*[Enwl-eng] Nestlé / BlueTriton's scam is about to end

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If you think water is a public good, this is a big deal.






                                This coming Tuesday, we expect California’s 
State Water Board to order bottling giant and Nestlé-successor BlueTriton to 
stop removing tens of millions of gallons of water annually from southern 
California’s San Bernardino National Forest.

                                If you think water is a public good – not 
something to be bottled in plastic for profit – this is a big deal.

                                BlueTriton, Nestlé and their predecessors 
have been bottling water from springs nestled in a mountain in the National 
Forest since the 1930s. But they never had a right to the water – it 
actually belongs to the American people.

                                For decades they’ve hoodwinked regulators, 
but now their scam is about to come to an end!

                                I’ll be in the boardroom in Sacramento 
representing the 25,000+ Story of Stuff Project and Eko members who signed a 
petition urging the Board to turn off the spigot on this water theft once 
and for all.




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water



                                We first blew the whistle on Nestlé’s theft 
of water from these public lands in 2015 and eight years later we’re as 
committed as ever to return this precious resource to public control.

                                Over the past year, we’ve participated fully 
in the hearings leading up to this vote – our legal team introduced hundreds 
of pieces of evidence to supplement the record developed by Water Board 
investigators, we called and cross-examined numerous witnesses and 
participated in a site visit to the spring complex BlueTriton taps, all at 
considerable expense.

                                But what really got us to this exciting 
juncture is the enormous public attention and pressure our Community has 
been able to generate, on Nestlé and BlueTriton, on the Forest Service and 
on the Water Board.

                                In Sacramento, I’ll be standing alongside 
Steve Loe, Amanda Frye and Hugh Bialecki, the local residents who’ve led the 
campaign through thick and thin.

                                You met Steve and Amanda back in 2015 when 
we made This Land is Your Land, a short documentary about Nestlé’s 
controversial decision to keep bottling California’s water in the midst of a 
severe drought.

                                Their stick-to-it-ivness and grit are the 
stuff citizen-led campaigns are made of and their commitment has kept us 
going. They, and all of us at Story of Stuff Project, are in turn incredibly 
grateful for the support our Community has shown them and us over the years.

                                This has been a costly, years long legal 
battle – the Story of Stuff Project has been footing the bill, and we think 
it’s worth every penny. But unlike our opposition, we don’t have deep 
corporate pockets. We have you – and you’ve taken us right to the finish 
line!

                                Will you show your support for this campaign 
by pitching in today?

                                You can watch the Board meeting here on 
Tuesday starting at 9:30 – the Cease & Desist Order is Agenda Item #7.

                                I’ll be sure to get an update out as soon as 
we know the result of the vote.

                                Thanks as always for your support!



                                Sincerely,

                                Michael O’Heaney

                                Executive Director



                                P.S. If you’re interested in reading the 
Draft Order the Water Board will vote on, you can access it here.



































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                              From: Michael O'Heaney, The Story of Stuff 
Project
                              Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2023 11:00 AM
                              Subject: Nestlé / BlueTriton's scam is about 
to end








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