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Kaleva

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7. Shutting down the Nestle plant would do nothing for Flint

Reply to Fast Walker 52 (Original post)

Wed Feb 17, 2016, 10:10 PM

Feb 2016

This report shows that the Flint water treatment plant was treating between 16 million to 17 million gallons of water per day during the month of May, 2015. At a rate of 400 gallons per minute, the Nestle plant uses 576,000 gallons a day.

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Michigan’s Water Wars: Nestlé Pumps Millions of Gallons for Free While Flint Pays for Poisoned Water [View all] Fast Walker 52 Feb 2016 OP

They are pulling water from a private well Travis_0004 Feb 2016 #1

it still is wrong that they don't have to pay at all for good water Fast Walker 52 Feb 2016 #2

Wow tk2kewl Feb 2016 #3

all along, i've been saying, follow the money ghostsinthemachine Feb 2016 #4

exactly-- I'm glad someone here gets it Fast Walker 52 Feb 2016 #12

That is the fucking icing on the fucking cake Trajan Feb 2016 #5

Jesus 1939 Feb 2016 #6

Shutting down the Nestle plant would do nothing for Flint Kaleva Feb 2016 #7

Kaleva 1939 Feb 2016 #8

they are pulling it from a well Travis_0004 Feb 2016 #9

I never said that Nestle was getting water from Flint Kaleva Feb 2016 #10

ok, that I agree on Travis_0004 Feb 2016 #11