At the heart of the Northern Alps lies the source of an all natural perfectly pure water - evian. It all starts with rain and melting snow on the peaks of the Northern Alps where each drop of evian water starts its 15+ year journey through layers of glacial sand that ends at evian s protected source on the shores of Lake Geneva. Through this process the water is filtered naturally without chemicals giving evian the purity mineral content and taste that nature intended. Every day samples are taken at over 20 different points between the protected catchment areas and the on-site bottling plant to ensure consistent quality. In 1789 the Marquis de Lessert discovered the Cachat Spring evian s source in the small town of evian-les-Bains on Lake Geneva. After spending several days drinking from the spring the nobleman believed that the water aided in passing his kidney stones. News of the event soon spread and crowds gathered to sample the water to ease ailments. By 1878 the Dukes of Savoy issued the