grandsprings.com

Phone: 434.753.2515

Hamidiye Kaynak Sulari A.S.

Istanbul, Türkiye

Website: www.hamidiye.istanbul

Phone: +90 212 3601333

Misty Mountain Spring Water Co. LLC

Abingdon, VA

Website: www.mistymountainwater.com

Phone: 800.473.0713

Ozarka Water & Coffee Service

Oklahoma, OK

Website: www.ozarkah2o.com

Phone: 405.235.8474

Premium Waters Inc. Minneapolis, MN

Website: www.premiumwaters.com

Phone: 612.379.4141

Primo Water Tampa, FL

Websites: www.primowatercorp.com

www.primowater.com

Rolling Hills Springs

Linton, IN

Website: www.rollinghillssprings.com

Phone: 812.250.4724

Cap Disinfection Units

CapSnap Equipment Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

Capping Equipment

CapSnap Equipment Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

Bell Sales Pittsburgh, PA

Phone: 412.795.8167

Blackhawk Molding Co., Inc.

Addison, IL

Website: www.blackhawkmolding.com

Phone: 630.458.2100

R.Bardi s.r.l.

Fidenza (Parma), Italy

Website: www.r-bardi.com

Phone: +39 0524 522117

Silgan Closures

Downers Grove, IL

Website: www.silgancls.com

Phone: 724.730.9064

Steelhead, Inc.

San Antonio, TX

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

Phone: 210.628.1066

Caps

Bell Sales Pittsburgh, PA

Phone: 412.795.8167

Blackhawk Molding Co., Inc.

Addison, IL

Website: www.blackhawkmolding.com

Phone: 630.458.2100

Brio Water Technology

City of Industry, CA

Website: www.briowt.com

Phone: 800.781.1680

CapSnap Equipment

Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

Silgan Closures

Downers Grove, IL

Website: www.silgancls.com

Phone: 724.730.9064

Carbonation/Carbonation Dispensers

Bell Sales Pittsburgh, PA

Phone: 412.795.8167

Brio Water Technology

City of Industry, CA

Website: www.briowt.com

Phone: 800.781.1680

Oasis International

Columbus, OH

Website: www.oasiscoolers.com

Phone: 614.861.1350

Cartridges - Filter

Bell Sales Pittsburgh, PA

Phone: 412.795.8167

Brio Water Technology

City of Industry, CA

Website: www.briowt.com

Phone: 800.781.1680

Case Packers

Plastipak Packaging

Plymouth, MI

Website: www.plastipak.com

Phone: 734.455.3600

Robopac USA

Duluth, GA

Website: www.robopac.com

Phone: 678.473.7896

Steelhead, Inc.

San Antonio, TX

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

Phone: 210.628.1066

Case Washers

CapSnap Equipment

Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

Polymer Solutions International, Inc.

Newtown Square, PA

Website: www.prostack.com

Phone: 610.325.7500

Steelhead, Inc.

San Antonio, TX

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

Phone: 210.628.1066

Cases/Crates/ Corrugated Boxes

Polymer Solutions International, Inc.

Newtown Square, PA

Website: www.prostack.com

Phone: 610.325.7500

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Cleaners - Coolers

Bell Sales Pittsburgh, PA

Phone: 412.795.8167

Brio Water Technology

City of Industry, CA

Website: www.briowt.com

Phone: 800.781.1680

Closures

Bell Sales Pittsburgh, PA

Phone: 412.795.8167

Blackhawk Molding Co., Inc.

Addison, IL

Website: www.blackhawkmolding.com

Phone: 630.458.2100

Silgan Closures

Downers Grove, IL

Website: www.silgancls.com

Phone: 724.730.9064

Closures - Flat Cap

Bell Sales Pittsburgh, PA

Phone: 412.795.8167

Brio Water Technology

City of Industry, CA

Website: www.briowt.com

Phone: 800.781.1680

Silgan Closures

Downers Grove, IL

Website: www.silgancls.com

Phone: 724.730.9064

Closures – Sports

Blackhawk Molding Co., Inc.

Addison, IL

Website: www.blackhawkmolding.com

Phone: 630.458.2100

Brio Water Technology

City of Industry, CA

Website: www.briowt.com

Phone: 800.781.1680

Coding Equipment

Steelhead, Inc.

San Antonio, TX

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

Phone: 210.628.1066

Coffee - Extracts/Gourmet

Bell Sales Pittsburgh, PA

Phone: 412.795.8167

Coffee Service - Office/ Related Supplies & Equip.

Bell Sales Pittsburgh, PA

Phone: 412.795.8167

Oasis International

Columbus, OH

Website: www.oasiscoolers.com

Phone: 614.861.1350

Compressors

Steelhead, Inc.

San Antonio, TX

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

Phone: 210.628.1066

Consultants - Environmental

Cherry Ridge Consulting LLC

Sciota, PA

Website: www.cherryridgellc.com

Phone: 570.350.0809

Rolling Hills Springs

Linton, IN

Website: www.rollinghillssprings.com

Phone: 812.250.4724

SafeWater Device, LLC

Bridgewater, CT

Phone: 203.994.0801

Consultants - Equipment and Products

Bell Sales Pittsburgh, PA

Phone: 412.795.8167

Blackhawk Molding Co., Inc.

Addison, IL

Website: www.blackhawkmolding.com

Phone: 630.458.2100

Hidell International Hingham, MA

Website: www.hidellinternational.com

Phone: 781.749.8040

SafeWater Device, LLC

Bridgewater, CT

Phone: 203.994.0801

Steelhead, Inc.

San Antonio, TX

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

Phone: 210.628.1066

Consultants - QA/QC

Cherry Ridge Consulting LLC

Sciota, PA

Website: www.cherryridgellc.com

Phone: 570.350.0809

Eurofins Eaton Analytical, LLC

Monrovia, CA

Website: www.eurofinsus.com/env

Phone: 949.466.8266

Hidell International Hingham, MA

Website: www.hidellinternational.com

Phone: 781.749.8040

National Testing Laboratories, Ltd.

Cleveland, OH

Website: www.ntllabs.com

Phone: 800.458.3330

Rolling Hills Springs

Linton, IN

Website: www.rollinghillssprings.com

Phone: 812.250.4724

Consultants - Services Only

Bell Sales

Pittsburgh, PA

Phone: 412.795.8167

Hidell International Hingham, MA

Website: www.hidellinternational.com

Phone: 781.749.8040

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SafeWater Device, LLC

Bridgewater, CT

Phone: 203.994.0801

Conveyor Equipment

R.Bardi s.r.l.

Fidenza (Parma), Italy

Website: www.r-bardi.com

Phone: +39 0524 522117

Steelhead, Inc.

San Antonio, TX

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

Phone: 210.628.1066

Conveyor Systems

R.Bardi s.r.l.

Fidenza (Parma), Italy

Website: www.r-bardi.com

Phone: +39 0524 522117

Steelhead, Inc.

San Antonio, TX

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

Phone: 210.628.1066

Coolers - Bottled Water

Bell Sales

Pittsburgh, PA

Phone: 412.795.8167

Brio Water Technology City of Industry, CA

Website: www.briowt.com

Phone: 800.781.1680

Crystal Mountain Products, Inc.

