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Leo Heller United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights
California has an opportunity to be a clean drinking water leader, as it is a leader on the climate front, says Leo Heller, the United Nations special rapporteur, on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation.
Jelena Jezdimirovic Research Associate, PPIC Water Policy Center
Caitrin Chappelle Associate Director, PPIC Water Policy Center
Ellen Hanak Director, PPIC Water Policy Center
When it comes to understanding how many people are impacted by unsafe water and which water suppliers have chronic problems, California is in need of better data, say water experts from the Public Policy Institute of California.
Jay Lund Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Director, University of California
As California considers how to fund safe drinking water for all communities, Jay Lund of University of California, Davis has an idea to combine small, mandatory charges with larger, voluntary, charges for residential customers.
Radhika Fox Chief Executive, U.S. Water Alliance
Millions of Americans lack safe, affordable drinking water. But more water agencies are developing equitable and inclusive approaches to water management, says the U.S. Water Alliance’s Radhika Fox.
Small, cash-strapped water districts don’t have the financial, political or technological resources to treat some of the United States’ most contaminated drinking water.
In 2014, California voters passed a $7.5 billion water bond – nearly 80 percent of which has now been appropriated. Here’s a look at where that money is going, and which key areas are yet to have funds awarded.
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