The earth's hydrologic cycle naturally replaces what Nestlé Waters Canada bottles and uses to bottle its spring waters according to Agriculture Canada.
The Canadian bottled water industry uses just .02 percent of permitted water in Canada compared to thermal power generation (64 percent), manufacturing (14 percent), municipalities (12 percent), agriculture (9 percent) and mining (1 percent). Annual bottled water production in 2007 accounted for less than 0.0015% of permitted water takings in Ontario according to Agriculture Canada.
According to Environment Canada it takes 1.3 litres of water to produce one litre of bottled water. By comparison, it takes 3 litres of water to produce one litre of soft drinks; it takes 42 litres of water to produce one litre of beer; it takes 183 litres of water to produce one 8-ource glass of milk; it takes 148,000 litres of water to manufacture an automobile.
Minimal user
According to internal and conservation authority estimates, Nestlé Waters Canada uses less than 7/10ths of 1 percent of permitted water for taking at its Hope, British Columbia, plant and less than 2 percent of permitted water for taking at its Aberfoyle, Ontario, plant. The Company draws, on average, about 60 percent of the volume of water it is permitted to take. Water is a renewable resource and the subwatersheds that Nestlé Waters Canada draws from are constantly re-charging.
Learn more about Environment Canada Water Use Monitoring.
Source: http://www.ec.gc.ca/Water/images/manage/effic/a6f1e.htm