From TFA
> The Forest Service has been charging a permit fee of $2,500 per year. There has been no charge for the water.
Disgusting. Not a moment too soon. Couldn't happen to a nicer company and all that. /s
[disclaimer: LA County resident]
> The Forest Service has been charging a permit fee of $2,500 per year. There has been no charge for the water.
Disgusting. Not a moment too soon. Couldn't happen to a nicer company and all that. /s
[disclaimer: LA County resident]
In that context, giving 'free' water to a drinking water company doesn't really seem outrageous per se.
[1] https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/23921/does-one-...
Most bottled water companies have this sort of sweetheart deal because we as humans don’t seem to value the thing that keeps us alive properly.
Freshwater speculation will be huge in the future.
As a Michigan native who has family, friends, and coworkers affected by the Flint water crisis, very frustrating.
[1] https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/29/nestle-pays-...
The Harvard endowment bought up some real estate in the wine country of Paso Robles, California because of the future value of associated water rights.
https://vinepair.com/booze-news/harvard-buys-californias-wat...
Willing to give up your water to restore Mona Lake and the rest of the Owens Valley? What LA did to the central valley is equally disgusting.