Gahanna, OH 43230

Website: www.crystalcoolers.com

Phone: 614.454.1618

Oasis International Columbus, OH

Website: www.oasiscoolers.com

Phone: 614.861.1350

Coolers - Point Of Use Type

Bell Sales

Pittsburgh, PA

Phone: 412.795.8167

Brio Water Technology

City of Industry, CA

Website: www.briowt.com

Phone: 800.781.1680

Crystal Mountain Products, Inc.

Gahanna, OH 43230

Website: www.crystalcoolers.com

Phone: 614.454.1618

Oasis International

Columbus, OH

Website: www.oasiscoolers.com

Phone: 614.861.1350

Coolers - Pressure Type

Brio Water Technology

City of Industry, CA

Website: www.briowt.com

Phone: 800.781.1680

Crystal Mountain Products, Inc.

Gahanna, OH 43230

Website: www.crystalcoolers.com

Phone: 614.454.1618

Oasis International Columbus, OH

Website: www.oasiscoolers.com

Phone: 614.861.1350

Coolers - Replacement Parts and/or Repairs

Bell Sales Pittsburgh, PA

Phone: 412.795.8167

Brio Water Technology

City of Industry, CA

Website: www.briowt.com

Phone: 800.781.1680

Crystal Mountain Products, Inc.

Gahanna, OH 43230

Website: www.crystalcoolers.com

Phone: 614.454.1618

Oasis International

Columbus, OH

Website: www.oasiscoolers.com

Phone: 614.861.1350

Covers - Cooler

Bell Sales

Pittsburgh, PA

Phone: 412.795.8167

Brio Water Technology

City of Industry, CA

Website: www.briowt.com

Phone: 800.781.1680

Crystal Mountain Products, Inc.

Gahanna, OH 43230

Website: www.crystalcoolers.com

Phone: 614.454.1618

Crates - Plastic

Polymer Solutions International, Inc.

Newtown Square, PA

Website: www.prostack.com

Phone: 610.325.7500

Cup Dispensers

Bell Sales Pittsburgh, PA

Phone: 412.795.8167

Brio Water Technology

City of Industry, CA

Website: www.briowt.com

Phone: 800.781.1680

Crystal Mountain Products, Inc.

Gahanna, OH 43230

Website: www.crystalcoolers.com

Phone: 614.454.1618

Oasis International

Columbus, OH

Website: www.oasiscoolers.com

Phone: 614.861.1350

Cups - Paper/Plastic

Bell Sales

Pittsburgh, PA

Phone: 412.795.8167

Decapping Equipment

Steelhead, Inc.

San Antonio, TX

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

Phone: 210.628.1066

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Deionization Equipment

Steelhead, Inc.

San Antonio, TX

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

Phone: 210.628.1066

Design - Plastic Packaging

Plastipak Packaging

Plymouth, MI

Website: www.plastipak.com

Phone: 734.455.3600

Silgan Closures

Downers Grove, IL

Website: www.silgancls.com

Phone: 724.730.9064

Detectors

CapSnap Equipment

Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

Steelhead, Inc.

San Antonio, TX

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

Phone: 210.628.1066

Distillation Equipment

Steelhead, Inc.

San Antonio, TX

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

Phone: 210.628.1066

Drinking Water Systems

Bell Sales

Pittsburgh, PA

Phone: 412.795.8167

Brio Water Technology

City of Industry, CA

Website: www.briowt.com

Phone: 800.781.1680

Crystal Mountain Products, Inc.

Gahanna, OH 43230

Website: www.crystalcoolers.com

Phone: 614.454.1618

Oasis International

Columbus, OH

Website: www.oasiscoolers.com

Phone: 614.861.1350

Electrolyte Replacement

Kent Precision Foods Group (Sqwincher)

Columbus, MS

Website: www.sqwincher.com

Phone: 662.328.0400

WET Environmental Ltd

Warwick, Warwickshire

England

Website: www.wet-global.com

Phone: 0044 (0)1926 855054

Engineering Services

CapSnap Equipment

Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

Cherry Ridge Consulting LLC

Sciota, PA

Website: www.cherryridgellc.com

Phone: 570.350.0809

Hidell International

Hingham, MA

Website: www.hidellinternational.com

Phone: 781.749.8040

Steelhead, Inc.

San Antonio, TX

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

Phone: 210.628.1066

WET Environmental Ltd

Warwick, Warwickshire England

Website: www.wet-global.com

Phone: 0044 (0)1926 855054

Equipment Leasing/Filling and Processing

Steelhead, Inc.

San Antonio, TX

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

Phone: 210.628.1066

Equipment Manufacturer

CapSnap Equipment Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

Oasis International

Columbus, OH

Website: www.oasiscoolers.com

Phone: 614.861.1350

R.Bardi s.r.l.

Fidenza (Parma), Italy

Website: www.r-bardi.com

Phone: +39 0524 522117

Steelhead, Inc.

San Antonio, TX

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

Phone: 210.628.1066

WET Environmental Ltd

Warwick, Warwickshire

England

Website: www.wet-global.com

Phone: 0044 (0)1926 855054

Feasibility and Market Analysis

Beverage Marketing Corporation

Wintersville, OH

Websites: www.beveragemarketing.com

www.bmcreports.com

Phone: 212.688.7640

Hidell International

Hingham, MA

Website: www.hidellinternational.com

Phone: 781.749.8040

Filling Equipment

CapSnap Equipment

Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

Oasis International

Columbus, OH

Website: www.oasiscoolers.com

Phone: 614.861.1350

R.Bardi s.r.l.

Fidenza (Parma), Italy

Website: www.r-bardi.com

Phone: +39 0524 522117

Steelhead, Inc.

San Antonio, TX

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

Phone: 210.628.1066

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Filtration Equipment

3M Separation and Purification Sciences Division

Meriden, CT

Website: www.3Mpurification.com

Phone: 203.238.8923

Bell Sales

Pittsburgh, PA

Phone: 412.795.8167

Brio Water Technology City of Industry, CA

Website: www.briowt.com

Phone: 800.781.1680

CapSnap Equipment

Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

Global Filter

Cedar Rapids, IA

Website: www.globalfilter.com

Phone: 877.603.1003

Oasis International

Columbus, OH

Website: www.oasiscoolers.com

Phone: 614.861.1350

Steelhead, Inc.

San Antonio, TX

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

Phone: 210.628.1066

WET Environmental Ltd

Warwick, Warwickshire

England

Website: www.wet-global.com

Phone: 0044 (0)1926 855054

Filtration Supplies

3M Separation and Purification Sciences Division

Meriden, CT

Website: www.3Mpurification.com

Phone: 203.238.8923

Bell Sales

Pittsburgh, PA

Phone: 412.795.8167

Brio Water Technology

City of Industry, CA

Website: www.briowt.com

Phone: 800.781.1680

CapSnap Equipment

Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

Global Filter

Cedar Rapids, IA

Website: www.globalfilter.com

Phone: 877.603.1003

Oasis International

Columbus, OH

Website: www.oasiscoolers.com

Phone: 614.861.1350

Steelhead, Inc.

