Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 419a - Nonalcoholic Beverages
Section 21a-150h. - Water classifications. Labeling.

(a) Mineral water may be labeled “mineral water” or “natural mineral water”.

(b) Spring water may be labeled “spring water” or “natural spring water”.
(c) Well water may be labeled “well water” or “natural well water”.
(d) Artesian well water may be labeled “artesian well water”, “natural artesian well water”, “well water” or “natural well water”.
(e) Drinking water may be labeled “drinking water”.
(f) Purified water shall be labeled “purified water” and the method used to purify such water shall be stated on the label, provided purified water produced by distillation may be labeled “distilled water”.
(g) Bottled water which contains carbon dioxide when such water emerges from its source and which is bottled with such carbon dioxide, or from which such carbon dioxide is mechanically separated and later reintroduced in an amount not greater than that which occurred naturally in the water, may be labeled “naturally carbonated” or “naturally sparkling”.
(h) Bottled water which contains carbon dioxide other than that which occurs naturally in the source of the product shall be labeled “carbonated” or “sparkling”.
(i) Each label attached to any container or package of fluoridated water shall specify whether the fluoride in such water occurs naturally or is added to such water.
(j) Purified water which is vaporized and condensed may be labeled “distilled water”.
(k) Any bottler, seller or distributor of bottled water whose corporate name, brand name or trademark contains the words “spring”, “well”, “artesian well”, “mineral” or “natural” or any derivative of any such word shall label each bottle with the source of the water in typeface which is at least equal in size to the typeface of the corporate name or trademark, if the bottled water was obtained from a source which is different from the source stated in the corporate name, brand name or trademark.
(l) Except as provided in subsection (k) of this section, a label which identifies any bottled water which is not spring water, as defined in section 21a-150, shall not bear the words “spring”, “spring fresh”, “spring brand”, “spring type” or any term of similar import.
(m) The label of any bottled water which meets the requirements of more than one classification of bottled water, as specified in section 21a-150, may bear any such applicable classification to identify or describe such water.
(P.A. 86-241, S. 9; P.A. 11-242, S. 68.)
History: P.A. 11-242 made technical changes in Subsec. (l).