by Royce Radcliffe

Created on: April 18, 2007   Last Updated: May 02, 2007

The main difference between spring, well and fresh running water is where they come from. These types of water are identified more by the source than anything else. Realizing the different sources and explanations for these forms of water helps you learn about our planet's most precious resource.

Spring water comes from geysers. Waters from rain accumulates in the soil and filters toward the geyser which is sort of like nature's purifier. It churns the water then blows it into the air in spectacular fashion. Most water bottlers take this water and then distill it on their own, sort of like the best of both worlds. Spring water once distilled is flat out the best water on earth because it is chemical free.

Well water is rain that accumulates in a well and waits to be lifted from a bucket. The only difference between well and spring water is that well water is filtered through cleaned rocks whereas the spring water has to go through the soil itself.

Fresh running water is water that has been distilled na drefined in a factory. This is the water that comes out of your faucets. This is the bathwater. The companies that filter the water add chemicals to make it good for teeth and such. These chemicals also purify the water and contribute to its "cleaner" taste.

Knowing the difference between these types of water is vital if you want to know what to avoid in certain situations or just more about the substance in general. Water makes up not only eighty percent of the world but just as much of us so the more we know about it.... the more we know about ourselves.

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