A group seeking to block Nestle’s proposed water bottling plan in Cascade Locks and prohibit commercial water bottling in Hood River County turned in signatures to place the measure on the May 2016 ballot.  Campaign backers for the Local Water Alliance turned in more than 1,600 signatures to the Hood River County elections office Monday.  497 valid signatures are needed to qualify the measure for the ballot.  County officials will verify the signatures over the next few days.  Nestle has been taking steps towards establishing the bottling plant in Cascade Locks since 2008.  Earlier this year, the Cascade Locks City Council voted to seek the Oregon Water Resources Department’s permission to swap a portion of its well water right for a half-cubic foot per second of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s right to draw 10 cubic feet per second from Oxbow Springs.