San Antonio, TX

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

Phone: 210.628.1066

WET Environmental Ltd

Warwick, Warwickshire England

Website: www.wet-global.com

Phone: 0044 (0)1926 855054

Filtration Supplies - Membranes

3M Separation and Purification

Sciences Division

Meriden, CT

Website: www.3Mpurification.com

Phone: 203.238.8923

Bell Sales

Pittsburgh, PA

Phone: 412.795.8167

Brio Water Technology

City of Industry, CA

Website: www.briowt.com

Phone: 800.781.1680

Global Filter

Cedar Rapids, IA

Website: www.globalfilter.com

Phone: 877.603.1003

Steelhead, Inc.

San Antonio, TX

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

Phone: 210.628.1066

WET Environmental Ltd

Warwick, Warwickshire

England

Website: www.wet-global.com

Phone: 0044 (0)1926 855054

Fittings

Brio Water Technology

City of Industry, CA

Website: www.briowt.com

Phone: 800.781.1680

CapSnap Equipment

Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

Flavors/Concentrates

Kent Precision Foods Group (Sqwincher)

Columbus, MS

Website: www.sqwincher.com

Phone: 662.328.0400

Oasis International

Columbus, OH

Website: www.oasiscoolers.com

Phone: 614.861.1350

Handles

Bell Sales

Pittsburgh, PA

Phone: 412.795.8167

Blackhawk Molding Co., Inc.

Addison, IL

Website: www.blackhawkmolding.com

Phone: 630.458.2100

Polymer Solutions

International, Inc.

Newtown Square, PA

Website: www.prostack.com

Phone: 610.325.7500

Hydrogeological Services

Cherry Ridge Consulting LLC

Sciota, PA

Website: www.cherryridgellc.com

Phone: 570.350.0809

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Ice Makers/Ice Maker Systems/ Water Delivery System

Bell Sales Pittsburgh, PA

Phone: 412.795.8167

Steelhead, Inc.

San Antonio, TX

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

Phone: 210.628.1066

Injection Molding

Blackhawk Molding Co., Inc.

Addison, IL

Website: www.blackhawkmolding.com

Phone: 630.458.2100

Oasis International

Columbus, OH

Website: www.oasiscoolers.com

Phone: 614.861.1350

Polymer Solutions

International, Inc.

Newtown Square, PA

Website: www.prostack.com

Phone: 610.325.7500

Label Printing and Graphics

Lighthouse, Inc.

Marietta, GA

Website: www.insidelighthouse.com

Phone: 770.590.4897

SPR Packaging LLC

Rockwall, TX

Website: www.sprpackaging.com

Phone: 469.745.5418

Labeling - Private

Bell Sales Pittsburgh, PA

Phone: 412.795.8167

Labeling Equipment

CapSnap Equipment

Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

Steelhead, Inc.

San Antonio, TX

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

Phone: 210.628.1066

Labeling Services

GoodPac Plastics

Atlanta, GA

Website: www.goodpac.com

Phone: 404.363.8978

Labels

Bell Sales Pittsburgh, PA

Phone: 412.795.8167

Blackhawk Molding Co., Inc.

Addison, IL

Website: www.blackhawkmolding.com

Phone: 630.458.2100

SPR Packaging LLC

Rockwall, TX

Website: www.sprpackaging.com

Phone: 469.745.5418

Labels - Custom Printing

Bell Sales Pittsburgh, PA

Phone: 412.795.8167

Blackhawk Molding Co., Inc.

Addison, IL

Website: www.blackhawkmolding.com

Phone: 630.458.2100

SPR Packaging LLC

Rockwall, TX

Website: www.sprpackaging.com

Phone: 469.745.5418

Labels - Heat Transfer

Bell Sales

Pittsburgh, PA

Phone: 412.795.8167

Labels - Pressure Sensitive

Bell Sales Pittsburgh, PA

Phone: 412.795.8167

Labels - Screen Printed on Container

Bell Sales

Pittsburgh, PA

Phone: 412.795.8167

Laboratory Supplies and Services

CapSnap Equipment

Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

Edge Analytical Inc.

Burlington, WA

Website: www.edgeanalytical.com

Phone: 800.755.9295

Eurofins Eaton Analytical, LLC

Monrovia, CA

Website: www.eurofinsus.com/env

Phone: 949.466.8266

IDEXX Laboratories

Westbrook, ME

Website: www.idexx.com/water

Phone: 800.321.0207

Leak Detection Equipment

Brio Water Technology

City of Industry, CA

Website: www.briowt.com

Phone: 800.781.1680

CapSnap Equipment

Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

R.Bardi s.r.l.

Fidenza (Parma), Italy

Website: www.r-bardi.com

Phone: +39 0524 522117

Steelhead, Inc.

San Antonio, TX

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

Phone: 210.628.1066

Loaders/Unloaders

CapSnap Equipment

Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

R.Bardi s.r.l.

Fidenza (Parma), Italy

Website: www.r-bardi.com

Phone: +39 0524 522117

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Steelhead, Inc.

San Antonio, TX

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

Phone: 210.628.1066

Logistics Integrated Solutions

Robopac USA

Duluth, GA

Website: www.robopac.com

Phone: 678.473.7896

Machinery - Used and Remanufactured

CapSnap Equipment

Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

Steelhead, Inc.

San Antonio, TX

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

Phone: 210.628.1066

Market Assessment/Research

Beverage Marketing Corporation

Wintersville, OH

Websites: www.beveragemarketing.com

www.bmcreports.com

Phone: 212.688.7640

Hidell International

Hingham, MA

Website: www.hidellinternational.com

Phone: 781.749.8040

Lighthouse, Inc.

Marietta, GA

Website: www.insidelighthouse.com

Phone: 770.590.4897

Marketing Communications

Lighthouse, Inc.

Marietta, GA

Website: www.insidelighthouse.com

Phone: 770.590.4897

Mergers and Acquisitions

Bell Sales Pittsburgh, PA

Phone: 412.795.8167

Hidell International

Hingham, MA

Website: www.hidellinternational.com

Phone: 781.749.8040

Microbiolgical Equipment

3M Separation and Purification Sciences Division

Meriden, CT

Website: www.3Mpurification.com

Phone: 203.238.8923

IDEXX Laboratories

Westbrook, ME

Website: www.idexx.com/water

Phone: 800.321.0207

Oxygen Concentrators

CapSnap Equipment

Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

Steelhead, Inc.

San Antonio, TX

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

Phone: 210.628.1066

Ozonation Equipment

CapSnap Equipment

Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

Oasis International

Columbus, OH

Website: www.oasiscoolers.com

Phone: 614.861.1350

Steelhead, Inc.

San Antonio, TX

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

Phone: 210.628.1066

Ozone Detection Equipment

CapSnap Equipment

Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

Steelhead, Inc.

San Antonio, TX

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

Phone: 210.628.1066

Ozone Generating Systems

CapSnap Equipment

Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

Oasis International

Columbus, OH

Website: www.oasiscoolers.com

Phone: 614.861.1350

Steelhead, Inc.

