Kumaun region of the Himalaya is bountifully supplied by a variety of drinking water resources including lakes, rivers, streams, springs, brooks, etc. Fresh water springs are important sources in rural as well as in urban areas of the mountain regions and are the natural sources of the ground water. They are generally managed by community and are not owned privately. As such they are considered to be the common sources of drinking water. In general, the springs are supposed to be uncontaminated, however, the probability of contamination by humans and wildlife is always there. The purpose of this study was to assess the physico-chemical and microbial quality of some springs in the Naini lake basin of Kumaun Himalaya. Seventeen springs located in the lake basin of Nainital were selected for the study. The water samples were collected thrice during 2017. In total, sixteen parameters were analysed viz; DO, pH, total hardness, Mn, Fe, total coliform, B.O.D., T.D.S., Ca, F, PO4-P, NO3-N, NH3- N, NO2-N, Cu and Zn. The results were compared with the Indian Standard Specification for drinking water. It was found that water qualities with regard to physico-chemical properties of almost all springs were either within the acceptable or within permissible limit of I.S.I. for human consumption; only six springs showed no coliform bacteria.