Florida Springs Conference Ginnie Springs Group

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Florida Springs Conference - Ginnie Springs
Group -

• Danone International Brands - Brief History

• Company Philosophy on Water Resources and the
  Environment

• Hydrogeological Activities

• Recommendations for the Future

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Groupe Danone - Parent Company a brief history
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• Began in 1967 as a glass manufacturer

• 1969 entered the food and beverage business
  with Evian and in 1970 Kronenberg and merger with
  Danone Yogurt in 1973

• 1980s and 1990s International and Eastern
  European growth, consolidation into three main
  categories

• Today 7th largest Food and Beverage Company in
  the World, 79,000 employees in 150 countries

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Danone International Brands, Inc - A Subsidiary
of Groupe Danone -

• U.S. and Canada -
  

The Dannon Company, Inc.
Great Brands of Europe, Inc.

• Danone International Brands, Inc.
• 1996 Launched Dannon Natural Spring Water
• 1998 Acquisition of AquaPenn
• 2000 Acquisition of McKesson Water Company

• Today DIB is the No 2 bottled water company in
• North America (No 1 in Canada)

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Danone Company Philosophy
Pride in producing healthy high quality food
Caring for the Environment is Fundamental to
Everything that Danone Makes and Does

• Preservation of Natural Resources, Integrated
  Farming - working with farmers that supply raw
  products

• Recycling and Innovative Packaging reducing
  volume of packaging

• Reduction of Air, Water and other waste during
  manufacturing

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Company PhilosophyWater Resources
Water our most important raw product Maintain
Quality, Plant Process Aquifer Protection
Long Term Business Commitment Renewable Resource
- Evian (Over 175 years old)
Danone's perspective is one of cooperation,
compromise, and balancing needs of industry with
needs of environment.
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How Can We Help Protect this Natural Resource?-
Aquifer Protection Plan -

• Proactive Company Philosophy
• Uphold Corporate Values
• Corporate Multidiscipline Committee

• Understanding Community Needs and Requirements
• Local Understanding
• Regulatory Understanding Federal, State,
  Districts, and Local Agencies

• Utilize Internal Expertise and Local
  Consultants
• Evaluation and Characterization of the Aquifer
• Recharge Area Monitoring

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Evaluation and Characterization of the Aquifer

• Define the Study Area

• Research Existing Data on Geology and
  Groundwater Flow and Quality

• Identify Potential Impacts to the Aquifer

• Develop a Monitoring Program

• Additional Studies

• Chemical Evolution and Isotopic Studies

• Basin Balance Model

• Distribute Information for Local Planning

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Moderate Recharge
Low Recharge
Moderate Recharge (Perforated Zone)
High Recharge
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Identification of Potential Impacts to the Water
Resource
Industry, Farming and Septic Systems
Natural Features Thickness of Overlying
Sediments Sinkholes and Fracture Patterns
Land Use Development
Data Management - GIS
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Recharge Area Monitoring Program Understanding
the Aquifer Over Time
Spring Flows Ginnie 31-40 CFS, Dogwood 11 to
11.5 CFS Little Devil 2-4 CFS
Potentiometric Surface Maps Bi-annual monitoring
Water Quality Borehole - Monthly Wells in
recharge area bi-annual Agency wells
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160 TDS
223 TDS
112 TDS
117 TDS
222 TDS
272TDS
132 TDS
215 TDS
112 2.25
320 TDS
227 TDS
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Recommendations for the Future

• Business/Government/Local Citizens Groups
  /Environmental Partnerships
• NRCS and SRWMD
• Gilchrist/Alachua County cooperation
• Contribution of expertise

• Develop More Regional Water Quality Group
• Ichetucknee Springs Water Quality Group expands
  to Santa Fe River and its tributaries

• Focus on Aquifer and Recharge Areas

• Comprehensive Land Use Planning

• Sinkhole Clean Up Days

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Preserving Natural Resources is Everyones
Business