Kyle Jones, policy and legal director with the Community Water Center, emphasizes the moral outrage of low-income communities of color facing severe disparities in access to basic human rights, particularly drinking water.
Darrin Polhemus warns that groundwater degradation due to human activities and climate change is necessitating treatment on nearly all sources, stressing that small communities are ill-equipped for these challenges.
California's need for $16 billion to ensure safe drinking water highlights a significant funding gap, with state water boards estimating only $3.5 billion currently available for community support.
Despite progress in California's water system, approximately 1.6 million people remain at risk from failing systems, indicating ongoing challenges in providing safe drinking water.
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