The Michigan Department of Quality's decision to grant Nestle a permit to increase large-scale water withdrawals continues to generate controversy. The MDEQ will now allow Nestle to withdraw 400-gallons of groundwater per minute for its 'Ice Mountain' bottled water brand. That's up from the 250-gallons per minute previously allowed. Democrat Rebekah Warren says it's the wrong decision and conversations on remedies need to continue.

89.1 WEMU's David Fair explores large water withdrawals and a new bottled-water extraction permit for Nestle with State Senator Rebekah Warren. the 18th District Democrat will take the conversation national on CBS This Morning late this week.

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— David Fair is the WEMU News Director and host of Morning Edition on WEMU. You can contact David at 734.487.3363, on twitter @DavidFairWEMU, or email him at dfair@emich.edu