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   Gary to Greg Carr   
   Re: New Water Act   
   19 Oct 13 13:24:23   
   
   XPost: van.general   
   From: gary@ceasespam.com   
      
   On Sat, 19 Oct 2013 11:46:19 -0700, Greg Carr wrote:   
      
   SNIP   
      
   > Under the new rules, large-scale users now able to use water without   
   > limit and without cost will pay an annual fee and 85 cents for every   
   > 1,000 cubic metres of groundwater used.   
   >   
   > For example, a Nestle Canada plant in Hope, B.C., that bottles an   
   > estimated 71 million imperial gallons ¡X 319.5 million litres ¡X of water   
   > for sale annually, would pay about $265, Polak said.   
      
   	I also read this in the Vancouver Sun.   
      
   	$265???   
      
   	Is that a typo?   
      
   - Gary   
      
   	   
      
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