The western region of the United States has faced several droughts over the years. Recently, the region has been inflicted with one of the most severe droughts since the dust bowl period. Citizens of the state are now being forced to use conservation efforts in order to reduce water usage and it’s been successful to an extent.
However, among all this, Nestlé and it’s Arrowhead brand of bottled water have recently been under fire for extracting over 25,000,000 gallons of water each year for $524 under a permit that expired in 1988. This is not only a contributing factor to the drought, but it is also detrimental to the wildlife in the area as their source of drinking water has been reduced to a small stream. Nestlé also has various other water …show more content…
The company attempted to renew the permit in 1988, but the National Forest never responded. The company kept extracting water while paying the absurdly cheap price and Arrowhead was eventually purchased by Nestlé in the early 1990’s. Nestlé’s been known to do other questionable business practices, so they naturally didn’t attempt to change the cheap price of the water. With the event of the drought, Nestlé has been questioned as to whether or not they should be able to take as much water as they have been. Nestlé has stated that they will continue taking water from their California sources because an emergency hasn’t been issued yet. The Forest Service or the government of California need to take action against Nestlé because they shouldn’t be taking nearly as much water as they have been, especially during a region wide deficiency of water. The Forest Service claims that they haven’t done anything about the permit due to limited staff and a tight budget. Maybe their budget wouldn’t be so low if they got paid a reasonable price for their
However, among all this, Nestlé and it’s Arrowhead brand of bottled water have recently been under fire for extracting over 25,000,000 gallons of water each year for $524 under a permit that expired in 1988. This is not only a contributing factor to the drought, but it is also detrimental to the wildlife in the area as their source of drinking water has been reduced to a small stream. Nestlé also has various other water …show more content…
The company attempted to renew the permit in 1988, but the National Forest never responded. The company kept extracting water while paying the absurdly cheap price and Arrowhead was eventually purchased by Nestlé in the early 1990’s. Nestlé’s been known to do other questionable business practices, so they naturally didn’t attempt to change the cheap price of the water. With the event of the drought, Nestlé has been questioned as to whether or not they should be able to take as much water as they have been. Nestlé has stated that they will continue taking water from their California sources because an emergency hasn’t been issued yet. The Forest Service or the government of California need to take action against Nestlé because they shouldn’t be taking nearly as much water as they have been, especially during a region wide deficiency of water. The Forest Service claims that they haven’t done anything about the permit due to limited staff and a tight budget. Maybe their budget wouldn’t be so low if they got paid a reasonable price for their