This story really highlights the universal benefits of private business making responsible choices to protect water supplies in the areas where they conduct business. It also makes me want to drink a Dr. Pepper.
Dr Pepper Snapple Group has pledged $1 million over the next four years to protect Texas watersheds that provide water for its bottling plants.
The money will fund preservation and restoration projects at five of the Nature Conservancy’s preserves — covering about 7,500 acres of land — in the watersheds of the Trinity and Brazos Rivers, the Texas Gulf Coast and the Edwards Aquifer, which serve the state’s three largest metropolitan areas: Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio. The Company's headquarters, 3 of its manufacturing plant, and several of its distribution centers are located near the projects that will benefit from the contributions.
It’s one of the latest in a series of beverage-company funded projects to improve water quality and ensure companies’ access to fresh water.
Read the Environmental Leader story here.
Another version can be found is the Business Wire at this link, while DPS' press release can be found here.
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