Ice Mountain (water)
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Ice Mountain is a brand
Brand
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 of bottled water
Bottled water
Bottled water is drinking water packaged in plastic or glass water bottles. Bottled water may be carbonated or not...

 from the Nestlé
Nestlé
Nestlé S.A. is the world's largest food and nutrition company. Founded and headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland, Nestlé originated in a 1905 merger of the Anglo-Swiss Milk Company, established in 1867 by brothers George Page and Charles Page, and Farine Lactée Henri Nestlé, founded in 1866 by Henri...

 company, produced and marketed primarily in the Midwest
Midwestern United States
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 region of the United States
United States
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. Ice Mountain sources their water from two groundwater wells at Sanctuary Spring in Mecosta County, Michigan
Mecosta County, Michigan
Mecosta County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. The county is named after Chief Mecosta, the leader of the Potawatomi Native American tribe that once traveled the local waterways in search of fish and game. Chief Mecosta was one of the signers the Treaty of Washington in 1836. The easily...

 and/or Evart Spring in Evart, Michigan
Evart, Michigan
Evart is a city in Osceola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,738 at the 2000 census. The city lies on the northern edge of Evart Township and is partially within neighboring Osceola Township.-History:...

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Sizes and packages

Ice Mountain water comes in the following sizes: 5 and 3 gallon containers; 2.5 gallon dispensers; 1 gallon jugs; 3 liter stackable bottles; 1.5 liter bottles; 700 mL, 500 mL, 20 oz, 11 oz Aquapod
Aquapod
Aquapod, manufactured by Nestlé Waters North America, is a non-carbonated natural spring water, targeted towards children. It is packaged in an orb-shaped 11-ounce bottle.-Brands:Aquapod is available in the following brands:*Arrowhead*Deer Park...

, 9
oz, and 8 oz fluoridated
Fluoride
Fluoride is the anion F−, the reduced form of fluorine when as an ion and when bonded to another element. Both organofluorine compounds and inorganic fluorine containing compounds are called fluorides. Fluoride, like other halides, is a monovalent ion . Its compounds often have properties that are...

 plast

Water sourcing issues

Ice Mountain has been part of the Great Lakes water use debate in which diversion of the basin's water for export has been controversial. In 2004, a Michigan court ordered pumping of Sanctuary springs to cease. After an appellate court overturned the cease and desist, the company and local groups came to an agreement to pump only 218 gallons per minute, which is comparable to other local beverage operations. Nestlé has run into similar local opposition when trying to locate a new source location near the headwaters of the White River in the upper lower peninsula of Michigan.
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