They propose to do the following:
Purpose of Water Taking: Bottle Water
Maximum rate of taking per minute: 2500 Litres
Maximum number of hours of taking in a day: 24 hours
Maximum volume of taking per day: 3600000 Litres
Maximum number of days of taking in a year: 365
Length of Time: 5 years"
Wellington Water Watchers' News
Some other facts from Blog Guelph
~"Nestle's is removing water from the water shed -lots and lots of water. Imagine the current levels of conservation increasing significantly to offset this 'water taking'.
In fact currently the water from Mills Creek is being sucked into our groundwater as a direct result of Nestle's practise.
Anyone ever hear about Walkerton?"
~This is just part of the problem Nestle will create:
"Of course there's the plastic issue to bear in mind too. Bottled water is in - plastic. Plastic is not inert like glass. In fact recent studies have shown that some nasty stuff seeps out of plastic water containers into the WATER! So if you're buying bottled water because you think it's healthier - well - you may be all wet.
Oh - did I mention the other nagging problem - yah just can't seem to compost plastic. Good ole Nestle's seems content to introduce trillions of water bottles into our lives - FOREVER. Such a nice legacy for our kids and grandkids don't you think?"
Wellington County residents have until May 11th to sign petitions against this contract. I signed it. I sent along dozens and dozens of e-mails b/c I am worried that not enough residents know about the problems faced by accepting the contract and we all know "knowledge is power". This is ALOT of water we're talking about here and it's really very troubling.
One more interesting fact pertaining to Guelph, Ontario;
"Recipe for Bottled Water Without The Bottle or the Price Tag
Fill glass pitcher with Guelph tap water.
Place in fridge overnight.
Voila!! Most delicious, thirst quenching water goodness is yours.
The Secret according to Wellington Water Watchers: Guelph's tap water comes from the same aquifer as Nestle Pure Life Aberfoyle (bottled) water. Tap water is chlorinated. Bottled water is ozonated. If you leave them in a pitcher in the fridge overnight so the ozone and chlorine evaporate off, they should be identical."
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Alot of people complain that they don't like to drink tap water b/c of the amounts of chlorine added to it and other issues with taste, so they buy bottled water. A simple water filter fixes that up like a charm with alot less waste to deal with then empty bottles of water.
From the Tap to the Bottle & Back Again
Water. It flows freely from our taps. For now.
Thoughts?