crystal geyser alpine spring water is bottled at yellowstone national park, wyoming.
crystal geyser alpine spring water is bottled at yellowstone national park, wyoming.
where is crystal geyser alpine spring water bottled?
yellowstone national park, wyoming
crystal geyser water company or just crystal geyser is a private company founded in 1977 in calistoga, california. they produce bottled water and sparkling water based on mineral water and spring water sources at their original facility in calistoga. the company also produces tejava in bakersfield. their spring water is produced through a joint venture with societe roxane of france which is known as crystal geyser roxane or just c g roxane. in 1990 crystal geyser was acquired by otsuka pharmaceutical co's parent company otsuka holdings co. ltd. , the company had plans to bottle water from an aquifer in mount shasta, california, but many local residents criticized the plan.
crystal geyser water company
in 2013 crystal geyser purchased a water bottling plant across the street from mount shasta city park. they intend to tap into water from the big springs aquifer for their water bottling facility. there is some opposition to the water bottling facility tapping into big springs aquifer. the concern over losing this component of local daily lives has resulted in a push to study the water quality and chemistry within the big springs aquifer. these locals are hoping to stop the crystal geyser facility from using their water source for profit. before the facility begins production, locals have pushed for an environmental impact report that is scheduled to begin in 2016 and be completed in january 2017. the crystal geyser facility intends to dispose of its waste wateronsitee via leeching pools. citizens have shown concern over this waste water leeching into big springs aquifer. the crystal geyser facility is estimated to employ approximately 60 people from the local community, and boost the economy by supplying roughly $40 million to the siskiyou community annually. crystal geyser estimates that the water extracted from big springs aquifer will be approximately 115,000 gallons per day (gpd), which is less than 1% of the aquifer's total output. although the sustainable groundwater management act (sgma) addresses potential groundwater overdraft in california, it only covers alluvial basins and does not include volcanic basins such as the big springs aquifer.
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