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Water, the “oil of the 21st century”
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Water-Liquid Gold??
How Much Water Profit??
Water, Jobs, and Local Taxpayer Impacts
Just What IS the Resulting Investment in Jobs?
Bangor Daily News - March 18, 2004
Bridgton News(1) - March 25, 2004
Bridgton News(2) - March 25, 2004
The Mountain Ear - May 27, 2004
Mainebiz - July 5, 2004
News Letters
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Conservation Commissioner Letter - July 28, 2004
Augusta Press Release - July 29, 2004
Mainebiz - July 5, 2004
USGS - Water resources of Maine
Maine Geologic Survey (MGS) - Aquifer fact sheet
MGS Aquifer Mapping and Glacial History
USGS - Ground Water Sustainability
USGS - Water Resources of the United States
USGS - Water Science for Schools
Maine State Constitution's Citizens' Initiative
Public Broadcasting Station - Thirst
PBS - Thirst The Movie
International Water Law Project
Sierra Club - Corporate Water Privatization
The Center For Public Integrity
Pacific Institute - Water Privatization
The World's Water - Fresh Water Resources
The 3rd World Water Forum
AFD - “Trading Away Our Water”
Angling Matters - Protection of Water and Sport
FSU - Fight Over Bottled Water Extraction
Bottled Water - Understanding a Social Phenomenon
Northern Economics - Alaska Water Export Report
Watersheds and Water Management Reform
AMO Water Taking Taskforce
FSC - Safe Drinking Water
How Much Water Profit??
24-Ounce Bottle Water Calculator1
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Cost of one acre foot of water2
An acre foot of water is 43,560 cubic feet or
roughly 326,000 gallons
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$1,630.00 |
| Cost of Bottling | $0.103 |
| Selling Price of 1 Bottle | $0.85 |
| GROSS PROFIT for ONE ACRE FOOT SOLD | $1,300,875.50 |
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1Source: Geotechnical, Rock and Water Resources Library (GROW), University of Arizona, © Arizona Board of Regents (www.grow.arizona.edu/water/drinkingwater/source.shtml)
2Maine Department of Conservation contract with Nestlé Waters for Range Pond State Park water extraction; Cost of water, $.005 per gallon
3“Perrier stands to clear $0.5 - $1.8 million/day.” From the September 25, 2000 Memorandum from Dennis L. Schornack, Special Advisor for Strategic Initiatives for the Office of the Governor, to Governor John Engler, and Sharon Rothwell, Chief of Staff for the Office of the Governor (obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request), “The bottled water industry is highly profitable. Using industry figures (IWBA) for production costs (6-11 cents/gal) and retail prices ($3/six-pack of 24 oz bottles) for “Ice Mountain,” the label Perrier uses for the Midwest, Perrier stands to clear $.5-1.8 million/day. Profitability is directly related to the price paid for the raw material, which in this case, is free. (Source: www.anglingmatters.com/ww_midwest.htm)
2Maine Department of Conservation contract with Nestlé Waters for Range Pond State Park water extraction; Cost of water, $.005 per gallon
3“Perrier stands to clear $0.5 - $1.8 million/day.” From the September 25, 2000 Memorandum from Dennis L. Schornack, Special Advisor for Strategic Initiatives for the Office of the Governor, to Governor John Engler, and Sharon Rothwell, Chief of Staff for the Office of the Governor (obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request), “The bottled water industry is highly profitable. Using industry figures (IWBA) for production costs (6-11 cents/gal) and retail prices ($3/six-pack of 24 oz bottles) for “Ice Mountain,” the label Perrier uses for the Midwest, Perrier stands to clear $.5-1.8 million/day. Profitability is directly related to the price paid for the raw material, which in this case, is free. (Source: www.anglingmatters.com/ww_midwest.htm)
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