Nestle is well known in the United States for claiming unlimited fresh water rights in small towns with historic springs, bottling and selling it, and leaving local sources dry.

I dislike Nestle as much as the next guy but I don't get the issue here. The villagers don't consume things that are only produced in their village, like I don't get free coal because I live next to a coal mine.

> Water stewardship has always been a guiding principle for Nestlé Waters, underpinning the business model for each of our factories and for the local communities of stakeholders who rely on these shared water resources

> We treat water with the care it deserves and are committed to protecting local water sources. We work closely with local stakeholders to ensure we are protecting watersheds and the availability of water resources. Last year, across Europe, we returned 98.7% of the water used in the production of our drinks

Scary and creepy to see corporate speech applied to natural water wells. These should never be in hands of companies like Coca-Cola, Nestle, Danone. It's pure evil.

This is also a problem in America. Various multinational companies have tried to purchase water rights in places that have clean water supplies like Oregon. Now there is more of a movement to stop these kinds of deals, but in many places, the damages has already been done. It would probably take legislative action at the state or federal level to undo those deals.