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The Big Pour in Fryeburg Maine

Maine, 13.12.2007

Following the lead of Howard Dearborn, a crowd packed onto a small bridge, and with a countdown overturned their bottles of Poland Spring water. They watched gleefully as it poured into a stream to flow back to where it belonged.

In all, about fifty people turned up at Lovewell Pond in Fryeburg, Maine on December 8th in order to draw attention to the impact of large-scale water extraction on the watershed. Folks of all ages, from Fryeburg and the surrounding communities, talked about their concerns over the ecosystem and their opposition to Poland Spring's proposed bottling plant in Fryeburg. Two representatives from Poland Spring were also present, in order to present "their side" of the story. Ron Dyer, environmental manager for Poland Spring, claimed "It broke my heart to see water being dumped out." Read More >> | Photos: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4




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