Natural Springs, Florida: The clear waters of Ginnie Springs in Gilchrest County are home to a number of turtles and birds. It is also considered as a place where people could enjoy water sports in a more natural way.

But everything could change in the near future.

In a plan that is proposed by Nestle, a food and beverage company, the company wants to sell the water to the public as bottled water.

But this is all possible if the plan gets approved.

If approved, it is certain that we could see less crystal clear water flowing in the Ginnie Springs.

As of now, the springs are still in a recovery mode after it suffered years of over pumping.

According to opponents, the springs are currently too fragile and it is clear that the river cannot sustain such a large draw of water daily.

As of now, environmentalists are fighting the plan and are doing whatever they can to stop the project.

Environmentalist groups say that the plan is harmful and is against the interest of the public.

As part of the plan, Nestle has bought a water bottling plant near the High Springs and has spent millions to upgrade the plant.

It looks like Nestle is expecting the plan to be approved.

George Ring, the natural resources manager for Nestle Waters in North America, said, “The facility is in process of adding bottling capacity and expects significant increase in production volumes equal to the requested annual average daily withdrawal volume of approximately 1.152m gallon.”

It is expected that a decision on the proposed plan can be announced as soon as November this year.

Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson, the director of Our Santa Fe River, a non-profit organization, asks a question about the proposal.

Merrillee asks “How much harm is it going to cause the spring, what kind of change is going to be made in that water system?”

Marrillee then said, “The Santa Fe River is already in decline [and] there’s not enough water coming out of the aquifer itself to recharge these lovely, amazing springs that are iconic and culturally valued and important for natural systems and habitats. It’s impossible to withdraw millions of gallons of water and not have an impact. If you take any amount of water out of a glass you will always have less.”

Marrillee said that the Santa Fe River and the Ginnie Springs is home to at least 11 native turtle species and 4 non-native turtle species that rely on the water flow and the river levels.

She said this is a big threat to the diversity of the habitat as it will reduce its flows.

The district is currently in a conversation with the Seven Springs.

The district wants an evaluation report of the harms the project could cause to the wetlands, which includes the document impact study of the Ginnie Springs.

Adam Gaber, the spokesperson of Nestle, released a written statement about the plan.

Adam said, “We adhere to all relevant regulatory and state standards. Just like all the previous owners of the High Springs factory which manufactured bottled water and other beverages, we are not taking water from a publicly owned source. Instead we are buying water from a private company which holds the valid water use permit.”

He added, “Our business depends on the quality and sustainability of the water we are collecting.”

He continued, “It would make no sense to invest millions of dollars into local operations just to deplete the natural resources on which our business relies. It would undermine the success of our business and go against every value we hold as people and as a company.”