Bottled mineral water is big business in the United States.
Bottled mineral water is a booming industry, with more than half of the American population considered consumers, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council. While much of our bottled water comes from our own country, imported water from untapped areas is also big business. You can start a mineral water project just about anywhere, as long as your selected land meets government requirements for approved source, space and zoning.
Source
Mineral water is required by the FDA to have no fewer than 250 parts per million dissolved solids present without manufactured addition of dissolved minerals. Due to this regulation, your land requirement for the source of your mineral water must be a protected underground source accessed by tapped boreholes or natural springs. While considered technically to be impure, mineral water is harmless, as the bacterial count still must fall within FDA and state regulation.
Space
How much land is needed for a mineral water project depends on the size of that project, that is, how many total bottles you want to produce in a day. You must have space for natural filtering, production and storage buildings, offices and parking. In order to produce 2,363 liters of water in a day, the land requirement would be 2,050 square feet. With this much area, there is not only the space to house that quantity of bottles (up to 50,000) but also the space for the number of employees it would take to produce that level of output.
Other Considerations
When building a plant of this magnitude, land location and access to other municipal services should be taken into consideration. As with any business venture, location is key. Ideally, land near a settled area with access to electricity, running water (not to be used for bottling, but for plant plumbing, etc.) and with highway access are preferred. The land must also meet any state zoning requirements which vary in nature from state to state.
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