Groundwater Preservation and Water Consumer Awareness Act

Signature Gathering Approved for Bottled Water Tax Initiative

Backers of an initiative that would tax bottled water containing any water collected in California have until Dec. 21 to gather enough signatures to qualify the measure for the ballot. (AP photo) The backers of an initiative aiming to tax bottled water containing any water collected in California have until Dec. 21 to gather enough signatures to qualify the measure for the ballot. The “Groundwater Preservation and Water Consumer Awareness Act of 2015”, dubbed by author Louis J. Marinelli, would impose a five-cent tax on each ounce of bottled water containing any surface, underground, or municipal water collected in California.