The Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled that it found “no abuse of discretion or violation of a statutory or constitutional provision” in the Maine Public Utilities Commission’s approval of Fryeburg Water Co.’s contract with Nestle Waters of North America. Fryeburg resident Bruce Taylor and the nonprofit organization Food and Water Watch had appealed the October 2014 PUC decision on grounds that the initial 25-year contract goes beyond the authority of the water district’s charter and deprives the commission of future oversight. The contract gives Poland Spring – a subsidiary of Nestle Waters – leasing rights to withdraw up to 603,000 gallons of water per day at the same basic rate as Fryeburg residents.
— source commondreams.org