Nestlé Waters North America (Nestlé Waters) proposes to develop sources for bottled spring water at the Ruby Mountain and Bighorn Springs sites (collectively referred to as “Springs Sites”) in Chaffee County, Colorado.
The demand for bottled water has experienced rapid growth over the last decade, due largely to health-minded people switching from sugared sodas and sports drinks to water. Currently, Nestlé Waters transports all of its bottled spring water to Colorado and surrounding states from Southern California. To reduce truck miles, fuel consumption, carbon emissions, and cost, the company is seeking regional spring sources, to be bottled in Denver. Nestlé Waters has identified and is exploring two potential spring sources in Chaffee County, Colorado that may help meet this need.
Since May 2007, Nestlé Waters has performed extensive quality and quantity testing of the springs and the source aquifer. The results indicate an abundant and high-quality water source that can be carefully managed to sustainably harvest spring water with no significant effect on the aquifer, other water users, or the adjacent Arkansas River.
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