
2016
The Niagara announcement spurred a number of residents to form BloomfieldCitizens.org. The fight against Niagara Bottling led to the formation of a specific campaign, SaveOurWaterCT.org. That campaign works to educate the public on water issues, to limit the expansion of the water bottling industry and ensure it is subject to appropriate environmental regulations.
The Niagara announcement spurred a number of residents to form BloomfieldCitizens.org. The fight against Niagara Bottling led to the formation of a specific campaign, SaveOurWaterCT.org. That campaign works to educate the public on water issues, to limit the expansion of the water bottling industry and ensure it is subject to appropriate environmental regulations.
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The Niagara Bottling plant poses a threat to the local environment, our quality of life, and the security of our publicly-held water resources.
Re: drought: if the drought gets severe enough, the Department of Public Health could limit Niagara or other industry's water use. However, that would be when reservoir levels are at 10% (according to the MDC). Residents will asked to voluntarily conserve ever more diligently. Meanwhile Niagara can still access and ship out its 1.8 million gallons. In addition, they will be producing 10 million single-use plastic bottles, of which 30%, at most, will ever be recycled! Not to mention the 200 daily truck trips on our town roads, contributing to their deterioration, adding to the traffic, noise and air pollution. Our public water resource is being privatized and sold to a private company for them to profit. FACT SHEET about Bloomfield and Niagara- MAY 16, 2016 Governor Malloy: After State's First-Ever Drought Watch Issued, Residents Asked to Voluntarily Reduce Water Use When Possible- OCTOBER 28, 2016 MDC votes to discontinue water discounts to Niagara.- DECEMBER 5, 2016 |