BlueTriton Brands is continuing the legacy of Nestle with its bullying, bribery and false claims of sustainability. Following is an excerpt from a long article at Mashed.com which shows that the travesty of the Ginnie Springs bottling plant is not forgotten. We could change the 18 thousand letters to about 20 thousand opposing, none of which was considered by the water management district’s board of directors charged with approving or rejecting the permit.
And of course Risa Wray’s statement of sustainability is hogwash since the river has declined beyond significant damage and even the water district issuing her permit admits that it will further draw down the spring instead of helping restore it.
There can be no excuse for the State of Florida to continue to harm our water resources by giving out permits to take out even more water.
Read the entire article here at this link at Mashed.com.
Thanks to Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson for this link.
Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum.
jim.tatum@oursantaferiver.org
– A river is like a life: once taken,
it cannot be brought back © Jim Tatum
Groundwater use from the Florida aquifer is up 400 percent
water from Ginnie Springs, FloridaThe same scenario is playing out in Florida’s Ginnie Springs, one of several hundred waterways that taps into the freshwater Florida Aquifer. Nestlé/BlueTriton was hoping to get government permission to eke out more than 4 million gallons of Florida spring water a day. One of the state’s water management districts has already received more than 18 thousand comments, urging the regional water body to veto Nestlé/BlueTriton’s request — and with good reason. The Florida Springs Institute says that while groundwater use from the Florida Aquifer went up by over 400% between 1950 and 2010, flows in the Santa Fe River and its springs decreased by roughly 30%.
Floridians like Risa Wray, who stand to make money off deals with Nestlé/BlueTriton, have stood on the side of the food conglomerate, saying: “We believe that protecting this land and using the spring for bottled water is the best option for ensuring the long-term sustainable use of this property.”
But others who disagree have written to the regional water board to express their thoughts. “Florida’s water needs to be protected. We need clean drinking water and taking so much more water out of Ginnie [Springs] will stress the supply to the Santa Fe River,” one Jacksonville resident wrote.
Read More: https://www.mashed.com/717227/nestles-water-controversy-explained/?utm_campaign=clip
