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Creating Long-Term, Sustainable and Affordable Solutions for Disadvantaged
CommunitiesCalifornia Equity Leaders Network, May 2013
Omar CarrilloPolicy Analyst
Community Water Center
Reality
Disinvestment = Living With Contaminated Wells, Dilapidated Infrastructure, and High Cost of
Operation
Key Contaminants: Arsenic, Nitrate & Uranium
Fresno Kern Kings Tulare Totals for Basin
Ni-trate
0.3860002687088
54
0.1934721107967
74
0 0.4791972179159
51
0.2940117004315
95
Ar-senic
0.3348163476461
46
0.6422022876744
45
0.9766973170424
49
0.0980846207284
396
0.4973640282931
63
Ura-nium
0.0272815849301
721
0.4201007004022
39
0 0.0699007859811
88
0.3225415315100
58
10%30%50%70%90%
110%
County Percentage of Population with exceedance
Fresno Kern Kings Tulare Totals for Basin
Ni-trate
0.136363636363
636
0.266666666666
667
0 0.520833333333
334
0.347826086956
522
Ar-senic
0.166666666666
667
0.323529411764
706
0.714285714285
714
0.056338028169
0141
0.220720720720
721
Ura-nium
0.095238095238
0953
0.404255319148
936
0 0.086956521739
1305
0.242105263157
895
5%
25%
45%
65%
County Percentage of Communities with exceedance
We Must Create Long-Term, Sustainable and Affordable Solutions
and Funding Sources
Funding/ Investment Opportunities For DACs
• State Wide Need: $9 billion per year due to aging infrastructure and increased incidences of contaminated water.
• State Wide DACs/High Priority: $2.5 billion
• State Wide: $100 million for communities impacted by nitrate contamination
• San Joaquin and Salinas Valley: $ 30 million
Funding/ Investment Needs
Incentivizing and promoting more sustainable solutions and funding sources (Existing and New)
1. Proposed Water Bond2. State Revolving Loan Fund 3. Recommendations from State Water Board Report to
the Legislature on Nitrate Contamination 4. Regional Investments5. Protecting Drinking Water Sources 6. Jobs
Creating Opportunities
Thank you!