Cases / Water use · Indonesia · 2025
Bottled water sold as mountain water is drawn from boreholes, Indonesian reports say
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Did nature suffer? Not measured.
Not on record
- The record does not name which of my species, waters, soils or forests were harmed.
Indonesian reports say Aqua's water, labelled 'mountain water', is drawn from boreholes 60 to 102 metres deep, and the consumer body BPKN found no violation (Kontan, 2025). The sources do not give the volume drawn from the wells.
What?
Aqua's water, labelled 'mountain water', is drawn from boreholes, and the consumer body BPKN found no violation. Kontan
Where?
Indonesia (location of the boreholes not given) Kontan
When?
Reported 2025; CNBC Indonesia item dated 22 October 2025 CNBC Indonesia
Who?
Gained
- Aqua — Sells water labelled 'mountain water' drawn from 60 to 102 m boreholes Kontan
Lost
None on recordHarmed
None on recordWhy?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
How?
Water drawn from deep boreholes and sold under a 'mountain water' label. Kontan
6 of 6 questions answered from the record
What happened
The record, in order.
Kontan reported that the water is drawn from boreholes 60 to 102 metres deep, and that the consumer body BPKN found no violation.
CNBC Indonesia reported in October 2025 that the 'mountain water' sold by Aqua came from a borehole.
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Lawsuits and rulings
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Insurers
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What we don't know
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Nature
- Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.
Record
- None on record The sources reviewed do not give the volume drawn from the wells or the permit terms.
- None on record The sources do not say what effect the wells have had on local groundwater.
Did the harm stop?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Who paid?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Sources
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Press and investigations
- Viral claim that 'mountain water' comes from a borehole: the factsCNBC Indonesia · 2025-10-22