Arrowhead water bottler seeks injunction after Forest Service denies pipeline permit
The bottler of Arrowhead Mountain Spring Water on Monday asked a federal judge to issue an injunction against the U.S. Forest Service after the agency refused to renew its permit for a pipeline that runs through the San Bernardino National Forest. U.S. District Judge Jesus Bernal didn’t make a ruling on BlueTritonBrands’ request at the hearing in Riverside, California. The judge indicated he’ll issue a decision in a few days. The company, a former subsidiary of Nestlé and since last year part of Primo Brands, claims its rights to the water that percolates to the surface at Arrowhead Springs in Strawberry Canyon predate the creation of the San Bernardino National Forest in 1893. However, this past July the Forest Service ordered BlueTriton to dismantle the pipeline that it has used for decades to transport water from the springs.