The Golden State has been going through its worst drought in history, and citizens in the region have been forced to take measures into account such as conservation ones made from the Governor's office; now, for the second time in the past few days, California bottled water 2015 makes headlines, as another large company's accused of abusing the state's already scarce resources.
Following a report in the last few days of April, Starbucks was under fire over its California bottled water 2015, as it came out that the coffee giant was draining resources in spite of the heavy drought for its Ethos Water company/charity - now, it's Walmart facing controversy.
As Fortune reports, the California bottled water 2015 first surfaced when a CBS affiliate reported that the retailer was taking some of California's resources when residents in the state face water limits after a four-year drought in the state.
According to Newser, the latest California bottled water 2015 project under fire is Walmart's Great Value brand of water, as its resources come straight from the Sacramento Municipal Water Supply, to then be sold to bottler DS Services of America at 99 cents per 184 gallons - later being sold at 88 cents a gallon, earning Walmart and DS $658.24 for each 748 gallons.
Following the original report about the California bottled water 2015 controversy, residents of the area started a petition opposing Walmart's practices in the Sacramento area, and it has already gotten 11,000 signatures, considering the way things are being led ridiculous in a time when residents have to ration their own water intake.
"It's certainly leaving a bad taste in everyone's mouth when you can't fill up a swimming pool, if you're building a new home in West Sacramento; you can't water your lawn if you're living in this region. And to find out they're making a huge profit off of this, it's just not right," said Doug Elmets, public relations expert, according to Business Insider.
While Walmart stated it's "very concerned" about the California bottled water 2015 situation, there has been no official move away from the California capital.
