Residents in regional communities fighting the bottled water industry for groundwater

As the drought bites deeper, residents in a growing number of rural communities are fighting to stop local groundwater being taken to satisfy Australia's thirst for bottled water.

Tanya Bregnesdal's bore is running low for the first
time since it was put down more than 20 years ago.

At Tamborine Mountain in Queensland's Gold Coast hinterland, some locals are angry that bore water supplies are being used to supply bottled water companies. 

"We watch the water tankers go up and down the road," local Tanya Bregnsdal said.

She believes the bottled water industry is to blame for her bore running dry.

Read the ABC News story by Jess Davis and Rachel Carbonell - “Residents in regional communities fighting the bottled water industry for groundwater.”