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Clean Water on the Move - April 2024
Welcome to Clean Water on the Move, your monthly update from Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund in New Jersey!
Our Testimony on the California State Water Board's New Drinking Water Standard
"Over the last 15 years I’ve seen protecting the public from hexavalent chromium become politicized at the expense of public health. I’ve seen how ratepayers, particularly in low income communities and communities of color are used as pawns with claims that they can’t pay the high costs of treatment. Its been a dark stain on California."
Chrome-6 Standard Set but Falls Short in Protecting Community Health
After seven years, the California State Water Board (SWB) finally set a needed limit for Hexavalent Chromium (chrome-6) in drinking water. Unfortunately, the set maximum limit of 10 μg/L fails to protect human health, being 500 times the Public Health Goal of 0.02 μg/L. Community partners from the Central Coast and Central Valley previously made comments before the SWB urging them to fulfill their duty and protect the health of impacted communities.
A Q and A with Cynthia Mendes, Clean Water’s New Massachusetts Co-Director!
Clean Water Action is excited to welcome Cynthia Mendes to our Massachusetts team!
Presenting our 2024 Rhode Island Environmental Champions!
Every year, we gather to honor the local heroes who have worked to make the Ocean State cleaner, healthier, and more just at our Breakfast of Champions.