Locals reliant on natural springs face the risk of consuming contaminated water yet refuse to avoid the water source.

This comes one year after they started packaging their spring water. “It’s 100% natural, clean water,” said Shep Batson. “Now it’s a whole different story. It’s one of the largest ...

which is water from local sources (a.k.a. tap water) that has been filtered, and there's natural spring water, which is sourced from springs across the United States. So the bottled water that ...

When Richmond lost water for days, residents sought out the city’s springs. After the city’s water treatment plant failed, Richmond residents hope leaders may consider reopening its natural ...

Anna Wilson fills jars and bottles from Wayside Spring in the Forest Hill neighborhood during a citywide water outage in Richmond, on Jan. 9, 2025. (Photo by Parker Michels-Boyce for the Virginia ...

Living near Kanlaon Volcano, evacuees relied on its natural springs for drinking water. Now, ashfall has contaminated these sources, leaving them with chlorinated water they are not used to.