San Antonio, TX

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

Phone: 210.628.1066

Packaging - Water Bags

Brio Water Technology

City of Industry, CA

Website: www.briowt.com

Phone: 800.781.1680

Packaging Equipment

CapSnap Equipment

Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

R.Bardi s.r.l.

Fidenza (Parma), Italy

Website: www.r-bardi.com

Phone: +39 0524 522117

Robopac USA

Duluth, GA

Website: www.robopac.com

Phone: 678.473.7896

Steelhead, Inc.

San Antonio, TX

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

Phone: 210.628.1066

Packaging EquipmentLiquid Packaging

Steelhead, Inc.

San Antonio, TX

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

Phone: 210.628.1066

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Packaging EquipmentService/Installation

CapSnap Equipment Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

Silgan Closures

Downers Grove, IL

Website: www.silgancls.com

Phone: 724.730.9064

Steelhead, Inc.

San Antonio, TX

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

Phone: 210.628.1066

Packaging EquipmentTamper Evident

CapSnap Equipment

Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

Steelhead, Inc.

San Antonio, TX

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

Phone: 210.628.1066

Packaging Machinery

CapSnap Equipment

Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

Robopac USA

Duluth, GA

Website: www.robopac.com

Phone: 678.473.7896

Steelhead, Inc.

San Antonio, TX

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

Phone: 210.628.1066

Packaging Secondary

SPR Packaging LLC

Rockwall, TX

Website: www.sprpackaging.com

Phone: 469.745.5418

Palletizers/Depalletizers

CapSnap Equipment Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

R.Bardi s.r.l.

Fidenza (Parma), Italy

Website: www.r-bardi.com

Phone: +39 0524 522117

Steelhead, Inc.

San Antonio, TX

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

Phone: 210.628.1066

Pallets - Plastic

Polymer Solutions International, Inc.

Newtown Square, PA

Website: www.prostack.com

Phone: 610.325.7500

POU Technology

Bell Sales Pittsburgh, PA

Phone: 412.795.8167

Brio Water Technology

City of Industry, CA

Website: www.briowt.com

Phone: 800.781.1680

Oasis International

Columbus, OH

Website: www.oasiscoolers.com

Phone: 614.861.1350

Printing - Ink Jet

CapSnap Equipment Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

Steelhead, Inc.

San Antonio, TX

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

Phone: 210.628.1066

Printing - Laser

CapSnap Equipment

Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

Steelhead, Inc.

San Antonio, TX

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

Phone: 210.628.1066

Private Label Bottlers

Absopure Water Company

Plymouth, MI

Website: www.absopure.com

Phone: 734.459.8000

Aqua Filter Fresh Inc./ Tyler Mountain Water

Pittsburgh, PA

Website: www.aquafilterfresh.com

Phone: 800.864.8957

Aqua Systems

Avon, IN

Website: www.ilovemywater.com

Phone: 317.272.3000

Army Air Force Exchange Service

Dallas, TX

Website: www.shopmyexchange.com

Phone: 214.312.3923

Asia Brewery Incorporated

Cabuyao, Laguna, Philippines

Website: www.asiabrewery.com

Phone: (+632) 8810-2701

Berkeley Club Beverages

Berkeley Springs, WV

Website: www.berkeleyspringswater.com

Phone: 304.258.2313

Berkshire Springs, Inc.

Southfield, MA

Website: www.berkshiresprings.com

Phone: 413.229.2086

Blue Waters Products Limited

Trinidad and Tobago

Website: www.bluewaterstt.com

Phone: 868.640.8824

Chameleon Beverage Company, Inc.

Commerce, CA

Website: www.chameleonbeverage.com

Phone: 323.724.8223

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Creekside Springs, LLC

Ambridge, PA

Website: www.creeksidesprings.com

Phone: 724.266.9000

Crystal Clear Inc.

Philippines

Website: crystalclear.com.ph

Phone: +63 9985929873

Crystal Clear Water Company

Des Moines, IA

Website: www.ccbw.com

Phone: 515.265.2324

Dakota Splash, Inc.

Sioux Falls, SD

Website: www.dakotasplash.com

Phone: 605.334.3294

Famous Ramona Water

Ramona, CA

Website: www.famousramonawater.com

Phone: 760.789.0174

Grand Springs Distribution

Alton, VA

Website: www.grandsprings.com

Phone: 434.753.2515

Ideal Pure Water

Boys Town, NC

Website: www.idealpurewater.com

Phone: 800.967.2600

Inversiones Vida, S.A. DE C.V.

San Salvador, El Salvador

Website: www.aguaalpina.com

Phone: 503.2213.2000

Mayer Bros. Apple Products Inc.

West Seneca, NY

Website: www.mayerbrothers.com

Phone: 716.668.1787

Misty Mountain Spring Water Co. LLC

Abingdon, VA

Website: www.mistymountainwater.com

Phone: 800.473.0713

Mountain Glacier LLC

Evansville, IN

Website: www.mountainglacier.com

Phone: 888.423.1955

Niagara Bottling LLC

Diamond Bar, CA

Website: www.niagarawater.com

Phone: 909.230.5000

Ozarka Water & Coffee Service

Oklahoma, OK

Website: www.ozarkah2o.com

Phone: 405.235.8474

Plains Dairy

Amarillo, TX

Website: www.plainsdairy.com

Phone: 800.365.5608

Polar Beverages

Worcester, MA

Website: www.polarbeverages.com

Phone: 800.734.9800

Premium Waters Inc.

Minneapolis, MN

Website: www.premiumwaters.com

Phone: 612.379.4141

Primo Water

Tampa, FL

Websites: www.primowatercorp.com www.primowater.com

Publix Super Markets Inc.

Lakeland, FL

Website: www.publix.com

Phone: 800.242.1227

Rock Mountain Spring Inc.

Livingston, NJ

Phone: 973.669.0707

Rocky Mountain Bottled Water

Littleton, CO

Website: www.rmbw.com

Phone: 303.734.1111

Silver Springs Water Inc.

Henderson, NV 89011

Website: wateroffer.com

Phone: 877.453.6223

Southern Beverage Packers

Appling, GA

Website: www.springtimewater.com

Phone: 800.326.2469

Water Boy, Inc.

Bradenton, FL

Website: www.waterboyinc.com

Phone: 941.744.9249

Wisconsin Glacier

New Berlin, WI

Website: www.wisglacier.com

Phone: 262.797.9901

Pumps

Brio Water Technology

City of Industry, CA

Website: www.briowt.com

Phone: 800.781.1680

CapSnap Equipment

Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

Steelhead, Inc.

San Antonio, TX

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

Phone: 210.628.1066

Pumps – Hand

Bell Sales Pittsburgh, PA

Phone: 412.795.8167

Blackhawk Molding Co., Inc.

Addison, IL

Website: www.blackhawkmolding.com

Phone: 630.458.2100

Brio Water Technology

City of Industry, CA

Website: www.briowt.com

Phone: 800.781.1680

CapSnap Equipment

Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

Quality Assurance Specialists

Eurofins Eaton Analytical, LLC

Monrovia, CA

Website: www.eurofinsus.com/env

Phone: 949.466.8266

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Hidell International

Hingham, MA

Website: www.hidellinternational.com

Phone: 781.749.8040

Rack Loader

CapSnap Equipment

Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

Polymer Solutions International, Inc.

