Bottled and Vended Water

Bottled Water

Water sold or distributed to consumers in sealed containers for drinking, culinary, or other purposes involving a likelihood of being ingested by humans. Bottled water must be bottled only at a licensed water bottling plant.

Vended Water

Water dispensed by a water vending machine, retail water facility (or store), water from a private water source, or water delivered by a water hauler for drinking, culinary, or other purposes involving a likelihood of being ingested by humans. Vended water does not include bottled water.

FDB issues specific licenses for a variety of water-processing activities including: 

• Water Bottling Plant:
• A facility in which bottled water is produced.
• ​Retail Water Facility:
• A facility where water is processed, sold, and placed into containers. The water containers may be brought by the consumer or may be sold or given to consumers by the facility.
• ​Potable Water Hauler:
• ​​A person who hauls water in bulk (capacities of 250 gallons of water or greater) where there is a likelihood that the water will be used for drinking, culinary or other purposes.
• ​Water Vending Machine:
• A water-connected vending machine designed to dispense drinking water.​​
• ​Private Water Source Operator:
• A privately owned source of water that is used for bottled or vended water.​
• ​Bottled Water Distributor:
• ​​​A person who is not an employee of a water bottling plant that delivers bottled water directly to customers.