Arrowhead bottled water company wins one of three pending court cases

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LATimes

The company that sells Arrowhead brand bottled water has won a court ruling overturning a decision by California water regulators, who in 2023 ordered it to stop piping millions of gallons of water from the San Bernardino National Forest.

The board had ordered the company BlueTriton Brands to stop taking much of the water it has been piping from water tunnels and boreholes in the mountains near San Bernardino. The board issued the “cease and desist” order after the agency’s staff conducted an investigation and determined the company was unlawfully diverting water from springs without valid water rights.

The judge found, however, that the state water board “misunderstood and inappropriately applied” state law. He said the legal question was “not about water rights,” and he cited a provision stating the board does not have theauthority to regulate groundwater.

This has to be overturned.

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1. Bad.

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2. Arrowhead is the stalking dog here. Nestles owns Arrowhead.

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3. The internet claims Nestle sold it.

New owners are One Rock Capital Partners and Metropoulos & Co if Google Search is correct.

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4. Perhaps to a subsidiary. They are on a mission to buy of drinking water sources ...

... You're right, they sold it to a group of investment bankers. That i no improvement at all.

https://whdh.com/news/nestle-is-selling-its-poland-spring-deer-park-and-arrowhead-bottled-water-brands/


(CNN) — Nestlé will sell its North American bottled water business, including Poland Spring, Deer Park, Ozarka and Arrowhead, in a $4.3 billion deal as it focuses on its premium brands.

The Swiss consumer goods giant said in a statement on Wednesday that it has agreed to sell the brands to private equity firm One Rock Capital Partners.

One Rock is partnering with family-owned investment firm Metropoulous & Co. on the purchase, which also includes brands such as Ice Mountain and Pure Life, as well as ReadyRefresh, which delivers beverages to homes and offices. Nestlé premium brands Perrier, S.Pellegrino and Acqua Panna are not part of the deal.

“This sale enables us to create a more focused business around our international premium brands, local natural mineral waters and high-quality healthy hydration products,” said Nestlé CEO Mark Schneider.