Three Bays: Water You Can Trace Back 600 Million Years

At Sip House of Water, we believe that trust begins with transparency—and in the world of natural mineral water, traceability is the highest form of that trust. It’s what ensures that what’s in the bottle is exactly what nature intended: pure, protected, and untouched by human interference.

That’s why we’re proud to spotlight Three Bays, a rare and remarkable water from the Mornington Peninsula in southern Australia. Its story doesn’t just begin underground—it begins millennia ago, in an ancient aquifer that tells a tale of time, tectonics, and total traceability.

From New Zealand Rain to Australian Springs: A Journey You Can Taste

What makes Three Bays so extraordinary is the path its water takes—one that’s geologically mapped, time-measured, and scientifically validated. Drawn from the Palaeolithic Basement, an aquifer believed to be over 600 million years old, the water originates as rainfall in New Zealand, where it slowly percolates through layers of volcanic rock, crossing tectonic boundaries before reaching the southern coast of Australia.

It takes at least 2,000 years for a single drop to travel this subterranean path and naturally ascend through the red, iron-rich soil of Red Hill on the Mornington Peninsula. No drills. No bores. Just nature at work.

“Only 22,000 litres rise to the surface each day—and we take only the overflow, preserving the delicate balance of the spring.”

This is traceability in its most profound form—not only can you follow the exact geographic and geological journey of this water, you can also trace its mineral fingerprint.

Verified by Science. Trusted by Nature.

Every batch of Three Bays is meticulously tested to validate the integrity of its mineral composition and purity. Consider the numbers:

• 0.008 mg/L nitrates – the lowest level of any known mineral water.

• 1,300 mg/L Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) – among the highest worldwide.

• 23 of the 24 essential minerals for human health, including rare minerals like iodine, vanadium, zinc, and selenium.

• Naturally alkaline (pH 8.3) and naturally carbon-free.

Because the water rises slowly through protected underground channels and is bottled on-site where it emerges, the supply chain is fully controlled from source to sip—no external handling, no additives, and zero manipulation of the water’s composition.

This unmatched traceability is what allows Three Bays to maintain such an extraordinary standard—where every bottle is a map, a story, and a scientific marvel in one.

An Accidental Discovery. A Deliberate Commitment.

Three Bays isn’t the product of industrial scaling or market strategy—it’s the result of a family’s discovery in their own backyard. When Olaf and Dayle purchased a holiday home in 2012, they never expected the overgrown spring in the corner of the property to yield one of the world’s purest and most mineral-rich waters.

Once the results were confirmed, they made a conscious choice: to build a small, on-site bottling plant, to harvest only the natural overflow, and to never compromise the source. Their commitment to traceability wasn’t added later—it’s been there from the start.

At Sip House of Water, we proudly feature Three Bays as a benchmark in traceable water integrity. This is water that’s not just tested—it’s time-stamped, geologically certified, and bottled exactly where it belongs.

In every sip of Three Bays, you’re not just tasting water. You’re tasting rain that fell before the birth of cities, filtered by continents, and brought to the surface by nature alone.