'A ticking time bomb': Why California can't provide safe drinking water ...
WEBSep 27, 2023 · Concern over the availability of clean drinking water has grown significantly in California as global warming, drought and climate whiplash threaten traditional sources.
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.
California’s 2024 Drinking Water Needs Assessment Reveals …
WEB9 hours ago · The California State Water Resources Control Board's 2024 Drinking Water Needs Assessment reveals that 385 public water systems in the state are failing, impacting nearly 913,500 residents. The report, mandated by Senate Bill 200 and supported by the Safe and Affordable Funding for Equity and Resilience Drinking Water (SAFER) …
California drinking water: 1 million lack safe water - CalMatters
WEBJul 27, 2022 · Access to safe drinking water is a human right in California, but 1 million residents receive water from failing systems, a new audit says.
California Drinking Water Map Shows Facilities at Risk of Failing
WEB1 day ago · A map of the at-risk drinking water systems shows that they are impacted throughout the state, with some of the highest concentrations of impacted systems in Tulare, Kern and Los Angeles Counties ...
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 …
Drinking water of almost a million Californians failed to meet
WEBAbout 913,000 people, as of Jan. 1, were served by the water systems that didn’t meet the requirements, dropping to about 771,000 as of today. Even more Californians, around 1.54 million, got ...
Cost of bringing clean drinking water to California communities ...
WEBJun 26, 2024 · California has made significant progress helping small communities address problems of contaminated drinking water, but the costs of bringing safe tap water to hundreds of communities over...
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.
SAFER Dashboard | California State Water Resources Control Board
WEBApr 23, 2024 · This dashboard contains data for the 2023 Drinking Water Needs Assessment. The Failing list of systems is updated daily using the State Water Board’s Failing criteria. The other SAFER statuses of water systems are based on the results of the Risk Assessment, which is refreshed quarterly as new data becomes available.
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