GLIN==> Demands on water may drain supply

["Andrew Guy" <andy@mlui.org>]

As the state of Michigan considers granting a permit to Perrier - a foreign
corporation - to withdrawal, bottle, and sell Great Lakes ground water,
perhaps it's wise to be mindful of the situations affecting other water
supplies throughout the nation:

Demands on water may drain supply - Officials fear aquifer can't sustain
projects

Spokane, June 24, 2001 - With a two-year drought and an untamed energy
crisis in the West, the underground water supply for Spokane and Coeur
d'Alene is under siege.

 http://www.spokesmanreview.com/news-story.asp?date=062401&ID=s982334


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Andy Guy
Michigan Land Use Institute
P-616.308.6250
email: andy@mlui.org
web: www.mlui.org


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