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Honoring the 2016 Water Justice Leaders!
Our second annual Water Justice Leadership Awards was a great celebration! We were thrilled to be joined by so many supporters as we honored Phoebe Seaton & Veronica Garibay, Sandra Garcia, Tam...
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Laurel Firestone Among 20 Top Water Leaders to Contribute to New Book, Water:...
CWC's Laurel Firestone is among twenty top water policy leaders who contributed personal essays to new book, Water: More or Less, by Water Education Foundation’s former executive director and long-time...
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There’s a Cancer-Causing Chemical in My Drinking Water, But California Isn’t...
By Sasha Khohka, KQEDMarch 7, 2016I have to admit, after the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, I’m a little freaked out about what’s in my tap water. So when I opened my water bill from the city of...
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#Agua4All Community Rally and Celebration
Last year's Agua4All Launch eventWe hope you'll join us for the #Agua4All Community Rally and Celebration in South Kern on Tuesday, April 5, from 5-7pm in Arvin at El Camino Real Elementary School.The...
View ArticleCWC Stands in Solidarity with Flint in the Movement for Water Justice
As an organization committed to ensuring all communities have access to safe, clean, and affordable drinking water, the Community Water Center stands in solidarity with the community of Flint,...
View ArticleState Water Board Takes Step to Better Regulate Agricultural Pollution of...
Throughout California, groundwater nitrate contamination from agriculture is costing families, local governments and the state tens of millions of dollars a year. As an acute contaminant, nitrate poses...
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Community Water Center is on Instagram!
Community Water Center is now on Instagram! Follow us at CommunityWaterCenter for the latest updates on the fight for safe, clean and affordable in California’s San Joaquin Valley.Click here to view...
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$56 Million Package for 2016-17 Budget to Advance the Human Right to Water
Over one million Californians are impacted by unsafe water each year, and almost 13,000 Californians have completely run out of water during this drought. Over the last two years, the state has...
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National Drinking Water Week Calendar
National Drinking Water Week is quickly approaching! Join us May 2nd - 6th for a week of exciting events -- you can learn about what's in your water, how to get safe water, and how to step up as an...
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Join us at AGUA's 10 year celebration
Join the AGUA Coalition as they celebrate their 10th year of advocacy and organizing to secure safe, clean and affordable water for all Californians! This celebration will be the final event of...
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Welcome CWC's New Interns!
CWC is excited to introduce you to our new Water Programs Interns, Blanca Escobedo and Vanessa Martinez! Both Blanca and Vanessa are students at University of California, Davis, studying Environmental...
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Central Valley Regional Water Board passes human right to water resolution!
On April 21st, 2016, the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board voted unanimously in support of the Resolution to adopt the Human Right to Water as a core value and to direct its...
View ArticleLaurel Firestone To Testify at Budget Hearing on CA Drinking Water Needs
Tomorrow, CWC’s Co-Director Laurel Firestone and close ally Jennifer Clary of Clean Water Action will testify at the Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Resources and Transportation Hearing to speak...
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It's National Drinking Water Week 2016!
This week (May 2-6, 2016) Community Water Center is celebrating National Drinking Water Week with a series of empowering events throughout the San Joaquin Valley. This year is extra special because...
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Drinking Water Advocates Stress Unmet Needs at Budget Hearing
Chair of Assembly Budget Subcommittee #3, Richard Bloom, demonstrated interest and concern for the safe drinking water needs discussed at the April 27th hearing. This morning, CWC’s Co-Executive...
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California's Drinking Water Crisis
This week is National Drinking Water Week, and the Community Water Center wants you to take a stand and join the movement for water justice! With over one million Californians exposed to unsafe...
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Unknown, Unregulated, Undrinkable
By Madeline ThomasMay 5, 2016Original Story: https://psmag.com/unknown-unregulated-undrinkable-b335823f895#.48eb3frak Louie Campos stopped drinking the water from his faucets in Visalia, California, so...
View ArticleHundreds of California Schools Impacted by Unsafe Drinking Water
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 5, 2016 Contact:Jenny Rempel, 916-706-3346Jenny.Rempel@CommunityWaterCenter.org Over 1 in 10 public schools may have been served...
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The wells have run dry in this California town, so why is a $1.2-million...
By Matt StevensMay 6, 2016Original Story: http://www.latimes.com/local/drought/la-me-east-porterville-drought-20160506-story.html (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)Two long summers ago, after Adela...
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“It looked really dirty” – Now, Arvin Kids Drink Clean Water In Schools
By Kerry Klein KVPRMay 4, 2016Original Story: http://kvpr.org/post/it-looked-really-dirty-now-arvin-kids-drink-clean-water-schools First-grader Shiloh Rivera holds up a reusable water bottle donated...
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