Community Water Center

🎉 Congrats to Rosa Carillo, AGUA member + San Jerardo leader, on being appointed alternate public member for the Salinas Valley Basin GSA! She brings years of experience + dedication to water justice on the Central Coast. 👏

White House rescinds $20m for clean water in pesticide-contaminated rural California EPA said grant to provide clean water was a ‘wasteful DEI program’ as pesticide leaches into residents’ wells

“People agree that everyone needs safe drinking water, so to have a grant help fix that for a rural community rescinded – it doesn’t make any sense to us...The drinking water crisis here only gets worse.”- Maraid Jimenez, @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

🚨 We’re hiring! CWC is looking for a Policy Director to join our Sacramento team & help lead the fight for safe, affordable drinking water in CA.
Work alongside community leaders, advocates, and policymakers to make lasting change. View Job Description: static1.squarespace.com/static/5e83c...

🚨 64% of committed #SAFER funds are going to failing water systems in Hispanic-majority communities.💧California must renew and fully fund SAFER—because everyone deserves clean, safe water at the tap.

The SAFER Program has consolidated 142 water systems. Yet, the State Water Board estimates $5.5 billion is still needed to ensure clean water for all Californians. California must renew and fund SAFER to meet the need. Everyone deserves safe water at the tap.

For a complete list of Rapid Response Networks in California, visit 👉 www.ccijustice.org/carrn

For a complete list of Rapid Response Networks in California, visit 👉 www.ccijustice.org/carrn

What Are RRNs and How Do They Work? Learn how Rapid Response Networks are vital in protecting our immigrant communities. Here is a breakdown of what these networks are and how to use them effectively. For a complete list of Rapid Response Networks in California, visit 👉 www.ccijustice.org/carrn

Programs like #SAFER make safe drinking water solutions possible. The State Water Board estimates $5.5 billion is still needed to ensure clean water for all Californians. California must renew and fund SAFER to meet the need. Everyone deserves safe water at the tap.

Thanks to the SAFER Program, over 3M Californians now have access to clean water, restoring 350+ water systems with $1B in funding for small, disadvantaged communities. But we’re not done yet—@cawaterboards.bsky.social estimates $5.5 billion is still needed to ensure clean water for all.

From uranium contamination to aquifers under pressure, frontline communities are leading the way.

The #WECRCaucus gathered in New Mexico to learn from Indigenous leaders and bring these lessons home to strengthen water justice everywhere.

Explore ⬇️

Violating California Residents’ Right to Water - Inside Climate News People in the nation’s richest strawberry-growing region have lacked safe drinking water for decades. A Biden administration grant promised them a clean, climate-resilient drinking water system. Trump...

“Definitely a big disappointment... we truly believe that this means that the state of California has a really big opportunity to step up.”- Roxanne Reimer, Project Director insideclimatenews.org/news/0307202...

🚨 Big news from West Goshen! 🚨
The community just broke ground on a long-awaited safe drinking water project — a major step toward realizing the Human Right to Water. 💧

We need to renew & fund #SAFER. $5.5B is still needed to ensure safe water for all Californians.

Want to be the first to hear about exciting updates, water wins, community stories, etc? Our monthly newsletter delivers it straight to your inbox.
👉 Sign up here: www.communitywatercenter.org/subscribe

NEW: Polling says water is a winner!

Democrats, Republicans, and Independents all support:

🚰#SafeAffordableWater, 🌊Disaster readiness
💧Water and sewer system investments
🌲Protecting our lands and waters

Share if you’re #AllInForWater 🇺🇸🚰

Is Your Water Safe or Well Running Dry? Check out our Safe Water Resources page if you’re experiencing drinking water issues & live in the San Joaquin Valley or Central Coast regions. Info can be found on private well testing, & bottled water programs. communitywatercenter.org/drought

This weekend, the Community Water Leaders Network came together at Kaweah Oaks Preserve to reflect, reconnect, and recharge 🌿💧 We stepped away from the fast pace of daily work to explore the water cycle, share joy, and ground ourselves in our shared vision for water sustainability.

