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Wed Apr 8 2015 (Updated 05/30/15)
Activists 'Shut Down' Nestlé Water Bottling Plant
Beverage Company Drains 80 Million Gallons of Water a Year from Sacramento Aquifers
Holding plastic “torches” and “pitchforks,” activists formed human barricades at both entrances to the Nestlé Waters bottling plant in Sacramento at 5:00 a.m. on March 20, effectively shutting down the company's operations for the day. Members of the “Crunch Nestlé Alliance" shouted out a number of chants, including ”We got to fight for our right to water,” “Nestlé, Stop It, Water Not For Profit," and “¿Agua Para Quien? Para Nuestra Gente.” The protesters stayed until about 1 pm, but there were no arrests.
Representatives of the alliance said the company is draining up to 80 million gallons of water a year from Sacramento aquifers during a record drought. They claim Sacramento City Hall has made it possible through a "corporate welfare giveaway."
“This corporate welfare giveaway is an outrage and warrants a major investigation,” Coalition spokesperson Andy Conn said. “For more than five months we have requested data on Nestlé water use. City Hall has not complied with our request, or given any indication that it will. Sacramentans deserve to know how their money is being spent and what they’re getting for it. In this case, they’re getting ripped off.”
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Representatives of the alliance said the company is draining up to 80 million gallons of water a year from Sacramento aquifers during a record drought. They claim Sacramento City Hall has made it possible through a "corporate welfare giveaway."
“This corporate welfare giveaway is an outrage and warrants a major investigation,” Coalition spokesperson Andy Conn said. “For more than five months we have requested data on Nestlé water use. City Hall has not complied with our request, or given any indication that it will. Sacramentans deserve to know how their money is being spent and what they’re getting for it. In this case, they’re getting ripped off.”
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Previous Related Indybay Coverage: Nestle Fouling Our Nests | Stop the Privatization of Sacramento’s Water by Beverage Bottlers | Sacramento City Council tackles Nestle, water issues | Group Urges City Council to Stop Nestlé Raid on Sacramento Water | Nestle Announces Sacramento as Replacement for McCloud - Take Action | Nestle is out in Shasta! | Nestle on the Prowl - Poised to Steal Sacramento's Water | Nestle Waters & Westlands Irrigation District to Leverage “Evil Evil Economy of Scale” | Nestle Tries Another Foot in McCloud's Watershed Door | McCloud; Community Forum About Nestle Bottling | A Major Victory for the McCloud River: Nestlé Agrees to Rework EIR For Bottling Plant | Help put the brakes on Nestle's Water Bottling Plant! | Nestle corporation's after McCloud's aquifer agua | Water Cannot be Owned: Nestle Out of McCloud's Aquifer! | Save our Springs! No to Nestle!!
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