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Supplier
Callaway Blue Spring Water
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Location
Hamilton, Georgia
The 1,000-acre watershed surrounding the unique quartzite aquifer that supplies Blue Springs was purchased by Cason and Virginia Callaway around 1930. The previous New York state owner had not been able to realize his dream of supplying the city of Columbus with water from this spring and another nearby.
In 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt commissioned studies of native springs in the area including Warm Springs and Blue Springs. This report includes the description of the 100-mile long vein of quartzite rock that encloses Blue Springs, originating near Hollis Crossroads, Alabama.
The flow rate of Blue Springs at that time was measured at approximately 350 gallons per minute. Since then, it has been measured as high as 500 gallons per minute.
President Roosevelt visited Blue Springs several times and this beautiful place has hosted other dignitaries, both political and horticultural, since that time. The area surrounding the spring is home to several varieties of native azaleas as well as abundant mature Mountain Laurel, Rhododendron, ferns of many species, and mature timber such as sycamore, white oak, poplar and longleaf pine. The secluded area is now protected by the Cason Callaway, Jr. family, who are committed to maintaining the pristine nature of the spring's environment.
Bottling Process
Callaway Blue is filtered through at least 100 feet of fractured quartzite, which is where the flow is tapped. Then traveling underground through seamless pipes approximately ½ mile until it reaches the bottling facility, this pristine water never reaches the surface until it's bottled and capped.
Callaway Blue Springs Water Company follows specific guidelines for bottling set by the Georgia Department of Agriculture and the International Bottled Water Association. Plant audits occur regularly and without notice. Each production batch is tested in house and corroborated weekly by independent labs. Annual full parameter tests are available from the company in the form of quality reports. In addition to micron filtration, Callaway Blue is ozonated to ensure sterilization of the bottle, and each bottle is capped mechanically in a sealed enclosure, ready for delivery.
Water Anaylsis
Callaway Blue Springs water starts out pure. From underwater caves, it flows through a sealed delivery system to our plant. Because it starts out so pure, we do nothing to our water that is not required by law. We love the taste that nature has given this unique spring water and we are confident you will, too. Below is a typical analysis list of the Callaway Blue Springs water mineral content.
- Constituent Level Detected
- Total dissolved solids 43 mg/liter
- Calcium 4.6 mg/liter
- Magnesium 2.4 mg/liter
- pH 7.4
- Sodium 1 mg/liter
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Potassium 1.5 mg/liter
- Website
- www.callawayblue.com