Newtown Square, PA

Website: www.prostack.com

Phone: 610.325.7500

R.Bardi s.r.l.

Fidenza (Parma), Italy

Website: www.r-bardi.com

Phone: +39 0524 522117

Steelhead, Inc.

San Antonio, TX

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

Phone: 210.628.1066

Rack Loader – Ergonomic

CapSnap Equipment

Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

Polymer Solutions International, Inc.

Newtown Square, PA

Website: www.prostack.com

Phone: 610.325.7500

Steelhead, Inc.

San Antonio, TX

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

Phone: 210.628.1066

Rack Washers

CapSnap Equipment

Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

Steelhead, Inc.

San Antonio, TX

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

Phone: 210.628.1066

Racks - Display/Transportation/ Tilters/Storage

Crystal Mountain Products, Inc.

Gahanna, OH 43230

Website: www.crystalcoolers.com

Phone: 614.454.1618

Polymer Solutions International, Inc.

Newtown Square, PA

Website: www.prostack.com

Phone: 610.325.7500

Racks - Plastic Modular

Polymer Solutions International, Inc.

Newtown Square, PA

Website: www.prostack.com

Phone: 610.325.7500

Recycling - Resins

Plastipak Packaging

Plymouth, MI

Website: www.plastipak.com

Phone: 734.455.3600

Recycling Equipment

CapSnap Equipment

Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

Recycling/Sustainable Resources Management

Plastipak Packaging

Plymouth, MI

Website: www.plastipak.com

Phone: 734.455.3600

Regulatory Assistance

Cherry Ridge Consulting LLC

Sciota, PA

Website: www.cherryridgellc.com

Phone: 570.350.0809

Edge Analytical Inc.

Burlington, WA

Website: www.edgeanalytical.com

Phone: 800.755.9295

Eurofins Eaton Analytical, LLC

Monrovia, CA

Website: www.eurofinsus.com/env

Phone: 949.466.8266

National Testing Laboratories, Ltd.

Cleveland, OH

Website: www.ntllabs.com

Phone: 800.458.3330

Research & Development

Eurofins Eaton Analytical, LLC

Monrovia, CA

Website: www.eurofinsus.com/env

Phone: 949.466.8266

Resins

Bell Sales Pittsburgh, PA

Phone: 412.795.8167

Reverse Osmosis Equipment

Bell Sales Pittsburgh, PA

Phone: 412.795.8167

Brio Water Technology

City of Industry, CA

Website: www.briowt.com

Phone: 800.781.1680

Oasis International Columbus, OH

Website: www.oasiscoolers.com

Phone: 614.861.1350

Steelhead, Inc.

San Antonio, TX

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

Phone: 210.628.1066

Robotic Applications

CapSnap Equipment

Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

Steelhead, Inc.

San Antonio, TX

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

Phone: 210.628.1066

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Sanitizers

CapSnap Equipment

Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

Shrink Wrap Equipment

CapSnap Equipment

Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

Robopac USA

Duluth, GA

Website: www.robopac.com

Phone: 678.473.7896

Steelhead, Inc.

San Antonio, TX

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

Phone: 210.628.1066

Stackers

CapSnap Equipment

Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

Tamper Evident PVC

Shrink Band Materials

CapSnap Equipment Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

Testing – Air Quality

CapSnap Equipment

Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

Testing – Chemical

CapSnap Equipment Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

Edge Analytical Inc.

Burlington, WA

Website: www.edgeanalytical.com

Phone: 800.755.9295

Eurofins Eaton Analytical, LLC

Monrovia, CA

Website: www.eurofinsus.com/env

Phone: 949.466.8266

National Testing Laboratories, Ltd.

Cleveland, OH

Website: www.ntllabs.com

Phone: 800.458.3330

Testing – Microbiological

Edge Analytical Inc.

Burlington, WA

Website: www.edgeanalytical.com

Phone: 800.755.9295

Eurofins Eaton Analytical, LLC

Monrovia, CA

Website: www.eurofinsus.com/env

Phone: 949.466.8266

IDEXX Laboratories

Westbrook, ME

Website: www.idexx.com/water

Phone: 800.321.0207

National Testing Laboratories, Ltd.

Cleveland, OH

Website: www.ntllabs.com

Phone: 800.458.3330

Tray Loaders

CapSnap Equipment

Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

Ultraviolet Equipment

Bell Sales

Pittsburgh, PA

Phone: 412.795.8167

CapSnap Equipment

Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

Oasis International

Columbus, OH

Website: www.oasiscoolers.com

Phone: 614.861.1350

Steelhead, Inc.

San Antonio, TX

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

Phone: 210.628.1066

Used Equipment

CapSnap Equipment

Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

Steelhead, Inc.

San Antonio, TX

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

Phone: 210.628.1066

Valves and Faucets

Bell Sales Pittsburgh, PA

Phone: 412.795.8167

Crystal Mountain Products, Inc.

Gahanna, OH 43230

Website: www.crystalcoolers.com

Phone: 614.454.1618

Warehouse Automation Solutions

Robopac USA

Duluth, GA

Website: www.robopac.com

Phone: 678.473.7896

CapSnap Equipment

Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

Warehouse Storage Systems

CapSnap Equipment

Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

Water Analysis

Edge Analytical Inc.

Burlington, WA

Website: www.edgeanalytical.com

Phone: 800.755.9295

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Eurofins Eaton Analytical, LLC

Monrovia, CA

Website: www.eurofinsus.com/env

Phone: 949.466.8266

National Testing Laboratories, Ltd.

Cleveland, OH

Website: www.ntllabs.com

Phone: 800.458.3330

Water Analyzer – Handheld

CapSnap Equipment

Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

Water Conditioning Equipment

Crystal Mountain Products, Inc.

Gahanna, OH 43230

Website: www.crystalcoolers.com

Phone: 614.454.1618

Steelhead, Inc.

San Antonio, TX

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

Phone: 210.628.1066

Water Filtration

Global Filter

Cedar Rapids, IA

Website: www.globalfilter.com

Phone: 877.603.1003

Primo Water

Tampa, FL

Websites: www.primowatercorp.com

www.primowater.com

Water Heaters

CapSnap Equipment

Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

Steelhead, Inc.

San Antonio, TX

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

Phone: 210.628.1066

Water Purification Equipment /Systems

CapSnap Equipment

Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

Crystal Mountain Products, Inc.

Gahanna, OH 43230

Website: www.crystalcoolers.com

Phone: 614.454.1618

Steelhead, Inc.

San Antonio, TX

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

Phone: 210.628.1066

WET Environmental Ltd

Warwick, Warwickshire

England

Website: www.wet-global.com

Phone: 0044 (0)1926 855054

Water Source Evaluation

Bell Sales

Pittsburgh, PA

Phone: 412.795.8167

Cherry Ridge Consulting LLC

Sciota, PA

Website: www.cherryridgellc.com

Phone: 570.350.0809

Hidell International

Hingham, MA

Website: www.hidellinternational.com

Phone: 781.749.8040

Water Testing Equipment

CapSnap Equipment Jackson, MI

Website: www.capsnapequipment.com

Phone: 517.787.3481

IDEXX Laboratories

Westbrook, ME

Website: www.idexx.com/water

Phone: 800.321.0207

National Testing Laboratories, Ltd.

