The presence of dangerous, undrinkable water in the homes of nearly a million Californians needs to be fixed.
The contaminated water supplies tend to be located in rural, disadvantaged communities throughout the state of California.
In over 300 communities across the state, contaminated water has forced schools to turn off faucets and residents to buy bottled water for drinking, cooking and washing.
Solutions would be quickly forthcoming, regardless of the cost.
Some families in these disadvantaged communities pay up to 10 percent of their income for water when one accounts for both monthly bills and purchased water.
Thanks to a collaborative effort among the agricultural industry, environmental groups, social and economic justice advocates and elected officials, a bill is moving through the state legislature to bring clean, safe, affordable water to everyone in California.
The creation of a Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund would secure an ongoing funding source that would allow smaller systems to deliver clean, safe and affordable water to customers, no matter their location or size.
The permanent solution would require Californians to all come together and pitch in — a truly collective effort.
Every water system in California would soon deliver clean, safe and affordable drinking water to consumers.
They are determined to work together to make the universal right of safe drinking water a reality in every California community.