On the one hand, blaming the bottled water companies and pointing to the current drought isn’t entirely fair – in most cases, facilities have been in their area for decades, and moving an industrial facility of this size obviously isn’t possible in a year.
On the other hand, if this is the complete list, I am surprised by the locations of the facilities. Aquafina, Dasani, Arrowhead, and Crystal Geyser are all national, if not international brands. Just based on geography, I would’ve guessed the water sources to be in the Pacific northwest or near the Great Lakes. Who thought it would be a good idea to source water from Southern California?
Then again, as the Mother Jones article points out, the production of bottled water is “murky.”
Bottled Water Comes From the Most Drought-Ridden Places in the Country | Mother Jones
Thoughts?