News Release on Nestle Challenge by Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation April 27, 2020 The April 24 ruling by Administrative Law Judge Daniel L. Pulter issued on behalf of the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (formerly MDEQ) upheld the permit issued to Nestle Corporation by the MDEQ to pump water from the White…
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Household Instructions for Water Restorations
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Action Alert: Health Emergency magnified by water shut-offs
Action Alert to MCWC Supporters In the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic health officials mandate that we wash our hands often and practice other sanitation protocols. Water is essential to such a response and currently there are roughly 10,000 households in Detroit without running water. Many have been shut off for years, which means even…
Michigan Court of Appeals Reverses Circuit Court Decision favoring Nestle and Upholds Township Zoning Ordinance that Denies Nestle Booster Station
Press Release: December 3, 2019Osceola Township, Evart Michigan Michigan Court of Appeals Reverses Circuit Court Decision favoring Nestle and Upholds Township Zoning Ordinance that Denies Nestle Booster Station. Today the citizens of Osceola township in Evart, Michigan finally received their just reward for several years of legal battle to enforce their own zoning ordinance in…
MCWC Appeals Potash Decision
October 21, 2019 MCWC Appeals Potash Decision: It’s not accurate to describe the Administrative Law Judge’s decision as a green-light for Michigan Potash Company. The judge did not rule on whether the eleven injection-well permits were legal or not, nor did he even look at any information about the project or its site. He merely…
MCWC Needs Your help with legal fees
September 16, 2019 Dear Members & Supporters, In 2007, after a 7-year court battle, Judge Root ruled that allowing Nestle/Ice Mountain to take 400 gallons a minute in Mecosta County was not sustainable. Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation (MCWC) was a million dollars in debt. You helped MCWC get out of debt rapidly and we…
EPA Seeks Comments on Ottawa County MI Injection Well Permit
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ACTION ALERT: EPA Comments on Injection Wells
ACTION ALERT: EPA Permit Wayne County Solution mining and Injection Wells Once again the EPA is preparing to issue permits for solution mining and injection wells, this time in rural Wayne County by applicant Buckeye Terminals, LLC from Emmaus, Pennsylvania. It may be interesting that the Limited Liability Company hails from an area not far…
Press Release: Contested Case Hearing on Nestlé Permit Begins May 20
For Immediate Release: May 14, 2019 CONTACT: Peggy Case (248) 736-9703 hildaheron@aol.com Contested Case Hearing on Nestlé Permit Begins May 20 Lansing, MI – The Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation (MCWC) and the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians will begin contested case hearings on May 20th in front of an Administrative Law…