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South Valley County Taking Steps to Ease Drought Impact on Families
CWC's Ryan Jensen spoke at the Tulare County Board of Supervisors Meeting earlier this month to urge the county to provide drought relief to rental properties. --- By Kate Valentine, ABC30October 13,...
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Support Water Justice this Giving Tuesday!
The Community Water Center works to ensure all communities have access to safe and reliable water. Unfortunately, hundreds of thousands of Californians don't have this basic human right, and over...
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Fresno County Board of Supervisors Take First Step Toward Developing Interim...
On Tuesday, Nov. 17th, the Fresno County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously in favor of applying for state funding to develop an interim groundwater ordinance. This is a huge step forwards for a...
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Arvin Signs Administrative Order with EPA and Establishes New Timeline for...
The community of Arvin, which has had unsafe arsenic contamination for over a decade, is now on track to have safe water by the end of 2019. Six of the community’s seven wells currently exceed arsenic...
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2015 Legislative Wrap-Up and a Recent Big Win for Private Well Owners!
With support from many of you, we achieved a lot in the 2015 legislative session! Governor Brown signed many water justice bills that CWC and our community partners supported, including: AB 401 (Dodd),...
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Co-Executive Director Laurel Firestone Focuses on Unmet Safe Drinking Water...
Each year, California has an estimated $2-3 billion gap in funding for the state’s water needs. Thse chronically underfunded areas include groundwater recharge, stormwater management, aging...
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Prop 1 Funding Available Now for Communities to Apply
CWC and our partners worked hard to secure over half a billion dollars in the 2014 Prop 1 Water Bond specifically to address the water needs of disadvantaged communities, and now is the time for...
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Support CWC Through Your Holiday Shopping
Give the gift of safe, affordable water! We are excited to partner with sculptor Pattie Firestone to be offering beautiful earrings based on the Chinese characters for water and collaboration....
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Interim Groundwater Ordinances Needed
After four years of drought, we need to take local action now to mitigate impacts and protect our most vulnerable residents. With thousands of dry household wells in the San Joaquin Valley, our...
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Three Reasons to Support the Water Justice Movement
Your support helped us fill 2015 with big wins. Mil gracias! Thank you! Here are three reasons and three ways to support CWC this holiday season.Three Reasons to Support the Water Justice Movement1....
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Impacted Residents Testify at State Water Board Meeting for Approval of...
Last month, CWC's Ryan Jensen and drought-impacted residents Adela Arellano (East Porterville), Simona Magana (Seville), and Erasto Teran (Porterville) told the State Water Board their stories of life...
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Water Justice Leadership Awards 2016!
You're invited to our second annual Water Justice Leadership Awards on Wednesday, Feb. 17th, from 5:30-7:30PM at Mayahuel in Downtown Sacramento! The Awards are an opportunity for us to honor key...
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CWC Kicks Off 2016 Campaign to Protect Drinking Water From Dangerous...
123 TCP (1,2,3-trichloropropane) is an extremely toxic chemical contaminating the groundwater that is used as drinking water in cities and small communities across California. It is disproportionately...
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Northern Tulare County Water Alliance
To close out 2015, members of the Northern Tulare County (NTC) Water Alliance participated in a field trip on December 5th to the Terra Bella Water Treatment Plant to learn first-hand about the surface...
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CWC congratulates former Senior Policy Analyst Omar Carrillo on his new position
After three years of advocating for safe, affordable drinking water for rural communities, CWC’s Senior Policy Analyst Omar Carrillo has moved on to an exciting new position with the Yocha Dehe Wintun...
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Spotlight California Mini Series features CWC on Drought-Resilient Communities
We're thrilled to be featured in the new Spotlight California mini series for our work creating more drought-resilient communities! Check out the documentary web series on Spotlight's website!...
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Water Justice Leadership Awards 2016 Sponsors
Special thank you to our 2016 Water Justice Leadership Awards sponsors! We look forward to celebrating on February 17th! Community Water ChampionsCommunity Water Stars Community Water Friends...
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CWC is currently searching for a Policy Director to lead CWC’s policy advocacy programs and activities! Check out the job description on our Career Opportunities page!
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State Water Board Adopts Human Right to Water Resolution!
The February 16th, 2016, State Water Resources Control Board meeting was a momentous day for the Board, the Division of Drinking Water, water justice advocates, and all the communities that struggle to...
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