Because of nitrate levels, the school has been using bottled water since January of this year.
Jerry Brown has asked the Legislature to enact a statewide tax on drinking water to fix wells and treatment systems in distressed communities.
Residents and businesses would pay a tax on their monthly water bills while agriculture would contribute through taxes on fertilizer purchases and fees paid by dairy farmers and feedlot operators.
In the Valley, 185,000 residents are served by water systems deemed out of compliance by the state water board.
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Water problems, however, aren’t limited to the San Joaquin Valley.
The school plans on installing a new well and treatment system, funded with state grants, by the end of summer.
Since 2014, it also has disbursed $43 million in Proposition 1 water-bond funds for community water tanks, filtration systems and other upgrades.
The Association of California Water Agencies, which represents the big urban suppliers, is trying to kill the bill.
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