Description
This powerpoint presentation begins by providing a brief overview of the Massachusetts (MA) water basins and how they are under a 79% medium-high flow stress. A map of commercial bottled water extraction sites in MA is presented, along with MA water withdrawal rules – public suppliers vs. commercial bottlers: Public Drinking Water Suppliers (~200); Commercial Water Bottling Extractors (12+); and, de facto “rules” in force. Topics concerning the threat to public water supplies of commercial waterbottling extractions include: few if any practical local or state limits exist onconsumptive withdrawals; unlimited consumptive withdrawals can createand worsen river basin deficits; and, long-term future additional and alternativepublic water supply options are at risk. Mass. H.B. 778, proposing a 2-year moratorium onnew and expanded extractions, is presented, along with suggestions for protecting local waterfrom excessive commercial extractions.
Product Details
- Edition:
- Vol. – No.
- Published:
- 11/01/2009
- Number of Pages:
- 16
- File Size:
- 1 file , 2 MB
- Note:
- This product is unavailable in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus
