Nestle signed a contract in 2003 to build a 1 million-square-foot facility in McCloud, CA. Earlier this month, Nestle pulled out completely stating they had another site secured in Sacramento closer to customer markets.

McCloud Watershed Council, along with groups like Food and Water Watch and Corporate Accountability International, have fought the plant claiming the deal was made without proper environmental evaluation and little public notice.

There is an increasing trend against allowing private corporations to bottle public water. In Canada the Blue Communities Project at the Council of Canadians builds on the work of Water Watch to protect public water services and challenge the bottled water industry. At the same time many government agencies, cities, and large public service organizations have stopped serving bottled water in their events, reverting back to tap water instead.