Thousands in the San Joaquin Valley Have Unsafe Drinking Water, But Clean Water Is Close

Karen Michele Nikos — March 12, 2018 - 4:17pm

Tens of thousands of people living in the San Joaquin Valley’s unincorporated, rural, low-income communities have unsafe drinking water pouring from their taps. That water is delivered from a patchwork of community water systems that often don’t meet state or federal standards for drinking water, or from private wells that are not tested.

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Thousands in the San Joaquin Valley Have Unsafe Drinking Water, But Clean Water Is Close