Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation

Welcome to saveMIwater.org... a website dedicated to helping Michigan's citizens protect one of our most valuable natural resources: our communities' water supplies.

"We never know the worth of water 'til the well is dry." -English Proverb

about MCWC...

Organized for educational and scientific purposes, MCWC's goal is to conserve, preserve and protect Michigan's water, natural resources and the public trust in those resources for the benefit of the public.

Welcome to the Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation Web Site!

Dead Stream - Mecosta Michigan - Click the "After" Picture to view video of Mud Flats

MCWC Notice Board

BATTLE ENDS FOR MICHIGAN CITIZENS FOR WATER CONSERVATION v NESTLE

MCWC Board Meets on the 3rd Saturday of each month, 10:00 am. Morton Township Hall , Mecosta MI

CURRENT INFORMATION

"After McCloud, Nestle gets a thumpin' in Maine"
Terry Swier of Michigan speaks to a Wells crowd Thursday about a battle over water rights fought against Nestle in her state
Help us STOP a water bottling facility at Lilly Springs
Press Release: BATTLE ENDS FOR MICHIGAN CITIZENS FOR WATER CONSERVATION v NESTLE
NEWS FLASH! COMMOTION ERUPTS AFTER NESTLE PRESENTATION - FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 2009 AT 8:30 am
WATER BOTTLING COMPANY LOOKS AT TECUMSEH Daily Telegram newspaper article on Tecumseh’s bottling water plant
MCWC Receives Paul Young Award - as reported in the Pioneer, Evart edition.
Communities Demand Bottling Giant Nestle Stop Undermining Local Control of Water by Deborah Lapidus, Corp. Accountability International (AlterNet), www.alternet.org 4/28/09 - Terry Swier Featured
Article submitted to the Pioneer, appearing on the 04-25-09 - by Terry Swier

Look to the Future

Click to watch a trailer of BLUE GOLD at this web site. - terry

This award winning documentary directed by Sam Bozzo is based on the book BLUE GOLD: THE FIGHT TO STOP THE CORPORATE THEFT OF THE WORLD'S WATER by Maude Barlow and Tony Clark. The film examines the problems created by the privatization and commoditization of water.

PURCHASE Blue Gold DVD - $25 Shipping included

The Value of Water The Huffington Post 12/7/09
Site of the Month Forum for Leadership on Water (FLOW)12/1/09
We shouldn’t wait for the tap to go dry by Tom Henry Toledo Blade 11/29/09
Congress, Michigan Legislature Asked to Fix Leaks in Great Lakes Compact by Steve Kellman
Circle of Blue 11/23/09
Could water scarcity cause international conflict? by Moises Velasquez-Manoff Christian Science Monitor 11/6/09
Water Fight Moving From City Hall To State House by Tim Goff, Multimedia Journalist 11/4/09
Grand Rapids will stop distributing bottled water at city events, promote tap water Great Lakes Echo10/16/09
Water Wars: Advocating for 'public trust' by Loraine Anderson Record Eagle 10/5/09
Commission rejects proposal for pipeline from Santé Fe river by Tony Britt Lake City Reporter 9-17-09
Bottling plant may open in Fort White, FL by Tony Britt Lake City Reporter 9-17-09
Editorial: State needs to continue wetlands protection by Paula J. Holmes-Greeley Muskegon Chronicle 9-9-09
Nestle gets OK from Chaffee County to tap natural springs by R. Scott Rapold The Gazette Colorado Springs 8/19/09
Great Lakes remain troubled waters by Dave Dempsey / Special to The Detroit News 8/6/09
Op-Ed: Michigan water wars continue by Jim Olson, Record Eagle 8/1/09

Contact Governor Granholm by sending a Letter to express your opinion about her administration's support of Nestlé's continued pumping...

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