ABOUT ADOBE SPRINGS
The Adobe Springs flow at a rate of 75,000,000 gallons per
year, and contain 110 mg/L magnesium. Nearly all other American
bottled spring waters contain less than 6 mg/L magnesium. This
magnesium may prevent up to 40% of all heart disease. Two books
mention Adobe Springs as one of the world's healthiest waters,
thanks to the high magnesium content:
- In Search of the World's Best Water, by Bill
Sardi
- The Miracle of Magnesium, by Dr. Carolyn Dean
Adobe Springs is the source for multiple brands of bottled
water. One is bottled at the Seven-Up plant in Modesto, CA, under
their label, Noah's Spring Water, and distributed in California and several other states. Another brand, hiOsilver Oxygen Water, is
bottled in glass in Modesto. The water is oxygenated for extra
energy and to promote fresh breath.
The Adobe Springs are located in western Stanislaus County in
an area so remote that there are no schools or delivery of U. S.
mail. The area is so mountainous that no bottling plant can be
built at the springs, so the water is trucked out in "doubles"
carrying 6,600 gallons per load. The owner is Paul Mason, who
live at the springs with his wife, Janet, and two children. The
Masons spend most of their time doing research on the health
benefits of magnesium and lobbying for greater recognition by the
FDA of the health benefits of magnesium in water.
The elevation at the Adobe Springs is 1,375 feet above sea
level, which keeps the springs pure. At that elevation in such
rocky terrain, there is no agriculture or industry using
insecticides, herbicides, chemicals, no smog, or anything else.
The area is a rugged wilderness, too steep for any
development.
Adobe Springs water is sold in bulk. Contract bottling of
private brands is available from the Seven Up franchisee in
Modesto, CA. Over 70 million gallons per annum are still
available to bottlers.
Adobe Spring Water's magnesium is in the healthful form of "magnesium
bicarbonate", and there are many health benefits from the bicarbonate as well
If you Google the words "Radiation Sickness Magnesium" and "Radiation Sickness
Bicarbonate", you will find many
web pages affirming that Magnesium OR Bicarbonate is useful in treating or preventing radiation sickness.
WHY ARE THE ADOBE SPRINGS THE WORLD'S BEST WATER SOURCE?
There are six guidelines for determining if water is both healthy and appealing to consumers:
- The UN's World Health Organization currently recommends at least 25 mg of magnesium per liter. [See page 80 of WHO's online book, "Calcium and Magnesium in Drinking Water." Adobe Springs' water contains 110 mg of magnesium per liter—over four times as much!
The Adobe Springs are the only licensed water source in California that meets the World Health Organization's new recommendation.
- The pH should be at least 8 or above to reverse the acidity that comes with ageing; Adobe Springs' pH is 8.5. See: http://www.mgwater.com/bicarb.shtml
- The Ca/Mg ratio should not exceed 3 to 1 to prevent calcification of soft tissues in the heart, brain and arteries: Adobe Springs' water has minimal calcium. See: http://www.mgwater.com/bj0198.shtml
- Sodium and other harmful minerals should be minimal; Adobe Springs' water has so little sodium, it can be labeled as "sodium free."
- Clean water will have a low turbidity of under .50 NT Units per liter. Adobe Springs' is nearly the purest spring water on earth with .11 NT Units per liter. TDS is 410 ppm. Adobe Springs' water can be labeled as 'spring water', 'mineral water–low mineral content' or 'mineral spring water.'
- Adobe Springs' water has excellent flavor, which is why so many brands use the Adobe Springs as a source, including Noah's, O-2-Cool, NeuroAqua, and others.
By these scientific standards, Adobe Springs' water is the best on Earth. Adobe Springs is located just 19 miles off I-5, west of Patterson, California, near the San Francisco Bay Area. Price is about 7.6 cents per gallon, billing $500 per tanker truckload.
About 60 million gallons per annum are still available.
REPORTS
2011 Laboratory Report for the Adobe Springs
Hydrogeological Report for the Adobe Springs This is full of good information, and has 63 pages and photos.
The following table is taken from a chemical examination
report for Adobe Springs. It was prepared by Alpha Analytical
Laboratories Inc. of Ukiah, California on 10/6/95. "ND" means
None Detected.
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ARTICLES
This study focuses on the alkaline Adobe Springs:
An alkaline spring system within the Del Puerto Ophiolite
(California, USA): A Mars analog site
J.G. Blank
a,b,
, S.J. Green
b,1
, D. Blake
b
, J.W. Valley
c
, N.T. Kita
c
, A. Treiman
d
, P.F. Dobson
e
a
SETI Institute, 515 N. Whisman Road, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA
b
NASA/Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035, USA
c
Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA
d
Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX 77058, USA
e
Earth Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, US
This page was first uploaded to The Magnesium Web Site on
September 30, 1995
http://www.mgwater.com/
Healthy Water
Association--USA
