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In midst of drought, water bottler pumping resource with little scrutiny
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Mar 13, 2015
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In midst of drought, water bottler pumping resource with little scrutiny
A new investigation into Nestle's bottling operation in the San Bernardino National Forest finds the company has been operating with an expired permit for decades.
File: A plastic Arrowhead water bottle.
File: A plastic Arrowhead water bottle.
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A new investigation into Nestle's bottling operation in the San Bernardino National Forest finds the company has been operating with an expired permit for decades.

As California enters its fourth year of extreme drought, water is becoming an ever more precious commodity. But according to a new investigation from the Desert Sun newspaper - Nestle - the biggest water bottler in the US, has been pumping this resource on National Forest lands in San Bernardino with little oversight from the government.

Reporter Ian James joins the show to talk more about his investigation.