Majority of comments oppose Nestlé permit extension
The Nestlé Waters North America 1041 permit hearing continued Thursday morning and evening with a majority of speakers expressing opposition to a permit extension.
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Public Comments on Nestlé 1041 Permit Extension Today
Chaffee County Commissioners will accept additional public comments about Nestle Waters North America’s 1041 permit extension at 9 am and 5 pm today.
Nestlé 1041 permit extension hearing begins
The Nestlé Waters North America 1041 permit hearing opened Tuesday, Oct. 20, with a 6-hour session and testimony by county staff members, county consultants, various stakeholder agencies, Nestlé representatives, and members of Unbottle and Protect Chaffee County Water LLC.
COVID-19 prompts changes to Nestlé hearing format
Chaffee County Commissioners agreed to move ahead with the Nestlé Waters North America public hearing scheduled for Oct. 20 and 22 but decided to further limit in-person attendance due to increasing numbers of local COVID-19 cases.
County consultant concludes Nestlé operations are sustainable
“Operation of the Nestlé Waters North America wells has not caused progressive depletion of the groundwater resources of Chaffee County,” according to a recent report by Gary Thompson, principal of W. W. Wheeler and Associates.
County Commissioners grant Nestlé opposition group ‘up to one hour’ at 1041 hearing
Chaffee County Commissioners agreed to allow an opposition group “up to one hour” to present its case against approval of the Nestlé Waters North America 1041 permit extension.
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Ecologist: Nestlé permit decision should consider climate change
As the Chaffee County Commissioners prepare to consider extending Nestlé Waters North America’s 1041 permit, Delia Malone, an ecologist with the Colorado Natural Heritage Program, takes issue with Nestlé’s dismissal of “a warming climate and its impact on water resources”
County commissioners set dates, location for Nestlé hearing
Chaffee County Commissioners decided at their recent meeting to schedule the Nestlé Waters North America 1041 permit hearing at 5 p.m. Oct. 20 and 9 a.m. Oct. 22 at the Chaffee County Fairgrounds in Poncha Springs.
Nestlé opposition raises conflict of interest concerns
A local group has raised concerns about a potential conflict of interest involving Chaffee County Planning Commission Chairman Mike Allen because of his work as a consultant for Nestlé Waters North America.
County reschedules Nestlé hearing for Oct. 20
The Chaffee County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to postpone the Nestlé Waters North America 1041 permit hearing until Oct. 20 during their April 7 meeting. The commissioners also agreed that they will extend Nestlé’s…
Local residents oppose Nestlé permit extension
A group of local residents recently launched a website and is seeking signatures for a petition opposing the extension of the 1041 permit that allows Nestlé Waters North America to pump groundwater in Chaffee County.
