Aquavive®

Aquavive® water is exclusively filled in our own managed production facilities. The water first passes through an activated carbon tower, a water-softening system, dual pre-filters, and Reverse Osmosis (RO) membranes. Afterward, the RO water goes through additional micron filters, onto UV sterilization, and then undergoes an ozone oxidization process. The ozonated water then passes through a .35 micron filter before filling into bottles.

The filling of Aquavive® water bottle occurs within a positive-pressure HEPA-filtered environment. An automated conveyor system fills, caps, dates and labels the bottles. The water is acidified to a range of 2.5 to 3.0 pH or chlorinated to a range of 1.0 to 3.0 ppm before capping. The filled bottles are then securely packaged in sets of 12 bottles.

Acidified water is used to prevent the transfer of bacterial disease between rodents. Our acidification process is carefully managed to add a range of 2.5 to 3.0 pH.

We perform tests on water bottles, caps, conveyor belts and filling systems prior to filling to monitor Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP). The luminometer system detects residual ATP as an indicator of surface cleanliness and the possibility of bacterial growth. ATP is measured in Relative Light Units (RLU), and our standard is to provide bottles with less than or equal to 10 RLU.

The point-of-use testing is performed with a filled water bottle that's pulled off the production line. A sample of the water is collected and filtered. The filter is then placed on an agar plate and stored in an incubator to measure any bioburden. Our standard is to produce ultra pure water with less than 0.1 CFU/ml, and less than 500 ppb Total Organic Carbon (TOC). Additionally, we produce chlorinated water with less than 80 ppb of trihalomethanes (THM).

Each bottle is date-stamped, validated and traceable. We maintain an extensive log of each batch of water produced so we can always retrieve test results if needed.