A Sheffielder has revealed he makes a 56-mile trip to fill up on water from a well in Buxton – sparking discussion about purity.
Georgio Moranio said he used St Ann’s Well, in the Derbyshire town, as his “only source of drinking water.”
But he was concerned after being told it had fluoride added to it and posted a query on the Buxton Facebook group.
St Ann’s Well, on The Crescent, pours with water 24 hours-a-day and is free.
It has run for centuries, albeit in different locations, according to Visit Buxton which adds: “Fill up your water bottles here!”
St Ann’s Spring is also the source of Buxton Water, owned by Swiss giant Nestle, which has huge factory in Buxton.
He added: “People come from as far as Liverpool, Manchester even Leeds.
“I drink it regularly, absolute pure mineral. Regarded as one of best wells in the UK.”
John Noyes was concerned about contamination.
He said: “Treated water from the tap is treated for a reason.”
Dave Jones said: “It’s pure, I refill my tropical fishtank with it, have done for years, it’s ph value is perfect.”
Tony Whittaker said: “Lots of natural water sources contain tiny safe amounts of fluoride. If you like Buxton water, drink it happily!”
Buxton Water’s website states fluoride in its water is naturally occurring.
The level is about 0.2 mg/l “well below” the Maximum Allowable Concentration Limit for fluoride in bottled water of 5.0 mg/l.
It adds: “We have carried out detailed isotope studies in conjunction with the British Geological Survey that showed that the water originated from meteoric waters (like rainfall) at the end of the last ice-age in the Palaeozoic era, about 5,000 years ago.”
“No chemicals are added for any reason,” it adds.
