02/05/2024
Residents in the Perth Hills have raised concerns about thousands of litres of water extracted from a bore on private property by Coca-Cola Europacific Partners for its bottled water products.
The water has been extracted legally by Coca-Cola since the 1990s, but residents are calling for more transparency about how water is being removed, amid drying climate conditions.
Cathy Chmielewski, a local orchardist, told Nadia Mitsopoulos on ABC Radio Perth she'd been raising concerns about the water extraction since 1992.
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"It's not monitored and that's always been one of my concerns," Ms Chmielewski said.
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