Here's an article about residents fighting a battle with Nestle over water rights to an artisanal spring water well. Read the full article at the link below to see how the town was outbid by Nestle in its battle to protect its water.
Canadian town steams over Nestlé bid to control local spring water well
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| Nestlé Canada currently has permits that allow it to extract up to 4.7m litres of water a day from sources in Ontario. Photograph: Don Ryan/AP |
"A small town in Ontario, Canada, has prompted fresh scrutiny of the bottled-water industry after its attempt secure a long-term water supply through the purchase of a well was outbid by the food and drinks multinational Nestlé.
When authorities in Centre Wellington, population of about 30,000, learned that Nestlé had put a bid on a spring water well in their region, they scrambled over the summer to counter with a competing bid. The goal was to safeguard a water supply for the township’s fast-growing population, Kelly Linton, the mayor, told the Guardian. “By 2041, we’ll be closer to 50,000 so protecting our water sources is critical to us.”"
Read the full article here from The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/24/canada-nestle-water-well-bid-centre-wellington
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