Cases / Water use · United States · 2023
California water board says bottler Arrowhead had no water right for most diversions
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Nature's voice · report
No measurement of the harm done to me here is on record.
Did nature suffer? Not measured.
Not on record
- The record does not name which of my species, waters, soils or forests were harmed.
California's water board said Arrowhead, a bottled-water brand, had no water right for most of the diversions it directed, and California halted some of its bottling activities, Courthouse News reported in 2023. The sources do not give the volume of water drawn.
What?
California's water board said most of a bottler's diversions had no water right, and California halted some of Arrowhead's bottling activities. Courthouse News
Where?
California, United States Courthouse News
When?
Reported 2023 Courthouse News
Who?
Gained
- Arrowhead — Water diversions for bottling, most of which the board said had no water right Courthouse News
Lost
None on recordHarmed
None on recordWhy?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
How?
Enforcement of water rights against bottling diversions. Courthouse News
6 of 6 questions answered from the record
What happened
The record, in order.
The California water board said the bottler Arrowhead had no water right for most of the diversions it directed (Courthouse News, 2023).
Courthouse News reported that California halted some Arrowhead water-bottling activities.
Courthouse News also reported an annual figure of USD 524 for Arrowhead's water.
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Lawsuits and rulings
No court case on record. No court has ruled on this case.
Insurers
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What we don't know
Undisclosed, unproven, untried: recorded as data.
Nature
- Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.
Record
- None on record The sources do not give the volume of water Arrowhead drew or the basis for the annual USD 524 figure.
- None on record Reported without detail: a 2024 permit refusal for Arrowhead.
- Unclear Whether the halt was lifted or a water right later granted is not stated in the sources reviewed.
Did the harm stop?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Who paid?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Sources
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Press and investigations
- California halts some Arrowhead water bottling activitiesCourthouse News · 2023
- Outrage over USA subsidizing bottled waterCourthouse News; LA Mag · 2015/2024