Environmentalists call Florida's proposal to pipe water to springs 'totally crazy'
“That's something that needs to be ditched as soon as possible,” said Lu Merritt.
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Michael Roth: Public interest should be considered with water-bottling permit
Despite the impression given by a recent ruling on Nestle’s water-bottling operation near High Springs, the public’s right to clean and plentiful water has been protected by the Legislature. Previous legislative bodies (no, not the current one) were interested in protecting the public. Section 373 of the Florida Statutes, the section that governs water permitting, makes 46 references to “public interest.” What they forgot to do, unfortunately, is define “public interest.” Anywhere. Judge G.W. Chisenhall, the administrative judge ruling on the water-bottling permit, recently decide...
Source: gainesville.com