Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Nickolas Steven Paul
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/25/2013		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ALKALINE WATER Co INC [WTER]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
14301 NORTH 87 STREET, SUITE 109		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President CEO Chairman
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85260		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 21,500,000
I
WiN Investments, LLC (1)
Common Stock 21,500,000
I
Lifewater Industries, LLC (2)
Series A Preferred Stock (3) 10,000,000
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options 10/09/2013(4) 10/09/2023 Common Stock 3,000,000 $ 0.605 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Nickolas Steven Paul
14301 NORTH 87 STREET, SUITE 109
SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85260		   X   X   President CEO Chairman  

Signatures

/s/ Steven Nickolas 10/25/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Steven P. Nickolas is the manager of WiN Investments, LLC and holds voting and dispositive control over these shares.
(2) Steven P. Nickolas is the manager of Lifewater Industries, LLC and holds voting and dispositive control over these shares.
(3) The Series A Preferred Stock has 10 votes per share and is not convertible into shares of common stock.
(4) The stock options vest as follows: (i) 1,000,000 on October 9, 2013; and (ii) 500,000 per quarter until fully vested.

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