California Says Nestl Didn't Have The Rights To Take Millions Of Gallons Of Water For Bottling

[Judi Lynn]

The Swiss food giant has been bottling millions of gallons of water from the mountains of Southern California, despite lacking the rights to it, the state says.

Posted on December 22, 2017, at 9:36 p.m.
Jim Dalrymple IIBuzzFeed News Reporter

For decades, Nestlé has been pumping tens of millions of gallons of water each year out of the mountains of Southern California, then bottling it as Arrowhead Mountain Spring Water.

The bottled water generates millions of dollars in sales each year for Nestlé, but state officials now say the Swiss food giant has been taking far more water than it had the rights to. That conclusion, presented in a report this week from the State Water Resources Control Board, may ultimately require Nestlé to dramatically reduce the amount of water it takes from the San Bernardino National Forest, and represents a victory for critics who raised alarm about the operation during California's recent crushing drought.

Nestlé's claim to the water in the mountains of Southern California dates back to 1865, when a man built a health spa in the area. Those rights were transferred to different organizations for decades until they ultimately fell into the hands of the bottled water company.

Nestlé has defended its use of the water, pointing to a number of rulings and agreements over decades that it says give it the rights to continue collecting water, including a case in 1931, the report states.

More:
https://www.buzzfeed.com/jimdalrympleii/california-says-nestle-didnt-have-the-rights-to-take?utm_term=.re05zyJ3j#.rhWlM1LYo

[marble falls]

1. Nestles says we have no right to water....

[Lucky Luciano]

4. Where did he get his human suit?

Not very convincing.

[marble falls]

5. I know, right? They'll be going after clean air next....

Its a convincing vampire capitalist suit.

[niyad]

7. FU, you disgusting pretend human.

[marble falls]

8. He's not a human. He's the CEO of one the largest multi-national corporations on the planet. He ...

only plays a human in front of the press.

[niyad]

9. sadly, you are quite correct.

[2naSalit]

2. K&R

[elleng]

3. It's not only California.

Why Nestle pays next to nothing for Michigan groundwater

http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2016/12/why_nestle_pays_next_to_nothin.html

[niyad]

6. CA is just now noticing this?