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Please consider carefully the impact that water-bottling for profit will have on the communities in Centre Wellington. If you visit our community you will sense that there is a very strong opposition to the taking of water in this way. Read more

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9 years ago I had a new well drilled on my property that ended up being an artesian well producing about 100 gallons per minute. I decided to use this natural flow of water from the aquifer to support an open look geothermal heating system. Read more

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Climate Change is causing severe drought which affects our groundwater resources and the farms in Wellington County (where I live) which depend on them for irrigation of crops. Big Corporations like Nestle which pumps millions of liters of water a day aren't concerned with the bigger picture. Read more

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I, as a resident of Centre Wellington support the extension of the moratorium of water bottling permits. I think the community would benefit from this extension, provided that time is used effectively, to complete current water studies, regarding current and future needs of the community. Read more

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I am very happy that the government is taking a cautious approach regarding the water situation in Center Wellington. I am very concerned about water bottling companies, such as nestle, taking the water from this region, and would rather that they did not do so. Read more

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It's very difficult for me to understand why our spring water needs to be sold at all, let alone at a absolutely ridiculously low price, for resale back to us at thousands of times the price we sold it. A dream come true for the water bottlers. Throw their lobby out the door. They've had enough. Read more