Cleveland, OH

Website: www.ntllabs.com

Phone: 800.458.3330

Oasis International

Columbus, OH

Website: www.oasiscoolers.com

Phone: 614.861.1350

Water Treatment Equipment/Products

Bell Sales

Pittsburgh, PA

Phone: 412.795.8167

Crystal Mountain Products, Inc.

Gahanna, OH 43230

Website: www.crystalcoolers.com

Phone: 614.454.1618

Steelhead, Inc.

San Antonio, TX

Website: www.steelheadinc.com

Phone: 210.628.1066

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Cory Martin IBWA

Kelly Baetz OSHA

Al Lear IBWA

Shayron Barnes-Selby Primo Water Neil Mairs Solutions Recruiting Bob Hirst Sonoran Drinking Water Advisor

Toner IBWA Colin Joern Antea Group

Whitaker-Campbell Niagara Bottling

SPECIAL EVENTS

WELCOME RECEPTION

Kick off the week by joining your industry colleagues at the Welcome Reception! This relaxed event will give you time to network with peers, catch up with old friends, and enjoy an evening of hors d’oeuvres and an open bar.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 5:30PM – 7:00PM

DWRF FUNDRAISER: TOPGOLF

Ready to get into the swing of things?

The Drinking Water Research Foundation (DWRF) is pleased to announce that we’re heading to Topgolf Las Vegas for this year’s fundraiser. At this premiere entertainment venue, you’ll enjoy socializing, tasty food and drinks, and leisurely hitting a few golf balls.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 8:00PM – 10:00PM

GENERAL SESSION AND KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Come hear IBWA President and CEO Joe Doss report on IBWA’s latest achievements and predictions for what’s in store for the future. IBWA Chair Henry R. Hidell, III (Hidell International) will discuss what he’s learned during his tenure—and he’ll also pass the gavel on to IBWA’s 2024 Chair Hih Song Kim (BlueTriton Brands).

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 8:00AM - 10:30AM

VISIT PACK EXPO

IBWA is holding our conference in conjunction with PACK EXPO Las Vegas, which enables IBWA registrants to receive a complimentary badge to attend PACK EXPO just by indicating this preference on your IBWA registration form.

With packaging and processing solutions for every industry, educational sessions, and networking opportunities, PACK EXPO is the most comprehensive packaging event in 2023. See the world’s largest showcase (2,000+ exhibitors) of technology, including many product launches, for more than 40 vertical markets, experience the wonder, and collaborate with experts (30,000+ attendees).

TRADE SHOW AND LUNCH

12:00pm – 3:00pm

Be introduced to the latest and greatest products and services offered by vendors that understand the bottled water industry. With time dedicated solely to conversation, decision making, and networking, don’t miss the opportunity to walk the trade show floor and talk one-on-one with exhibitors that can help you make your business more successful!

IBWA supplier members invest their time and money into developing products and services that provide answers to your business and operations issues. Now is the time to invest in holding productive conversations with them and placing your orders for 2023 and 2024.

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HENRY R. HIDELL, III JOE DOSS HIH SONG KIM

Know Your Role

Uninformed legislators make bad policies. Here’s how you can help policymakers shape policy that helps industry.

By Cory Martin, IBWA Vice President of Government Relations

Policymaking in the United States plays a crucial role in shaping the economic, social, and environmental landscape of a nation. While governments are primarily responsible for policy formulation, the active participation of business can enhance the effectiveness and relevance of those policies.

When the bottled water industry engages in the policymaking process, we help ensure that industry perspectives create enlighten, fact-based policy at local, state, and federal levels.

Only bottled water professionals can provide insight into the challenges and opportunities faced by our industry. When bottlers share their specialized

knowledge and expertise, policymakers gain a better understanding of the nuances involved with producing a bottle of water. In addition, these important discussions can help overcome persistent stereotypes that slow policy progress and lead to designing policies that promote economic growth, innovation, and job creation within the bottled water industry.

If you want to influence the creation of supportive frameworks that foster industry innovation and economic stability, you must engage in policymaking. Why? Because policymakers need to hear the valuable insights

about emerging technologies, market trends, and sustainable practices you’ve learned simply by running your business. Collaboration between you and policymakers can lead to the design of effective incentives, grants, and policy support mechanisms that can create a more resilient future for the bottled water industry.

Where to Start

Engaging with policymakers is often easier said than done. To encourage engagement, the following five practices are critical to ensuring that your voice is magnified and heard at all levels of government.

1. Stay informed. To stay abreast of policy developments and changes relevant to the industry, IBWA offers a few options to help members keep current. You can participate in the IBWA Government Relations Committee and State Affairs Task Force, read the weekly Splash e-newsletter distributed every Thursday, and download and review the IBWA Voter Voice Advocacy app often. Those resources provide information on legislative proposals, IBWA and industry engagement, and briefs to better understand the impact of policy proposals on the industry. In short, engage with IBWA and you’ll be well-informed, and you’ll feel empowered to respond promptly and effectively when speaking with policymakers.

2. Educate policymakers. This is absolutely critical. Without a doubt, most policymakers do not have an indepth understanding of the complexities of the bottled water industry—or the challenges faced by businesses in general. Take every opportunity possible to educate legislators on your company’s and the industry's nuances, economic contributions, and unique regulatory considerations. Offer to host briefings, site visits, or roundtable discussions where policymakers can interact with industry experts, employees, and stakeholders. Through personal, fact-based storytelling, you help policymakers make more informed decisions.

3. Communicate your perspective. Clearly articulate your business' perspective on policy issues. Be concise, evidence-based, and ensure that you accurately describe how a policy will directly impact your company, employees, customers, and the broader economy. Use data, research, and case studies to support your arguments. If needed, IBWA can provide you with

those resources. Avoid jargon and technical language to make your message accessible and easily understood by policymakers.

4. Collaborate with industry peers. Join forces with other bottlers and industry stakeholders to amplify your collective voice. This includes participating in IBWA efforts to host legislators in your facilities and attend meetings with elected officials at state capitals and in Washington, DC. Such activities increase your influence by demonstrating broadbased support for specific policy positions. Through collective action, you pool resources, expertise, and networks and effectively engage with policymakers.

5. Offer solutions. Policymakers appreciate interest groups that not only highlight problems but also propose viable solutions. Instead of merely opposing unfavorable policies, proactively offer alternative approaches that achieve desired policy outcomes while minimizing adverse impacts on our industry. Due to critical member input and engagement, IBWA has been able to provide constructive comments and even support for policies that the industry may have opposed in the past (e.g., bottle deposit

WANT TO SHAPE POLICY? GET ENGAGED.

legislation in Washington State). By presenting constructive alternatives, we are able to position the industry as a partner in finding balanced and effective policy solutions.

