LETTER: Bottling plant OK, but only with conditions

(Not that I totally agree with this opinion letter, but it is much better than the DNRC issuing a blank check to MAWC with no conditions. Interesting point of view...)

http://www.dailyinterlake.com/members/letter-bottling-plant-ok-but-only-with-conditions/article_4bd3fe86-9330-11e6-8a08-67e5b7703872.html?mode=story

Personally I don't think the State would be willing to spend the money to create the necessary infrastructure to effectively oversee a bottling plant operation that would actually protect wells, wildlife, and wetlands. A new dept with staff (including legal) would need to be created to monitor all the interacting conditions and enforce compliance.  

Commissioners, Where Do You Stand?

Certainly the great majority of Flathead County residents are opposed to this project...

http://flatheadbeacon.com/2016/10/11/commissioners-where-do-you-stand/

Timber Company Tells California Town, Go Find Your Own Water

WEED, Calif. — The water that gurgles from a spring on the edge of this Northern California logging town is so pristine that for more than a century it has been piped directly to the wooden homes spread across hills and gullies.

To the residents of Weed, which sits in the foothills of Mount Shasta, a snow-capped dormant volcano, the spring water is a blessing during a time of severe and prolonged drought.

To the lumber company that owns the land where the spring is, the water is a business opportunity.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/02/us/california-drought-weed-mount-shasta.html?_r=0