A California resource regulator ruled on Tuesday that the company selling Arrowhead Mountain Spring Water must “cease and desist” from much of its operations drawing spring water from a spring in the San Bernardino National Forest, in a major victory for local groups and environmentalists who had been challenging the firm’s access to water running through the public lands.
“I understand a huge amount of money and business is at stake,” said State Water Resources Control Board member Laurel Firestone on Tuesday of the ruling. “It also is important for us that no matter how much money is involved, that we are going to ensure that the laws of our state are upheld and that they apply to everybody.”
