Affordable Water For All in California

Water is a human right and necessary for our public health. Every Californian needs access to safe, clean, and affordable drinking water.

The pandemic has impacted communities across the state and has exacerbated the issue of water access & affordability. Clean Water Action advocates for short & long-term solutions to #KeepTheWaterFlowing for all Californians.

 

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Expand the California Water Shutoff Protection Act

Despite risks to public health, water shutoffs due to nonpayment disproportionately impact communities of color. Often these communities are also served by smaller systems that were not included in 2018’s Water Shutoff Protection Act. Act now to support SB3: expanding state law to smaller systems to protect our most vulnerable communities.
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Aqueduct in California. Photo credit: AbbieImages / IStock

Take Action on California Water Diversions!

Under current law more than 1/3 of the water diverted in California is not subject to reporting or review. With climate change an increasingly dangerous reality, it is in the public interest to ensure that the state can properly monitor and regulate water use. Act now for SB 389!
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2023 California Legislative Priorities

Clean Water Action plays an important role in both sponsoring legislation and keeping an eye on the bills being voted on in the California Legislature that will affect our environment. While Clean Water Action’s staff evaluates hundreds of bills each year, here are the ones we are directly sponsoring, as well as several that we’re prioritizing.
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Water Affordability in California

Every Californian should have access to affordable safe drinking water. Yet our water system is at risk of failing Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) communities, right when we need it most to slow the spread of COVID-19.

Letter to the California Congressional Delegation on COVID-19 Response

Include Urgently Needed Funding for Water Infrastructure and Water Affordability Needs in Next Congressional Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

California Currents | Fall 2018

In This Issue: Voting For California's Environmental Values | Clean Water Action Promotes Climate Emergency Declarations in the Bay Area | Clean Water Action's Fight for a Safe Drinking Water Fund Will Continue in 2019 | ReThink Disposable Team Welcomes Auditor Grace Lee | Reducing Air Pollution and Improving Health in Lost Hills

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