Starbucks, Ethos and the Californian drought.

  California is on the brink of blowing away in the wind due to the water shortage, bringing on a huge onslaught regulations being passed that restrict personal and business water use.  Ethos, Starbucks bottled water brand has it's water plant in Merced California but recovers its water from nearby Baxter California. Both of witch are in the extreme drought areas of the state.
  Ethos does not have to pay for the groundwater it pumps. It is a private source and does not come from any municipal source.
 Some California's are getting a little irritated at possibly getting a hefty fine for flushing the toilet one to many times. Only to watch millions of bottles of Californian water being bottled and ship all over the country.