P-29, r. 2 - Regulation respecting bottled water

Section 7 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

7. Spring water: Water complying with the following standards shall be called “spring water”:

(a)  it comes from a water-bearing formation without passing through waterworks used for public distribution;

(b)  it is, wherever located, bacteriologically pure and contaminant free;

(c)  the mineral salts content does not exceed 1,000 mg per litre;

(d)  the following ions and substances are in concentrations lower than those indicated hereinafter in parts per million:

(1)  ammonia (as N): 0.5

(2)  silver (as Ag): 0.05

(3)  arsenic (as As): 0.01

(4)  barium (as Ba): 1.0

(5)  boron (as B): 5.0

(6)  cadmium (as Cd): 0.01

(7)  calcium (as Ca): 200

(8)  chlorides (as C1): 250

(9)  hexavalent chromium (as Cr): 0.05

(10)  copper (as Cu): 1.0

(11)  cyanides (as CN): 0.01

(12)  iron (as Fe): 0.3

(13)  fluorine (as F): 1.5

(14)  magnesium (as Mg): 150

(15)  manganese (as Mn): 0.05

(16)  nitrates (as N) + Nitrites (as N): 10.0

(17)  lead (as Pb): 0.05

(18)  selenium (as Se): 0.01

(19)  sulphates (as SO4): 500

(20)  sulphides (as H2 S): 0.3

(21)  uranyls (as UO2): 5.0

(22)  zinc (as Zn): 5.0.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. Q-2, r. 5, s. 7.