Nestlé in Cascade Locks, Oregon Fighting a Proposed Water-Bottling Plant Lauren Acker

Potential Consequences: Electricity demands of the plant exceed City’s current capacity. Upgrades and maintenance of roads and highways to and from the plant won’t be covered by Nestlé. Increase in noise pollution, air pollution, carbon emissions, traffic in a designated National Scenic Area will likely hurt tourism and recreational/aesthetic value. Pump May through September when precipitation is lowest and there is evidence of declining ground water levels in the area. 53 jobs; 45 open to locals. p_columbia_river_flood_basalts.html

MODFLOW analysis MODFLOW = “conceptual model of the ground-water- flow system”. 3-D model using GIS, surface geology maps, thickness contours, hydrogeologic cross sections, maps of local wells, aquifers, and bedrock. Measure quantity of water moving between ground water and surface water, pumping rates, and precipitation-runoff models to get accurate model.

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