Niagara Bottling LLC

Niagara Bottling LLC, whose controversial water-use permit faces a challenge led by Lake County and Groveland, said Thursday that its water-bottling operation is now "fully operational." Spokeswoman Honey Rand would not say where the company is getting...

Two more governments this week joined the swelling opposition to a water-bottling company's plan to draw up to 484,000 gallons of water per day from the Floridan Aquifer. On Tuesday, Clermont City Council members passed a resolution saying the city would...

By almost any measure, Denise Laratta cares about conserving water. The Royal Harbor resident follows the rules by irrigating her lawn twice a week -- and only if her grass needs it. But a St. Johns River Water Management District proposal to limit...

David Leverett fondly recalls the years when he could stand on his dock and peer down into the clear water of Lake Desire. But today the old wooden dock is surrounded by sand. Years of mostly dry weather and other factors have dropped the lake by 7 feet,...

I am so saddened to read about the actions of Florida's seemingly irresponsible St. Johns River Water Management District. When it rains, I water my indoor plants with rainwater; I also shut off the water when brushing my teeth and take short showers. I...

Lake County won't be alone in its fight to stop a California-based company that wants to tap the Floridan Aquifer for a bottled-water plant. Orange County commissioners enlisted as allies Tuesday, approving a resolution that backs up Lake's opposition to...

Lake County commissioners directed the county attorney Tuesday to find out which cities and agencies might join them if the county picks a legal fight with the St. Johns River Water Management District over a permit for a water-bottling plant. The...

Niagara Bottling LLC is close to starting up operations in south Lake County while local governments look to join forces against the controversial project. The large water-bottling plant is testing equipment and training employees at a nearly 300,000-...

It was with significant distress that I learned of the St. Johns River Water Management District staff's recommended approval of a permit application for Niagara Bottling LLC. Notwithstanding the inequity of granting the right to a private entity to...

-Lake County commissioners voted 4-0 Wednesday to file a legal challenge to a report recommending a permit for Niagara Bottling LLC, which wants to tap the Floridan Aquifer for more than 177 million gallons of water a year. The vote directed County...

California-based Niagara Bottling LLC should be given a five-year permit to take Florida fresh water from the ground for resale, according to a staff recommendation submitted to the governing board of the St. Johns River Water Management District. The...

A new conservation campaign from the St. Johns River Water Management District is titled "Florida's water -- it's worth saving." The words are true enough, according to longtime environmentalist Nancy Fullerton. But she thinks the district is not...