Active engagement by IBWA members in policymaking can be a transformative force, resulting in well-informed, effective, and sustainable policies that are fact-based. By involving the bottled water industry in the decision-making process, policymakers can tap into your expertise, drive innovation, and create a conducive environment for economic growth. To achieve those benefits however, it is essential that we establish relationships that help ensure the bottled water industry has a seat at the policymaking table. By embracing a culture of engagement and partnership, we can unlock the full potential of the industry as important stakeholders in shaping the policies that govern our country. But we can’t do it without you.

BWR

More than 40 IBWA members and staff traveled to Washington, DC, on June 7 as part of the association’s 2023 annual “Capitol Hill Day,” meeting with 35 members of Congress and their staff to discuss the importance of recycling and healthy hydration.

How to Respond When Bottled Water’s Safety and Environmental Record Is Questioned

By Jill Culora, IBWA Vice President of Communications

All of us are familiar with the common falsehoods people who don’t like bottled water spread around in their communities and on social media. Rebutting those false claims with facts is an easy task. The difficult part is gaining access to the eyes and ears of consumers who might otherwise believe the criticisms they’ve read or heard.

Let’s take Cape Cod, Massachusetts, for example. Residents in the 15 towns on the Cape have, or recently had, town articles requiring them to vote on whether to ban the sale of bottled water (in containers of less than 1 gallon in size). Leading the charge is the envi-

ronmental activist group Sustainable Practices (SP). Because SP proposed the article, its representative is given the floor during town meetings to present on why the ban article should be approved. That presentation contains false information that grossly misleads residents about the safety of plastic used for food contact packaging. This is obviously a problem, but it’s compounded by the fact that SP's so-called “facts” (i.e., terribly misleading information) can only be challenged by audience members, who line up at microphones to speak and are sometimes not heard because a vote is called before they are given time to talk.

During a recent meeting in another Massachusetts town—Yarmouth—an SP representative advised residents about the “harmful impacts of plastic,” citing research claiming that plastic can be found in everyone’s bodies— specifically in lung tissue and the bloodstream—and suggesting that plastic is linked to numerous health issues. The SP representative said that plastics can contain thousands of possible additives, manufacturers are not required to disclose what is in their products, and plastic can leach additives. Citing an isolated study, she claimed “the average person eats a credit

card amount of plastic each week,” and concluded with this astonishing proclamation: “If there is one thing you should take away from this presentation, it is that plastic is a human health hazard.” This dire warning was an attempt to sway voters to ban food service plastic and single-serving size bottled water, which they did in a vote that followed the presentation.

Here’s the problem: Yarmouth residents weren’t allowed to hear any counter arguments against the ban. Had they heard an alternative prospective, they would have learned the following:

• Food service plastic and plastic water bottles are just a fraction of the thousands of food and drink products packaged in plastic. If the SP representative’s “human health hazard” claims were accurate, wouldn’t they apply to all plastics associated with eating, drinking, and hygiene?

(Toothbrushes are made of plastic.)

• The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sets rules and guidelines regarding appropriate packaging material composition, properties, and uses for food contact. Packaging materials that meet FDA standards are considered FDA compliant and safe for use as a packaging material that comes into contact with food. FDA has determined that the containers used by the bottled water industry to keep their products safe from contamination and make them easy to transport are safe for use—just like other food and beverage products—and they do not pose a health risk to consumers.

• Single-serving sized bottled water products are packaged in PET plastic containers, which do not contain ingredients capable of producing dangerous substances under conditions of normal use. While FDA has approved of PET plastic as safe for food and beverage contact for more than 35 years, similar regula-

BE AN ADVOCATE FOR BOTTLED WATER IN YOUR COMMUNITY.

tory agencies throughout the world, such as Europe and Canada, have also identified PET plastic as safe. In addition, PET plastic is used as the packaging material of choice for many other beverages, including soft drinks, juices, beer, wine, and spirits—and it continues to be the preferred packaging of consumers as well.

• The isolated study mentioned by the Sustainable Practices representative claims people consume a credit card worth of plastic each week—but that claim has been debunked. The most recent research on microplastics ingestions found the SP representative’s cited study had a calculation error that was off by a factor of 1 million, “which means that a human eats a credit card worth of MPs [microplastics] not every week but every 23 thousand years.” Learn more from this article in the Journal of Hazardous Materials: bit.ly/ MPsCreditCard.

Another common myth promoted during the Cape Cod town meetings, and elsewhere, identifies bottled water containers from the United States as a major source of ocean pollution and microplastics. However, research has proven that is not the case: The majority of ocean plastic comes from sources other than the United States. In fact, if the United States were to completely eliminate ALL plastic use, the effort would only result in a 0.25% reduction of ocean plastics, data from Oxford University’s Our World In Data website shows. And since bottled water accounts for 1.58% of all plastics used in the United States, we are talking about 1.58% of 0.25%. The latest

research on microplastic particles in oceans reveals that they originate from wastewater from washing machines— not bottled water. Learn more from this article published in the journal Nature: bit.ly/MPs_Nature.

Act Locally

In the Cape and elsewhere, residents don’t like outsiders coming into their towns attempting to influence policy. That’s understandable—and explains why SP, a nonprofit based in Brewster, Massachusetts, is so active in the state. That “act locally” philosophy is why we encourage all IBWA members to be advocates for bottled water in their communities. Whether in conversations with customers and friends or attending city council meetings where proposed plastic bans and recycling issues may be discussed, knowing bottled water’s safety and environmental record will help you provide a truthful bottled water education. As Margaret Mead said, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world.” BWR

Understanding EPA’s Proposed PFAS Regulations

By Al Lear, IBWA Vice President of Science, Education, and Technical Relations

In February 2023, the IBWA Technical Committee established a PFAS Subcommittee to review evolving federal and state PFAS regulations. That subcommittee is currently reviewing the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) PFAS regulation for tap water, which was proposed in March 2023, to consider if changes to the current IBWA Standard of Quality (SOQ) for PFAS are necessary. Below, we review EPA’s proposal for PFAS in tap water and IBWA’s PFAS SOQ.

What Is PFAS?

PFAS—per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances—are a group of man-made chemicals that includes PFOA, PFOS, GenX, and many others. PFAS have been manufactured and used in a variety of industries around the globe, including in the United States, since the 1940s (but not bottled water companies).

PFOA and PFOS have been the most extensively produced and studied of these chemicals. Both are very persistent in the environment and in the human body; in fact, they don’t break down and can accumulate over time. Evidence shows that exposure to PFAS may lead to adverse human health effects.

Current FDA and IBWA SOQs for PFAS

Currently, there are no U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) SOQs or testing requirements for PFAS in bottled water. However, while not mandated by law, IBWA requires members to test their bottled water products annually for PFAS, using EPA Method 537.1. In addition, IBWA has established stringent SOQs for PFAS that all bottler members must meet.

Such actions underscore the commitment of IBWA members to always

provide consumers with the safest and highest quality bottled water products. Testing for PFAS provides consumers, local and state governments, and disaster and emergency relief personnel with further assurance that bottled water is a safe and convenient product for everyday use and in times of need when tap water is compromised.

