Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation

Water court case information......

• Letter written by Jim Olson on behalf of MCWC to Steve Chester, director of the DEQ.

  • "There's Money in Thirst"  New York Times by Claudia Deutsch  8/10/06

  • "Nestle's brief in opposition to MCWC's brief"  "Cover Page"

  • "Legislation on lakes covers bottled water" The Oakland Press By SVEN GUSTAFSON 04/18/06

  • "Democrats looking to change new water rules" Detroit Free Press By Chris Christoff 4/18/06

  • "Great Lakes agreement may have sprung a leak" Traverse City Record-Eagle editorial Jim Olson 12/18/05

  • "The 2005 Great Lakes Agreements:  A Call to Clarify and Reserve the States the Power to Determine the Status of Water as “Products” or Water Exports and the Exemption from the Diversion Ban."        Jim Olson 11/22/05

  • "Summary of Proposed Water Legislation Recently Introduced in the Michigan Senate and House"
  • Right now our legislators in Lansing are deciding the fate of Michigan’s water. They’ve gotten the message that allowing large water users to treat Michigan’s waterways and the Great Lakes like their own private wells is bad for citizens and our water resources, but they’re being pressured by special interests to pass do-nothing legislation.                                                                                                    That’s why it’s so important that you act today. In just a few short days lawmakers will be introducing bills to decide the future of our Great Lakes waters. Please go to Great Lakes Great Michigan today and take action for our lakes, rivers, streams and Great Lakes way of life. Please take a moment to tell your state representative and state senator to rise above the special interests and partisan bickering and create strong protections for Michigan's water.

   

• Supreme Court ORDER: Motions for leave to file briefs amicus curiae are GRANTED

• Newago FOIA Request to DEQ

• MCWC Wins Protection of Stream System from Court of Appeals
• Briefs sent to Appeals court - View by clicking on water court case tab above
• Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation Files Brief for Termination or Modification of Nestlé’s Stay to Continue Pumping at the Sanctuary Springs
• BRIEF OF PLAINTIFFS-APELLES IN SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR TERMINATION OR MODIFICATION OF STAY
• PLAINTIFFS-APELLES' MOTION FOR MODIFICATION OF STAY TO TERMINATE OR REDUCE PUMPING
• Governor Granholm asks DEQ to evaluate the Nestles use of the city of Evart's water for purposes of bottling water see copy of LETTER here.
• State to Regulate Some Groundwater Withdrawals; Files Friend of the Court Brief in Bottled Water Litigation To view the friend of the court brief, go to www.mi.gov/deq and click on “water.” he State has released its amicus brief for the MCWC v Nestle case   5/05
• An amicus brief filed in MCWC's behalf by Anglers and Fly Fishers
• Briefs sent to Appeals Court     Cross Appeal Brief           Public Trust Reply Brief       Appealees' Brief with revisions
• Judge Root's ruling can be viewed in its entirety at www.envlaw.com

• MCWC's Court Trial has ended

  Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation v Nestle Waters North America

  Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation has prevailed before Judge Lawrence Root.  A copy of Judge Roots' decisions of 11.25.03 MCWC Wins: Judge Stops Nestle Water Pumping and 2.13.04 Judge Denies Nestle's Motion for New Trial are posted on Olson, Bzdok & Howard's website at www.envlaw.com.

  Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation and Nestle Waters North America are filing claims of appeals to the Court of Appeals.

  Read notes from the trial.

• Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation and Nestle Waters North America are filing claims of appeals to the Court of Appeals.

  Read notes from the trial.

• For background information, see Motion for Summary Disposition - Brief in Support of Motion and Great Lakes Water: Limitations on Privatization and Diversions by James M. Olson. Legislation is needed to stop privatization of Michigan water. Read legal counsel for MCWC, Jim Olson's testimony and submitted comments to the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs and other members of MCWC who have commented to the committee on needed legislation. Attached is a copy of Jim Olson's testimony, Donald Roy's statement and Glenn Sanford's comments.

• "TESTIMONY OF JAMES M. OLSON to the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs," November 26, 2001

Last updated July 22, 2007