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May 12, 2015

Report: Wal-Mart Getting Bottled Water from Drought-Hit California 
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And a new report has revealed Wal-Mart is getting its bottled water from
California, despite a historic drought. The drought recently prompted
the state's first-ever mandatory water restrictions. Communities have
been ordered to slash their water use by as much as 36 percent, but the
curbs do not apply to agriculture and other industry. Local news station
CBS13 found Walmart is drawing its bottled water from the Sacramento
Municipal Water Supply at a massive profit. Starbucks has also been
drawing bottled water from California, although it recently vowed to
move production to Pennsylvania after the practice came to light.

 

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