IBWA PFAS SOQs for Members

IBWA established the following SOQs for PFAS in member company bottled water products:

• 5 parts per trillion (ppt) for detection of a single PFAS compound

• 10 ppt for detection of two or more PFAS compounds

Processes and practices used in producing bottled water—such as source protection, reverse osmosis, and carbon filtration—greatly reduce the likelihood that PFAS would be found in bottled water. In late 2019, IBWA sent a letter to FDA asking it to issue an SOQ regulation for PFAS in bottled water. FDA responded, stating that the agency would not issue a PFAS regulation at that time. However, FDA said it would continue to monitor any action by the EPA on establishing PFAS maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for tap water. Under federal law, bottled water regulations must be as protective of the public health as tap water regulations. Thus, if EPA issues a PFAS regulation for tap water, FDA is required to review the EPA rule and determine its applicability to bottled water.

EPA Proposed PFAS Regulations

On March 14, 2023, EPA proposed a National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) setting MCLs for six PFAS in drinking water: PFOA and PFOS (as individual contaminants), and PFHxS, PFNA, PFBS, and GenX chemicals (as a PFAS mixture).

See the chart below for details. A Hazard Index, which is based on combinations of four PFAS and their Health Based Water Concentration (HBWC), is proposed for assessing the impact of PFNA, PFHxS, PFBS, and HFPODA. The HBWCs are established for PFHxS at 9 ppt, GenX (HFPO-DA) at 10.0 ppt, PFNA at 10 ppt, and PFBS at 2000 ppt. EPA’s proposal also includes non-enforceable Maximum Contaminant Level Goals (MCLGS) for the same PFAS. A summary of the proposal can be found on EPA’s website at bit.ly/EPA_PFAS23.

What Is a Hazard Index? How Is It Implemented as an MCL?

EPA is proposing to regulate four PFAS—PFHxS, GenX chemicals, PFNA, and PFBS—as a mixture, using an established approach called a Hazard Index, which is a tool used to evaluate health risks from simultaneous exposure to mixtures of certain chemicals. Many PFAS are found together and in different levels and combinations. Estimating risk by considering one chemical at a time may underestimate the health risks associated with exposure to many PFAS at the same time.

To prevent health risks from mixtures of certain PFAS in drinking water, EPA is proposing to use this Hazard Index calculation to regulate PFHxS, GenX chemicals, PFNA, and PFBS in public water systems. To determine the Hazard Index for those four PFAS, water systems would monitor and compare the amount of each PFAS in drinking water to its associated HBWC (i.e., the level below which no health effects are expected for that PFAS). Tap water systems would add the comparison values for each PFAS contained within the mixture. If the value is greater than 1.0, it would be an exceedance of the proposed Hazard Index MCL for PFHxS, GenX chemicals, PFNA, and PFBS.

EPA’s proposed requirements are based on EPA’s Standardized Monitoring Framework for both initial and ongoing compliance monitoring of regulated PFAS to ensure that drinking water is not above MCLs.

Initial monitoring must be completed in the three years between the rule promulgation date (anticipated end of 2023) and the rule effective date (anticipated end of 2026). Proposed initial monitoring requirements to establish baseline PFAS levels include any combination of the following:

IBWA’S PFAS SUBCOMMITTEE IS REVIEWING THE EPA’S PROPOSED PFAS RULE.

• two or four samples collected at public water systems over one year, dependent on system population size and system type

• use of recent, previously acquired PFAS drinking water data from the fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 5), state-level drinking water occurrence monitoring, or other appropriate data collection program

Initial monitoring results will determine the ongoing compliance monitoring requirements. Proposed ongoing compliance monitoring requirements include:

• quarterly monitoring as the normal frequency for all sampling locations

• reduced monitoring flexibility to once or twice every three years for sampling locations where the result is below 1/3 of the MCLs (i.e., rule trigger level)

A system is in violation if monitoring results (based on running annual averages) exceed one of the MCLs.

Next Steps

IBWA’s PFAS Subcommittee is reviewing the EPA’s proposed PFAS rule to determine if changes may be necessary to align the IBWA PFAS SOQ in the IBWA Code of Practice with the proposed rule. The subcommittee is also developing a federal and state PFAS bottled and drinking water regulatory matrix for IBWA members. BWR

EPA’s Proposed National Primary Drinking Water Regulation

certified plant operators (CPOs) are encouraged to complete the following quiz for ½ IBWA continuing education unit (CEU). The questions are derived from material presented in this issue of the Bottled Water Reporter, the IBWA Plant Technical Reference Manual, and the IBWA Bottled Water Code of Practice. Submit this quiz as a PDF to IBWA Database Systems, Membership and Technical Services Coordinator, Chance’ Gatoro: cgatoro@bottledwater.org. Look for additional quizzes in future issues and earn additional IBWA CEUs!

Check your selection for each question

1|OSHA exposure limits are often established as timeweighted averages for 8-hour days.

O True

O False

2|PFAS are a group of _________ chemicals.

O Man-made

O Disinfection

O Naturally occurring

O Drinking water treatment

3|Purified bottled water product with minerals added is permitted to be called “Mineral Water.”

O True

O False

4|The IBWA PFAS SOQ is _____ for a single PFAS compound.

O 10 ppt

O 20 ppt O 5 ppt O 15 ppt

5|The Standard of Quality for fluoride is: O .5 mg/L

1.0 mg/L

6|The EPA proposal for PFAS sets a 4 ppt MCL for what two PFAS compounds: (Select two)

O PFOA

O PFNA

O PFBS

O PFOS

7|According to the USP XXIII monograph, total solids should not exceed _____.

O 0.01%

O 1 mg/100 ml

O 5 ppb

O 1 mg/L

8|The IBWA PFAS SOQ is _____ for two or more PFAS compounds.

O 10 ppt

O 2000 ppt

O 70 ppt

O 20 ppt

9|Entry into a water storage tank (“confined space entry”) by plant personnel is regulated by _____.

O FDA

O US EPA

O OSHA

O USDA

10|EPA is proposing to regulate four PFAS—PFHxS, GenX Chemicals, PFNA, and PFBS as a mixture, using an established approach called a _________.

O Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL)

O Hazard Index (HI)

O Health Based Goal (HBG)

O Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG)

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CALENDAR 2023

• SEPTEMBER 11-14

IBWA Annual Business Conference and Trade Show Las Vegas, NV (in conjunction with PACK EXPO)

• SEPTEMBER 28-30

Northeast Bottled Water Association Fall Meeting Mystic Hilton Mystic, CT

• OCTOBER 1-3

California Bottled Water Association Convention Best Western Plus Hacienda Old Town, CA

• OCTOBER 12-13

Affiliated States Bottled Water Association Fall Education Seminar/Plant Tour TBD

• NOVEMBER 1-3

Northwest Bottled Water Association PCQI Workshop Virtual

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BOTTLED WATER: BY THE NUMBERS

Americans love bottled water—so much so they’ve made it the No.1 packaged drink for the past seven years. Here’s how the 2022 stats look.

2022 U.S. Per Capita Consumption (Gallons)

BOTTLED WATER CARBONATED SOFT DRINKS

46.5 36

In 2022,

outperformed the (much larger) single-serve segment.