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Mountain Valley Spring Water, 1 L glass bottles
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Glass-bottled Arkansas spring water. Its 2025 report lists 18 PFAS, arsenic, nitrate and uranium as not detected, but it is the maker’s own table with no lab named, and we found no outside test of this brand.
Best for People who want glass-bottled spring water backed by a full, recent water report, and who accept paying about $2.80 a liter.
- Our quality rating
- Good (4 of 5)
- Price range
- Mid-range
- Size
- 12 x 1 L glass bottles, still
- Made in
- Mountain Valley Springs, Garland County, Arkansas (Ouachita Mountains)
approx. $34 for 12 x 1 L glass bottles
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Why we chose it What put it on our list
- The maker’s 2025 Water Analysis Report is long and specific. PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFNA, HFPO-DA and 13 other PFAS, plus arsenic, nitrate as N, uranium, lead and glyphosate, are all listed as “ND” (not detected).
- The source and treatment are named: Mountain Valley Springs in Garland County, Arkansas, then a storage silo, microfiltration, and ultraviolet and/or ozone disinfection.
- Minerals are stated for the still water: total dissolved solids 210 mg/L, calcium 65 to 70, magnesium 6.1 to 7.2 and sodium 1.7 to 2.5 mg/L, pH 7.3 to 8.1.
- Glass is the main pack. The maker’s own store lists a 12-pack of 1 L glass bottles at $33.99 on 2026-10-22, which is about $2.83 a liter.
Trade-offs What to weigh before you buy
- The report is the maker’s own. It names no lab, no sampling date and no reporting limits, and it compares PFAS with a 5 ng/L industry level, while the EPA’s 2024 limit for PFOA and PFOS is 4 ng/L. This brand is not among the 197 samples in FDA’s 2023 to 2024 PFAS survey or the 47 products Consumer Reports tested in 2020, so we found no outside test.
- Glass is not plastic-free. A 2025 study from France’s food-safety agency (ANSES) found 4.5 plastic particles per liter in water bottled in glass, against 1.6 in plastic bottles and cartons, and says they probably came from the paint on metal caps. ANSES calls the water counts relatively low whatever the container, and says it cannot judge what the counts mean for health. The maker does not say what its caps and liners are made of.
- It costs about $2.83 a liter, and the store lists a 12-pack at about 41 lb (18.7 kg) shipping weight. Third-party sellers on Walmart.com listed the same 12-pack at $55 to $60 on 2026-10-22.
What to know Details worth knowing first
Mountain Valley is spring water from Garland County, Arkansas, sold mostly in glass. We list it because its maker publishes a long, current report that names the source and the treatment and shows 18 PFAS, arsenic, nitrate and uranium as not detected. Our guide to what PFAS are explains why those lines matter.
The weak spot is that the report is the maker’s own. It names no lab and no reporting limits, and we found no outside test of this water. Glass has a catch too: a 2025 French study found more plastic particles in glass-bottled water than in plastic, traced to cap paint, and the maker does not say what its caps are made of. Studies count particles of different sizes, so its numbers cannot be set directly against the plastic-bottle figures in our microplastics guidance.
For everyday drinking, a certified home filter is usually cheaper and creates less waste. Our water filter picks are the place to start, and the guide to tap versus bottled water says when bottled is the better call. This water suits boil-water advisories, emergencies and a plain preference for glass.
Quality & testing How it measures up against our checklist
| What we checked | What we found |
|---|---|
| A water-quality report Maker’s claim | A five-page 2025 Water Analysis Report on the maker’s site covers more than 130 analytes, including arsenic, nitrate and nitrite, uranium, lead, glyphosate and 18 PFAS. It names no lab and no sampling date. The PDF footer reads BlueTriton Brands, Inc. (the maker’s pages now link to Primo Brands). |
| Low PFAS Maker’s claim | All 18 PFAS are listed as ND. The report does not give its reporting limits, and its PFAS rows compare against 5 ng/L, an industry level. We found no independent PFAS test of this brand. |
| Glass or aluminum, cap and liner stated Not verified | Glass is the main pack (the maker also sells 16 oz and 750 mL aluminum, and PET). Cap and liner materials are not stated on any page we opened. |
| A named source and treatment Maker’s claim | Mountain Valley Springs, Garland County, Arkansas. Treatment: storage silo holding filtered source water, microfiltration, ultraviolet and/or ozone disinfection, then bottling. |
| Minerals stated Maker’s claim | Still water: total dissolved solids 210 mg/L, calcium 65 to 70, magnesium 6.1 to 7.2, sodium 1.7 to 2.5, potassium ND to 1.2, sulfate 5.2 to 8.2 mg/L, pH 7.3 to 8.1. |
What the labels mean
- Verified We opened an independent record that confirms it: a certifier’s listing, a regulator’s list or a lab report. It is linked under Sources.
- Maker’s claim The maker says so on its own page or label. We read it but found no independent record.
- Not verified We looked and could not confirm it, or the maker does not say. Treat it as unknown.
Sources Where our facts come from
- Mountain Valley 1 L spring water in glass (12-pack), maker’s store. Maker’s page. Price read from the store’s public product feed on 2026-10-22; the page itself shows no description. Open ↗
- Mountain Valley 2025 Water Analysis Report (PDF). Maker’s page. The maker’s own table. It names no lab. Open ↗
- FDA Shares Testing Results for PFAS in Bottled Water (April 14, 2025). Independent source. 197 samples bought at US retail in 2023 and 2024. Mountain Valley is not among them, so this survey says nothing about it. Open ↗
- FDA: brand key for the 2023 to 2024 PFAS bottled water samples (PDF). Independent source. Lists each of the 197 samples by brand: 62 brands, none of them Mountain Valley. It includes Acqua Panna (6 samples), S.Pellegrino (9) and Evian (14). Open ↗
- FDA: analytical results for the 2023 to 2024 PFAS bottled water samples (PDF). Independent source. Ten samples had detectable PFAS (eight domestic, two Fiji). None of the Acqua Panna, S.Pellegrino or Evian samples did. Reporting limits ran from about 0.24 to 0.32 ng/L, depending on the compound. Open ↗
- Consumer Reports: What’s Really in Your Bottled Water? (2020). Independent source. 47 products tested for 30 PFAS and four metals. Mountain Valley is not on the list of products tested. Open ↗
- ANSES: the caps of glass bottles contaminate beverages with microplastics (June 2025). Independent source. Reports the study by Chaïb and colleagues in the Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 2025. It covers beverages sold in France, not this brand. Open ↗
- EPA: PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation. Independent source. Gives the 4.0 ng/L limits for PFOA and PFOS set in April 2024. EPA proposed rule changes in May 2026 that keep those two limits. Open ↗
Where to buy Other stores and the prices we saw
- Amazon approx. $2.50 for one 1 L glass bottle. A grocery listing sold and shipped by Amazon.com. On 2026-10-22, for a Georgia address, Amazon said it could not ship this bottle there, and its 12-pack listing ($50.99) had no featured offer. The $2.50 may include a bottle deposit.
Prices as we saw them on October 22, 2026. They change often. These links carry no tracking code and earn us nothing.
Alternatives Other options to compare
- A certified home water filter Usually cheaper per liter and lower-waste, with no bottles to carry or recycle. Pick one certified for what is in your water.
- Evian in glass French spring water with the best test data of the glass waters: no PFAS in an NSF report or in 14 FDA samples. About $3.18 a 750 mL bottle at one US grocer.
- Acqua Panna or S.Pellegrino in glass FDA’s 2023 to 2024 survey found no PFAS in any sample of either. We are still asking for their full 2025 reports, so both carry a verification notice.