@cagovernornewsom.bsky.social’s visit to East Orosi signaled action, and now it’s real. @cawaterboards.bsky.social designated EOCSD as a failing sewer system & appointed Tulare County as admin — a key step toward long-term consolidation with Orosi PUD. Years of advocacy are paying off. 💧✊ #HR2W

YouTube video by Univision Fresno Adiós a las cubetas: tras décadas con agua contaminada Goshen podrá beneficiarse de proyecto potable

Adiós a las cubetas: tras décadas con agua contaminada Goshen podrá beneficiarse de proyecto potable www.youtube.com/watch?v=th36...

“About four years ago, my well went dry, so it means everything to be connected and not to have to worry about whether we will have enough water to do laundry, wash dishes, and take a shower,” said Darrel Olivera, a West Goshen resident www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/local-n...

Este proyecto llevará agua potable a una pequeña comunidad en Tulare: estos son los detalles Son poco más de 55 familias residentes en West Goshen que a diario sufren por la falta de este servicio, pero que pronto serán conectados a la red de agua del estado.

“En esta comunidad los residentes usan pozos individuales. Hoy en día eso va a cambiar a todos esos hogares que se van a conectar al servicio de agua que también ofrece agua a la comunidad de Visalia.”-Susana de Anda www.telemundofresno.com/noticias/loc...

Groundbreaking celebrates tiny Tulare County community’s connection to clean water  – SJV Water More than 100 residents in the tiny unincorporated town of West Goshen can weather the summer months knowing that by the end of it, the water flowing

“This will make a big difference for our families…It took our community coming together. It’s been a long process but it has been worth it. I think we are a good example for other communities.”-Lucy Hernandez, West Goshen resident sjvwater.org/groundbreaki...

Moss Landing clean water project breaks ground A score of residents will be consolidated into a safe water system operated by the Springfield Water System in the area of Struve and Springfield roads that can treat the tainted water before reach…

“(The) groundbreaking is more than a milestone – it’s justice being served for a community that has fought far too long to secure something as basic and essential as clean drinking water,” said Mayra Hernandez, the community advocacy manager at CWC www.montereyherald.com/2025/05/30/m...

💧 Thanks to the SAFER Program, over 3 million Californians now have access to clean water, restoring 350+ water systems with $1 billion in funding for small, disadvantaged communities. But we’re not done yet—the State Water Board estimates $15.9 billion is still needed to ensure clean water for all.

SB 350 was held in the Senate Appropriations Committee last week. Thank you to @senakilahweber.bsky.social‬ for co-authoring this bill, which would have created a statewide framework for direct water and wastewater affordability assistance. We won't stop fighting for affordable water for all! 💧

💧✊ Yesterday, community partners from the Central Valley and Central Coast showed up strong in Sacramento, meeting with over 38 legislative offices to advocate for safe, affordable drinking water for all. Huge thanks to everyone who made this powerful day of action possible! #WaterJustice

Tapping into Residents’ Power with SUSANA DE ANDA At the Water Table: Conversations with River Network · Episode

Susana De Anda, co-founder and Executive Director of CWC, joined AT THE WATER TABLE. Susana touched on the importance of building solutions, like SAFER, in collaboration with residents to build trust and be more informed about drinking water quality. open.spotify.com/episode/7Hfm...

SB 350 was held in the Senate Appropriations Committee today. Grateful to Sen Maria E. Durazo for championing this bill, which would have created a statewide framework for direct water and wastewater affordability assistance. We won't stop fighting for affordable water for all! 💧✊

Families are struggling to pay their water bills now. That’s unacceptable. Water is a human right. Support #SB350.
📢 Learn more: AffordableWaterCA.org

#WaterAffordability #WaterForAll #CAleg #KeeptheWaterFlowing

Experts issue warning about harmful impacts of US policy change on 'Cancer Alley': 'Going to be most hurt' A report has outlined how the new administration's scaling back of certain environmental programs will most negatively impact marginalized communities.

Experts issue warning about harmful impacts of US policy change on 'Cancer Alley': 'Going to be most hurt' www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/env...