MI HR0061

Urges the Governor and Department of Environmental Quality to reject Nestlé Waters North America Inc.'s application to increase water withdrawal for bottled water production from 60 percent above current levels to 576,000 gallons per day

Increased withdrawal would impact Osceola County headwaters of Chippewa Creek and Twin Creek, reducing streamflow, raising water temperatures, and affecting nearby wetlands and wildlife habitat

Contends Nestlé's application lacks sufficient data, relying too heavily on hydrologic models rather than pump tests and actual data collection, and fails to adequately assess impacts on threatened and endangered species

References 2006 and 2008 legislative standards for bottled water withdrawal applications that the resolution claims Nestlé has failed to meet, noting a prior incident 14 years ago where Nestlé improperly accounted for withdrawal impacts

Directs transmission of copies to the Governor and Department of Environmental Quality Director