Comments on: Water — still for fighting over

By: davidzet

davidzet — Tue, 01 May 2007 00:24:49 +0000

Whoops — sorry to repeat myself. The comments are dodgy on this site…

By: davidzet

davidzet — Tue, 01 May 2007 00:24:12 +0000

Hi Karl,

I was the (only?) one who complained about the MJ link. As you noted, it was neither current nor unbiased. (Reason has another angle on things, but they are better at analysis.) I’m glad to see that you are discussing the complexity of privatization — as well as the bias of those who cherry-pick their examples. (Reason is biased but better at analysis than MJ).

@CaptDMO — Nestle is doing that because the aquifer is not adjudicated. If so, property rights would be clear. It’s a legal loophole and very sad example of exploitation. The French have had private water management (and sales) for a long time. (Ownership still rests with the “people”, but you’ve got to be careful who’s looking out for the people!)

By: Karl Lembke

Karl Lembke — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 14:35:00 +0000

Most bottled waters sell for more than the price-per-gallon of gasoline. (For the moment)

By: CaptDMO

CaptDMO — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 00:40:24 +0000

*sheesh*foreign,aquifer!

By: CaptDMO

CaptDMO — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 00:30:28 +0000

In the mean time,
Nestle (a foriegn company) pursues a relentless long running legal
battle to pump millions of gallons of water from the aquafer in a nice little Maine town, no where even close to Poland Spring Maine,
and sell it bottled as Poland Spring Water, for more than the price-per-gallon of gasoline.

I wonder if there’s a connection between bottled water markets and French
failure to manage a public water system for potable water?