# Legal Requirements and Market Potential for Selling Spring Water
## Legal Considerations and Testing
It is illegal to sell spring water without having it tested and regulated. The fines are steep and all water must adhere to strict contaminant regulations, so it must be filtered and treated. Selling municipal tap water also requires a permit in most places, but to qualify as spring water, it must come from an underground spring source.
Once certified to bottle and sell water in your state, you must get certified in every state where you plan to sell it. Most states require certification even if the water is produced elsewhere.
## Purification and Storage
If storing untested water, purify it before storage to kill pathogens. Order a $50 test kit to check if spring water is safe to drink.
## Commercial Opportunities
Bottled water typically sells for $1-$2 per bottle in high traffic areas, with the potential to sell 20-50 bottles per hour.
Is there a market for spring water? By 2032, the Spring Water Market is projected to register a 9.20% CAGR to reach $474.5 billion. The specialty stores segment has dominated the spring water market in 2022 based on distribution channel, due to the increasing demand for spring water with preferred minerals.
I'm interested in partnering with a bottling company for a percentage of sales. Has anyone had experience selling water from a large, pure spring?
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