Information about local and global water issues including droughts, water bottling, fisheries, etc.
Saturday September 26, 2015
12 - 5 pm
Headwaters of the Sacramento River
Mt. Shasta City Park
1315 Nixon Rd.
Mt. Shasta CA 96067
"Bruce Hillman: 'We think (they may be) trying to find a small agency which might rubber stamp or not have the expertise or enforcement ability to do a real thorough and enforceable environmental review.'”
"Shasta Dam displaced the tribe and drowned 90 percent of the Winnemem sacred and ceremonial grounds that now lie underwater in Shasta Lake, the largest artificial reservoir in California...Now the tribe is bracing itself for a long and arduous battle against some of the most powerful and wealthy interests in the state."
We stand with the concerned citizens who filed this lawsuit seeking compliance with the law, a full EIR and adequate, legally enforceable regulations to protect our local wells and aquifers from the harmful effects of unregulated water bottling.
“'Much the way Congress and federal regulators gave Wall Street a huge legal pass and billions in bailout money for crashing the US and global economies last decade, so does the State Water Resources Control Board coddle state and federal water projects..."
"The federal government will not pay the nearly $1.3 billion to raise the height of Shasta Dam up to 18 1/2 feet..."
Group fiscally sponsored by MSBEC successfully transitions to become its own independent nonprofit corporation.
Siskiyou County's General Plan and Zoning Ordinance requires an EIR and conditional use permit for expanded Crystal Geyser operations. Read more...
Recent news articles and video about Crystal Geyser's plans to bottle Mt. Shasta water despite the current drought - local, national and international stories.
Come to the Community Meeting about the Crystal Geyser beverage bottling plant at the Mt. Shasta Bioregional Ecology Center's Earth Day celebration.
