This Major Water Bottle Supplier Is Completely Ignoring The Drought And California Is PISSED

Earlier this year, it was discovered that major Starbucks water brand Ethos Water was taking its water from California’s already drained water supply. The state has been suffering through a massive drought and asked the supplier, Sugar Pine Spring Water, to knock it off.

Knock it off they did not, reports Mother Jones.

Though Starbucks promised to switch suppliers, Sugar Pine allegedly continued to take water from the state.

It was revealed that 99 Sugar Pine tanker trucks were caught through surveillance footage taking water from pipes that connect to the Tuolumne River watershed and the Don Pedro Reservoir. The two sources of water are relied upon heavily by San Franciscans and local farmers.

California has issued a cease-and-desist towards Sugar Pine.

When the Californian drought was first declared an emergency 19 months ago, Sugar Pine was asked to stop filling their bottles with the state’s water.

They did not.

Now, with a combination of nonexistent rain and record-high temperatures, California is in desperate need of fresh water.

If Sugar Pines doesn’t cooperate, the Water Resources Control Board will begin to issue fines. However, the Division of Water Rights feels that Sugar Pines should get a $224,875 fine for ignoring the original request last year.

On a much-related note, some rain would be awesome.

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