kids encyclopedia robot

Ozarka facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
Quick facts for kids
Ozarka
Ozarka Logo Post-2022.png
Market South Central United States
Produced by BlueTriton Brands
Introduced 1905; 120 years ago (1905)
Type Still
pH 5.6-6.6
Bromine (Br) 0.017-0.11
Calcium (Ca) 1.9-5.9
Chloride (Cl) 2.6-26
Fluoride (F) 0
Magnesium (Mg) 0.85-1.8
Nitrate (NO3) 0
Potassium (K) 0-3
Sodium (Na) 2.4-13
Sulfate (SO4) 1.9-6.8
TDS 30-110
All concentrations in milligrams per liter (mg/L); pH without units

Ozarka is a brand of spring water that is bottled and sold in the South Central United States. You can find it in states like Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana.

The Ozarka Spring Water Company was founded in 1905 in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. The company was named after the Ozark Mountains where the town is located. For many years, it was a major source of jobs for the people living there. Later, the company was bought and moved away from Eureka Springs. Today, Ozarka is owned by BlueTriton Brands.

Even though it's named after the Ozarks, the water for Ozarka bottles now comes from natural springs in Texas. The company's slogan is Born Better.

A Legal Case About Water

In the late 1990s, Ozarka faced a legal challenge in Texas. The company was pumping large amounts of water from an aquifer, which is a large, underground layer of rock and soil that holds water.

Other landowners nearby said that Ozarka's pumping was draining the water from their own wells. They decided to sue the company. The case was based on a very old Texas law from 1904. This law, known as the "rule of capture," basically allowed landowners to pump as much groundwater as they wanted from under their property.

The case went all the way to the Supreme Court of Texas. In 1999, the court decided not to change the old "rule of capture" law. However, the court also supported a plan to create "groundwater conservation districts." These are local groups that help manage and protect the water supply to make sure it is used fairly and doesn't run out.

Gallery

  • Ozarka water bottle

    A bottle of Ozarka water.

  • Ozarka bottle crop 2

    A newer Ozarka bottle design from around 2022.

  • Vice President Cheney with National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice and Chief of Staff I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby in the President's Emergency Operations Center (PEOC) (19922013941)

    US Vice President Dick Cheney with advisors in the Presidential Emergency Operations Center in 2001. A bottle of Ozarka water is on the table.

External links

  • Official Ozarka Water: http://www.ozarkawater.com
kids search engine
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
Ozarka Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.