Governor Ivey Marks Opening of Venture Focusing on Pristine Alabama Spring Water

JEMISON, Ala. (WHNT) — Governor Kay Ivey joined the leaders of Alabama Mineral Springs LLC on Wednesday to celebrate the company’s ambitious five-year project to sustainably distribute mineral-rich water from a free-flowing spring in Chilton County.

Alabama Mineral Springs LLC is officially starting production today at a $6 million bottling plant at the location where natural spring water was first discovered around 165 years ago.

The company held a ribbon-cutting ceremony and staged tours of the new facility this morning in the Mineral Springs community. Bottles of its “Simply Artesian” water will go on public sale in early July.

“I am thrilled to see this historic site be revived by a business that wants to bring a healthy product that’s genuinely ‘Made in Alabama’ to the world,” said Governor Ivey. “This project has been a labor of love, and I’m thankful to the folks of Alabama Mineral Springs LLC for seeing the great potential here.”

Alabama Mineral Springs LLC was formed in 2019 to capitalize on the high quality of the spring’s water, which contains a host of minerals and six of the seven naturally occurring electrolytes, according to the company’s testing.

Diana Windsor, sales and marketing manager for Alabama Mineral Springs LLC, said the free-flowing spring brings up around 22,000 gallons a day. The company’s top-of-the-line bottling plant is capable of bottling 5,000 servings an hour of the spring water.

“Our mission is to save a precious natural resource and bring healthy hydration to a growing market,” said Windsor. “Our commitment lies in capturing the untouched purity and inherent goodness of Alabama’s mineral springs, which have been cherished by the local community for generations.”

Bottles of “Simply Artesian” water will be sold online and will be available at select groceries and convenience stores in Alabama, Mississippi and the Florida panhandle, with a target date of July 5. The company also plans to seek government contracts and deals with school systems.

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