[Driller1]

Originally Posted by vonloan

Pumping water for bottled water wont put a dent in the lakes. The lakes have more to loose from global warmng that many people try to deny, then from a bit of swiss bottling.
It is more that people do not want forign interest to make a $ off of us than any damage it could do.
I am sure there was an impact study done for the government.
Maybe it will even bring in a couple of jobs for mi. but it will have the same inpact on the job market as the water table, not much. They would have to supply 100000 jobs to even start to make a dent.

No study. New rules now, but their permit was grandfathered. It is not hurting the Great Lakes. There were cases in Saginaw County of low producing well being effected by irrigations systems. They were not good wells to start with. City water takes HUGE amounts of water from the lakes.

[Driller1]

DEQ - DEQ Proposes a No Adverse Resource Impact Determination for Nestle Waters North America Water Withdrawal in Osceola County

This is the real deal folks.

[magellan]

Originally Posted by Driller1

No study. New rules now, but their permit was grandfathered. It is not hurting the Great Lakes. There were cases in Saginaw County of low producing well being effected by irrigations systems. They were not good wells to start with. City water takes HUGE amounts of water from the lakes.

Yes, but isn't the difference that the city water goes right back into the watershed? (eventually)

Whereas the beef with the Nestle water is that most of it is shipped outside of the watershed to other parts of the country?

[Driller1]

Originally Posted by magellan

Yes, but isn't the difference that the city water goes right back into the watershed? (eventually)

Whereas the beef with the Nestle water is that most of it is shipped outside of the watershed to other parts of the country?

It would take many years, unless it is sewage. I agree with the thought.

[def777]

You are a completely mentally retarded individual. Have you not heard of water filtration? Have fun in pre-school.

[Driller1]

Originally Posted by def777

You are a completely mentally retarded individual. Have you not heard of water filtration? Have fun in pre-school.

Maybe you could post a link to a filtration system that kills e-coli and fecal coliforms??

E coli bacteria- Drinking Water Contaminants, Facts/Removal Methods

[JGatti]

I hope all of you making cracks about the lake water being to polluted are not serious. Do you know where the city of Detroit gets their water that gets pumped all over the suburbs? A lot of it right from the Detroit river. Ever seen that river? Hardly what I would call clean. What do you think happens to the water after it is treated at the sewage treatment plant? Do you think they just hold on to it and sell it to farmers or use it only for animals? No it's treated and sent right back to your house.
I can't say I am for or against what nestle is doing. But I have my doubts that it will have much impact if any. The Great Lakes water is coming and going everyday no matter what. Can 250,000 gallons a day really make that much of a difference in a lake that stretches hundreds and hundreds of miles? How many gallons are in the great lakes? Millions? Billions?

[zthatzmanz28]

Nestle's makes the very best....

[jaida]

I chanced upon Jesse Ventura's tv show last night about the privatization of water. A big portion of the program focused on Nestle. I can't believe I was so unaware! (But, then again, local news doesn't really put effort into news that casts big corps in a negative light.) I wonder what Engler got on the side for such a pansy deal.

[Driller1]

Originally Posted by JGatti

I hope all of you making cracks about the lake water being to polluted are not serious. Do you know where the city of Detroit gets their water that gets pumped all over the suburbs? A lot of it right from the Detroit river. Ever seen that river? Hardly what I would call clean. What do you think happens to the water after it is treated at the sewage treatment plant? Do you think they just hold on to it and sell it to farmers or use it only for animals? No it's treated and sent right back to your house.
I can't say I am for or against what nestle is doing. But I have my doubts that it will have much impact if any. The Great Lakes water is coming and going everyday no matter what. Can 250,000 gallons a day really make that much of a difference in a lake that stretches hundreds and hundreds of miles? How many gallons are in the great lakes? Millions? Billions?

Yep...Pump water out, let poo run in.