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Forest Service orders Arrowhead-brand water bottler to cease operating in San Bernardino Mountains

‘Compliance with state law in regards to water rights and uses is a precondition to the issuance of any special use permit,’ said an official with the agency

A stainless steel pipeline carries water down through the San Bernardino National Forest on Monday, Sept. 14, 2015. The water is flowed into a collection point and bottled as Blue Triton Brands (formerly Nestle Waters North America, Inc.) Arrowhead spring water brand. (Photo by Rachel Luna/San Bernardino Sun)
A stainless steel pipeline carries water down through the San Bernardino National Forest on Monday, Sept. 14, 2015. The water is flowed into a collection point and bottled as Blue Triton Brands (formerly Nestle Waters North America, Inc.) Arrowhead spring water brand. (Photo by Rachel Luna/San Bernardino Sun)
Joe Nelson portrait by Eric Reed. 2023. (Eric Reed/For ɫ̳/SCNG)
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Water bottler Blue Triton Brands, which insists the the agency action "has no legal merit," countered with a federal lawsuit this week.

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