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WSP’s Ben Parfitt Quoted in The Province

Published On: August 1st, 2013

On August 14th, 2013, The Province published the article “The ‘Wild West’ of groundwater: Billion-dollar Nestlé extracting B.C.’s drinking water for free.” The WSP’s Ben Parfitt is quoted in the piece, discussing the need for mandatory reporting of groundwater withdrawals in the province.

The ‘Wild West’ of groundwater (PDF, 1.4 MB)


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