Forest Service orders Arrowhead bottled water company to shut down California pipeline (LA Times)

[usonian]

https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-08-07/arrowhead-bottled-water-permit
If paywalled: https://archive.ph/zp8BH/again?url=https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-08-07/arrowhead-bottled-water-permit

In a decision that could end a years-long battle over commercial extraction of water from public lands, the U.S. Forest Service has ordered the company that sells Arrowhead bottled water to shut down a pipeline and other infrastructure it uses to collect and transport water from springs in the San Bernardino Mountains.

The Forest Service notified BlueTriton Brands in a letter last month, saying its application for a new permit has been denied.

District Ranger Michael Nobles wrote in the July 26 letter that the company “must cease operations” in the San Bernardino National Forest and submit a plan for removing all its pipes and equipment from federal land.

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The Forest Service announced the decision one month after a local environmental group, Save Our Forest Assn., filed a lawsuit that alleged agency was illegally allowing the company to continue operating under a permit that had expired.

Lots more at the link.

[gay texan]

1. Fuck yes!!! n/t

[usonian]

4. What about the Arrowhead brand?

If the Forest Service decision stands, it would prevent the company from using the namesake source of its brand, Arrowhead 100% Mountain Spring Water.

The springs in the mountains north of San Bernardino, which have been a source for bottled water for generations, are named after an arrowhead-shaped natural rock formation on the mountainside.

Look out Kansas City, they'll be coming for your stadium's water supply. (not)

[Zambero]

2. This should have been done long ago

The Forest Service District Ranger made the right decision here. Responsible natural resource management and subsidized corporate welfare do not mix.

[central scrutinizer]

3. Bottled water! What a scam. What a disaster

Single use plastic, tap water at a 1000% mark up. And don’t get me started on imported water like Perrier.

[LauraInLA]

5. The problem is, I don't think they've complied ;(. Of course, it's in litigation.

[LauraInLA]

6. The tribe is not happy.

https://archive.ph/IjDMw
From https://www.sbsun.com/2024/08/23/potential-water-restrictions-at-arrowhead-springs-hotel-raise-concerns-over-wildfire-danger/