An Enterprise Zone story has just hit the national media via a link on the Drudge Report, “California may sue to block water-bottling plant over global warming impact…“  Nestle has been struggling for years to build a new water bottling plant in the Siskiyou Enterprise Zone, but environmentalists have presented steady opposition against the project.  The latest development is the Attorney General’s threat to sue Nestle:

Attorney General Jerry Brown on Tuesday said he will sue to block a proposed water-bottling operation in Northern California unless its effects on global warming are evaluated.

Nestle Waters North America wants to pump about 200 million gallons of water a year from three natural springs that supply McCloud, about 280 miles north of San Francisco. Brown’s office said that’s enough to fill 3.1 billion 8-ounce plastic water bottles.

The water would be bottled at a 350,000-square-foot facility on the outskirts of the former lumber town.

The Swiss-based company scaled back its plans in May after years of opposition from environmentalists and a group of McCloud residents. It originally sought to pump more than double the amount of water.

An official from Siskiyou County expressed dismay over the difficulties Nestle has had and pointed out that the McCloud area is in desperate need of those potential jobs.