Nestle Bottled-Water Plan Draws Fight in Drought-Stricken Oregon
This article is for subscribers only.
Nestle SA’s plan to bottle Oregon’s spring water is stoking a fight with lawmakers and environmental activists who say a corporation shouldn’t be allowed to profit from a natural resource as drought spreads across the state.
The Oregon Water Resources Department is considering a proposal that would allow Nestle, the largest water bottler in the U.S., to buy spring water from Cascade Locks, a sleepy town 44 miles (71 kilometers) east of downtown Portland where the company would open a bottling plant.