400 California water systems serving nearly 1M people, primarily in communities of color and poverty, fail to meet state drinking water standards; fixing requires billions.
400 water systems in California, serving nearly 1 million people, do not meet state requirements for safe and reliable drinking water. Over two-thirds of these failing systems serve communities of color and are in areas experiencing poverty and pollution. Fixing these systems would cost billions of dollars, according to an annual assessment by the State Water Resources Control Board.
June 26, 2024
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