The case speaks to a larger debate about what constitutes spring water and whether the claims of bottled water companies are accurate. Poland Spring runs the world's largest water bottling plant ...

"Poland Spring is 100% spring water ... Nestle pays just $524 a year for the permit, which it uses to sell Arrowhead and Pure Life bottled water.

[See a photo recap of Where Your Bottled Water Comes From] The Ricker family started selling water in 1859. Since then, the Poland Spring company has been integral in growing western Maine's ...