Loading ...Drought-hit California moves to halt Nestlé from taking millions of gallons of water
Nestlé, accused of taking millions more gallons than it is entitled to, receives draft cease-and-desist order from state officials.
Maybe the Greenies should practice what they preach.
Nestlé has maintained that its rights to California spring water dates back to 1865. But a 2017 investigation found that Nestlé was taking far more than its share. Last year the company drew out about 58m gallons, far surpassing the 2.3m gallons per year it could validly claim.
Nestlé has sucked up, on average, 25 times as much water as it may have a right to, according to the Story of Stuff Project, an environmental group that has been fighting to stop the bottled water company’s pumping in California for years.