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OUR ROOTS IN MAINE IN THIS GREAT STATE 172 YEARS Employing natural resource managers and independent scientists to rigorously monitor our water use Providing regular public reporting Strictly adhering to local, state and federal regulation and oversight WE CAREFULLY MANAGE SPRING WATER BY: 50% runs o into streams/rivers evaporates or transpires 30-40% infi ltrates to recharge groundwater 10-20% Poland Spring® water withdrawal 0.0087% 136M 250 MAINE BUSINESSES $ + IN ANNUAL SPENDING SUPPORTS Visit us at the Poland Spring Preservation Park or at PolandSpring.com/Community 8.5 Trillion Gallons (45 inches) of precipitation fall in the watersheds in which Poland Spring operates. See source below. HOW DO WE SUPPORT OUR HOME STATE? 850 + LOCAL JOBS ACROSS 3 BOTTLING FACILITIES AND 8 SPRING WATER SOURCES OUR WATER WITHDRAWAL Percent of Annual Precipitation Photographed near Spruce Spring in Somerset County, ME GOOD SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM Since 2007, we've awarded to 200K+ $ GOOD NEIGHBOR GRANT PROGRAM Since 2000, we've given 7M+ to support $ WATER DONATION PROGRAM In 2016, we gave away 800K+ HOW DO WE STAY COMMITTED TO SUSTAINABILITY? We've reduced the amount of plastic in our most popular half-liter bottles by MORE THAN 60% since 1994. independent scientists to rigorously monitor WE CAREFULLY MANAGE SPRING WATER BY: Visit us at the Poland Spring Preservation Park or at PolandSpring.com/Community We've reduced the amount popular half-liter bottles by since 1994. © 2017 Nestlé Waters North America, Inc. Source: U.S. and Maine Geological Surveys; weather.gov ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION We've supported programs for 100K+ local students local high school seniors our community bottles of water

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