Congress hears Nestle's spin

Only in Spinville can you take water in large amounts from a river and then say that it has no effect on the water body. Spinville, in this case, is Nestle's home town. At the next hearing, we may hear that the more water Nestle pumps, the more there is in the stream.

A Nestle official was asked at a congressional hearing today about whether the company continued to pump groundwater from its Michigan wells this summer as a stream fed by underground aquifers fell to dangerously low levels.

Heidi Paul, vice president of corporate affairs for Nestle Waters North America, responded by saying the company’s scientists say its Mecosta County pumping facilities aren’t hurting water flow and that stream levels like those seen along what is called Dead Stream aren’t unusual.

“There are low flows and high flows for water bodies, naturally occurring,” she said.

The exchange came as the long-running battle between Nestle and environmentalists in Mecosta County reached Capitol Hill...

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[sven]

A multinational corporation headquartered in Switzerland obviously couldn't care less about natural resources in Michigan.