‘A ticking time bomb’: Why California can’t provide safe drinking water ...
WEBSep 27, 2023 — More than a decade after California became the first state in the nation to declare that access to clean, safe and affordable drinking water was a human right, about a million residents...
California drinking water: 1 million lack safe water - CalMatters
WEBJul 27, 2022 — Under state law, every Californian has the right to safe, clean, affordable and accessible water — but a blistering audit released Tuesday shows just how far the state is from turning that promise into reality.
The CA towns where safe drinking water is out of reach
WEBSep 10, 2024 — In a major milestone, state regulators announced in July that nearly a million more Californians now have safe drinking water than five years ago. But across the state, the problem remains severe: More than 735,000 people are still served by the nearly 400 water systems that fail to meet state requirements for safe and
Drinking water of almost a million Californians failed to meet …
WEBJun 26, 2024 — Even more Californians, around 1.54 million, got their drinking water from hundreds of water systems considered at risk of failing, the report said — and it rose to more than 1.8 million as of today. Nearly 144,000 wells were threatened by encroaching contaminants and shortages.
‘I Won’t Let Them Drink the Water’: the California Towns Where …
WEBSep 10, 2024 — Today, about 98% of Californians are served by water systems that meet state standards, and over $1 billion in state grants have helped disadvantaged communities tackle drinking water...
Drinking water of a million people fails CA requirements
WEBJun 25, 2024 — Almost 400 water systems serving nearly a million Californians don’t meet state requirements for safe and reliable drinking water supplies — and fixing them would cost billions of dollars.
Study: Safe drinking water remains out of reach for many …
WEBJan 11, 2022 — An estimated 370,000 Californians rely on drinking water that may contain high levels of the chemicals arsenic, nitrate or hexavalent chromium, and contaminated drinking water disproportionately impact communities of color in the state, finds a new analysis led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of ...
Inside California's struggle to provide safe drinking water for all ...
WEBSep 27, 2023 — The tap water in some people’s homes is laced with unsafe levels of contaminants that can cause cancer and other serious health issues.
Nearly 400,000 Californians may lack access to safe drinking water ...
WEBJan 11, 2022 — An estimated 370,000 Californians rely on drinking water that may contain high levels of the chemical contaminants arsenic, nitrate or hexavalent chromium, and contaminated drinking water disproportionately impacts communities of color in the state, finds a new analysis led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, and the ...
Drinking Water of Almost a Million Californians Failed to Meet …
WEBJun 26, 2024 — Almost 400 water systems serving nearly a million Californians don’t meet state requirements for safe and reliable drinking water supplies — and fixing them would cost billions of dollars.