Ginnie Springs

Many of Florida’s springs are at risk, largely from a combination of reduced water flow and increased pollution.

Pumping of around 1 million gallons of water a day continues while the deliberations are ongoing.

Critics promised immediately to appeal the decision affecting Ginnie Springs by the seven-member governing board of the Suwannee River Water Management District.

Nestlé wants to increase the amount of water it withdraws from Ginnie Springs to nearly 1.2 million gallons a day, to the dismay of environmental groups and local activists.