Outrage Over Nestlé’s Over-<br />Pumping of Fragile Water Spring.<br />Nestlé recently requested a permit to pump<br />over 1.1 million gallons of water a day from<br />an “overtaxed” Ginnie Springs in Florida. .<br />They justified their plan in a statement, saying<br />spring water is a “rapidly renewable resource.”.<br />Nestlé Waters North America is committed<br />to the highest level of sustainable spring water<br />management at all of the springs we manage, Nestlé, via statement.<br />According to the WWALS Watershed Coalition,<br />the spring pulls from the Santa Fe River, which is<br />currently “in recovery” after years of over-pumping.<br />The group believes that the river system<br />won’t be able to handle Nestlé’s proposed plan.<br />The Suwannee River Water Management District not only should reject Nestle's application to withdraw water from the Santa Fe River at Ginnie Springs; it should also revisit Nestle's permit to withdraw water from the Withlacoochee River at Madison Blue Spring, John S. Quarterman, WWALS Watershed<br />Coalition spokesman, to The Independent.<br />As of Aug. 26, a total of 861 objections have been<br />filed against Nestlé’s pending permit request
