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Nestle Waters will no longer be the villain in an ongoing debate about drawing more water from the aquifer in Ginnie Springs for bottling.
One Rock Capital Partners and Metropoulos & Co. have bought the water bottling operation from Nestle including the Ginnie Springs plant.
The new corporate name is BlueTriton Brands.
Meanwhile, Eighth Circuit Judge Robert Groeb ruled Tuesday that a lawsuit related to the plant should be transferred to Suwannee County from Gilchrist County, where it was filed.
Sachs Media in Tallahassee, which represented Nestle Waters, contacted BlueTriton after a query from The Sun. The company directed Sachs and The Sun to press releases.
Legal Fight to Restore Florida s Ocklawaha River Now at Federal Appeals Court
Appellate court asked to reverse lower court ruling, allow lawsuit seeking removal of Rodman Dam to proceed
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OCALA, Fla., April 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Florida Defenders of the Environment (FDE) and supporters of restoring the Ocklawaha River are asking a federal appeals court to reverse a lower court ruling and force the U.S. Forest Service to move forward with its longstanding commitment to remove the Rodman Dam.
The original lawsuit filed by the Florida Defenders of the Environment and plaintiffs Joseph Little and Bruce Kaster charges that the state has operated the controversial Rodman Dam on U.S. Forest Service property without a required permit for nearly 20 years.