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‘I Won’t Let Them Drink the Water’: The California Towns Where Clean Drinking Water is Out of Reach

/in , /by /Cal Mattersby Rachel Becker

In a major milestone, state regulators announced in July that nearly a million more Californians now have safe drinking water than five years ago.

But across the state, the problem remains severe: More than 735,000 people are still served by the nearly 400 water systems that fail to meet state requirements for safe and reliable drinking water. Latino farm communities struggling with poverty and pollution are especially hard-hit.

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Poway Receives $1 Million in Federal Funding for Water Treatment Plant

/in , , /by /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Angela Brandt

Poway officials on Monday received $1 million in federal funding for the largest capital improvement program in the city’s 40-year history — an eventual replacement of the city’s water treatment reservoir.

Rep. Scott Peters, D-San Diego, joined Poway Mayor Steve Vaus and Shadi Sami, principal civil engineer for the city’s Public Works Department, in the announcement.

The Lester J. Berglund Water Treatment Plant clearwell, Poway’s 10-million-gallon treated water storage reservoir, was built in 1964.

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