[ [link removed] ]Don't let Nestle destroy the Santa Fe River

Petition to the Suwannee River Water Management District Board and Staff:
"Reject the attempt by Nestle Waters to renew Seven Springs Water's
consumptive use permit. Drawing 1.152 million gallons per day from the
fragile and valuable ecosystem of the Santa Fe River and its springs is
clearly not 'reasonable and beneficial and with the public interest.'"

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Dear John,

[ [link removed] ]Don't let Nestle
destroy the Santa Fe River

The blue waters of Florida's Santa Fe River and Ginnie Springs are home to
15 different species of turtles, including 11 native to the area, and a
haven for those looking to respectfully enjoy the outdoors.^1

But Nestle wants to change all that. The water-hoarding corporate giant is
trying to pump 1.1 million gallons a day out of the Santa Fe River area,
even though the watershed is already listed as "in recovery" from earlier
over-pumping.^2

The Suwannee River Water Management Board is currently investigating and
taking public input. It could decide any day now whether to give Nestle
the permit it needs. We have a short window to stand with locals who are
speaking out against Nestle's disastrous plans.

[ [link removed] ]Tell the Suwannee River Water Management District: Don't let Nestle
destroy the Santa Fe River. Click here to sign the petition.

The 1.1 million gallons Nestle wants each day is more than four times the
record high the previous permit-holder Seven Springs pumped from the
watershed. Nestle admitted as much in its application to renew an expired
pumping permit it purchased from Seven Springs.^3

As the world’s leading bottled water producer and owner of the Perrier and
San Pellegrino brands, Nestlé already has a dismal track record on water
conservation and human rights. In 2013, Nestlé was forced to back down
after fighting a decision in Ontario, Canada that would have limited its
water-taking in times of severe drought. That same year, Nestlé’s CEO
famously challenged the human right to water.^4

The Santa Fe River and related Ginnie Springs are already listed as "in
recovery" after earlier exploitation. But Nestle recklessly wants to
plunge ahead with a plan to rip four times as much water out of the area.
It appears to be trying to game the approval process as well. The company
applied for a five-year permit, likely to dodge the stricter scientific
study requirements of a 20-year permit. But it is pouring millions into
refurbishing and expanding a nearby bottling plant, which it wouldn't do
if it planned to leave after only five years.^5,6

"The Santa Fe River is already in decline," Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson, one
of the leaders of Our Santa Fe River, told reporters, "there’s not enough
water coming out of the aquifer itself to recharge these lovely, amazing
springs that are iconic and culturally valued and important for natural
systems and habitats."^7 We need to stand alongside everyone fighting to
protect waterways from corporate destruction for profit by speaking out
against Nestle's move now.

Tell the Suwannee River Water Management District: Don't let Nestle
destroy the Santa Fe River. Click below to sign the petition:

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Thank you for speaking out,

Heidi Hess, Co-Director
[ [link removed] ]CREDO Action from Working Assets

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References:

 1. Richard Luscomb, "[ [link removed] ]Nestlé plan to take 1.1m gallons of water a day
from natural springs sparks outcry," The Guardian, Aug. 26, 2019.
 2. Ibid.
 3. Ibid.
 4. Food & Water Watch, "[ [link removed] ]Organizations Denounce Nestle’s New Human
Rights Impact Assessment as a Public Relations Stunt," Dec. 19, 2013.
 5. Our Santa Fe River, "[ [link removed] ]Nestle sets its sights on the Santa Fe
River," Aug. 2, 2019.
 6. Luscomb, "[ [link removed] ]Nestlé plan to take 1.1m gallons of water a day from
natural springs sparks outcry."
 7. Ibid.

Photo: Gunther Hagleitner, Flickr

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