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Newfield US Water Rights and Local Self-Government Ordinance

United States of America
Newfield, Maine
Approved in 2009
Local law
Personhood, Rights Of Nature
Natural community and ecosystems
All Nature
Protecting Our Water and Wildlife Resources in Shapleigh and Newfield
Civil Society

Summary

In 2009, citizens of Newfield, Maine adopted an ordinance banning corporate mining of water within their jurisdiction and recognizing rights of nature. The ordinance declared “Natural communities and ecosystems possess unalienable and fundamental rights to exist, flourish, and naturally evolve within the Town of Newfield.” The people enacted this ordinance after Nestle wanted to mine water from land shared by both Shapleigh and Newfield.

To see the original legal document(s) for this initiative, click the links below:

Newfield Water Rights and Local Self-Government Ordinance [PDF]

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