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And here I was thinking both QP and society were oh so concerned about the Environment.
This years drought is doing a ton of harm, coupled with the mild winter/lack of snow pack, water tables are down all over the place. And yet......and on the back end, all those plastic bottles. Find it funny "people" who turn blind eyes to this, think hunting is oh so bad.
1 trillion litres of water per day.
$3.71 per million litres.
http://m.huffpost.com/ca/entry/11637668
What's even more sickening is what the province charges Nestle for taking the water.......
Oh well, what's new?!?! Is it going to rain tomorrow?
Fished the little Rideau River near Westport this weekend and it's down about 3 feet !
Hate the plastic bottles as well and the rate they are charged is ridiculously low. I read the linked article and was wondering where the 1 trillion litres/day comes from as in the article it references 9 permits between two divisions for a total of 20.3 million litres/day. Still a lot of water but nowhere close to a trillion.Quote:
Originally Posted by JBen
To put it into context +/- 20 million a day would supply a town of 30,000 to 60,000 people depending on their storage capability, time of year, and types of industry in the town.
Another way to put it into context would be to compare it to the flow in the Grand River (located in the same watershed). During this recent drought the lowest flow rate for the river recorded at the Brantford monitoring station was about 1.5 Billion litres per day:
https://apps.grandriver.ca/waterdata...owergrand.aspx
Nestle's permits for taking (based on 20.3 million per day) would be equivalent to about 1.4 percent of the lowest recorded river flow this summer (so far).
If I recall the article correctly, thats the aggregate of all water permits (not just Nestles) be they the various bottled water companies and or Golf courses.
That makes more sense now.Quote:
Originally Posted by JBen
They take from their own well, has nothing to do with municipal water and it's a business with manufacturing jobs. If we are mad at them then we should be mad at every brewery. How much municipal water is molson coors taking in Mississauga ? And how much are they paying ?
OK, there's so much wrong with what you just said.Quote:
Originally Posted by cantcatchacold
1. The well they are taking water from is an underground aquifer. It serves the entire area, including other landowners, and in the case of Guelph, the local municipal water supply as well. So yes, it has everything to do with municipal water. As well as the ability of local farmers to service their farms, homes etc.
2. Molson / Coors has an industrial water main which has treated municipal water, and they pay industrial rates for it. Big difference.
This is what I was basing it on w nestleQuote:
Originally Posted by Bluebulldog
https://mayorguthrie.com/2016/08/29/...-guelph-water/
But I didn't know that about molson thanks for clearing it up for me
Ah, roger that. I knew Guelph had their water supply from an underground aquifer, I assumed it was the same one.Quote:
Originally Posted by cantcatchacold
Let's not mention how much of a champion our PM is for the environment. You know going to Paris for the big conference with all those delegates, wants to carbon price as a way to protect the environment, etc. Where is that guy by the way? Oh yea in China. You know the country that is one of the worst polluters on the planet and right now is doing massive damage to the South China Sea by terraforming islands in order to extend it's maritime reach. Our "green" PM is cozying up to individuals who are doing environmental damage on a mega scale. However, I am somehow suppose to reduce my carbon footprint in order to help the environment. What hypocrisy!