Company wins court case over bottled water from California forest
The company that sells Arrowhead brand bottled water has won a court ruling overturning a decision by California water regulators, who in 2023 ordered it to stop piping millions of gallons of water from the San Bernardino National Forest. Fresno County Superior Court Judge Robert Whalen Jr. said in his ruling that the State Water Resources Control Board’s order went “beyond the limits of its delegated authority.” The board had ordered the company BlueTriton Brands to stop taking much of the water it has been piping from water tunnels and boreholes in the mountains near San Bernardino. … The judge … said the legal question was “not about water rights,” and he cited a provision stating the board does not have the authority to regulate groundwater.
Other groundwater news:
- Grist: Why are all of America’s biggest cities sinking?
- The New York Times: Across America, big cities are sinking. Here’s why.
- U.S. Geological Survey: Blog: Landsat at work: Satellites help with complex crop and water issues
- The Packer: Blog: Agricultural water practices critical to California’s success
- Salinas Valley Tribune (King City, Calif.): Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency launches water pilot program for rural residents in Salinas Valley
