OPINION: A California Bill Takes a Novel Approach to Address Clean Drinking Water

A new California bill would help ensure that our drinking water is safe. The legislation is important — and unusual in its approach.

Senate Bill 466, authored by Sen. Anna Caballero, D-Merced, would shield water agencies from civil suits. The temporary legal immunity would protect them from lawsuits over chromium-6 contamination as they work to remove the cancer-causing chemical from drinking water supplies.