Happy Thanksgiving 🦃 CWC will be closed today and tomorrow. We will be back Monday with our normal hours, 9 a.m- 5 p.m. ¡Feliz Día de Acción de Gracias! 🦃 CWC estará cerrado hoy y mañana. Regresaremos el lunes en nuestro horario habitual, de 9:00 a. m. a 5:00 p. m.

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“It looks like in the priority one management zones, there are 13,000 impacted domestic wells. We have the opportunity here to use the best available data science and also regulatory tools to get those outcomes and solutions.“- Tien Tran @mavensnotebook.com mavensnotebook.com/2025/11/24/n...

"The Community Water Center, working with the State Water Board’s Division of Drinking Water, asked the city to sign a nonbinding letter of interest to allow the study to move forward." www.recorderonline.com/news/council...

🚧 Springfield Project Update: Mainline and stub-ups to the meters are now installed on Springfield & Struve Roads. Next up is the beginning mainline installation in the mobile home park. Progress continues on the Central Coast! 💧

Groundwater changes over time. Testing your domestic well helps make sure you have clean, safe water. Contact us to get information on how you can test your domestic well at 559-733-0219.

Do you have questions about your drinking water? Visit the Drinking Water Tool to see who makes decisions about your water supply and quality, potential threats to groundwater quality, and how to get involved in local groundwater management decisions. communitywatercenter.org/drinkingwatertool

🚨Our next AGUA Meeting is happening today at 5:00 via phone and in person!📞 If you want to join or need more information, please get in touch with Maricela at (559)733-0219.

🚨Our next AGUA Meeting is happening Monday at 5:00 via phone and in person!📞 If you want to join or need more information, please get in touch with Maricela at (559)733-0219.

This mini-documentary follows AGUA member Silverio Perez, who shares his experience living without safe drinking water. It was produced by the Latino Center of Art & Culture and directed by Jorge Quintana. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iymK...

🚨 We’re hiring! 🚨 Community Water Center is looking for a Technical Research Manager to join our team. 💧 Know someone perfect for the role? 🔗 View Job Description: https://www.communitywatercenter.org/careers

Everyone is affected by water issues, no matter the zip code. www.newsweek.com/california-b...

Visit the Guide to Community Drinking Water Advocacy to find information about your water supply and quality, potential threats to groundwater quality, and how to get involved in local groundwater management decisions, among other great information: drinkingwaterguide.org

It's Election Day, and polls are now open!🗳️ Visit https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/polling-place to find a polling place near you.

California Water Service Completes West Goshen Consolidation to Provide Safe, Clean Water to Disadvantaged Community www.wate.com/business/pre...

This past weekend, CWLN members, AGUA members, and CWC staff graduated from the California Water Course. The course focused on real-world water systems, policies, and management strategies in California. Congratulations to everyone who completed this course! 🎓💧

Track your mail-in ballot! Sign up at california.ballottrax.net/voter/ for text or email updates on when your ballot is mailed, received, and counted. Your vote matters! #CAVotes

🚨 CWC is looking for a Policy Director to join our Sacramento team and help lead the fight for safe, affordable drinking water in California. Work alongside community leaders, advocates, and policymakers to make lasting change. 🔗 Job Description: https://ow.ly/L4el50WueO6

State programs once helped CA farmworkers access clean water. Now, fear of ICE keeps many away — even from journalists. While reporting, CoB intern Anahita Banerjee found that immigration enforcement endangers both water access and journalist safety. www.circleofblue.org

"However, I was also aware that contaminated water wasn’t the primary threat anymore for nearly 800,000 California farmworkers, 88% of whom are immigrants." @circleofblue.bsky.social www.circleofblue.org/2025/water-p...

Remember to be ready by making sure you are registered to vote in this upcoming election! Be part of the solution and register today at: https://registertovote.ca.gov/

Water connects everything—from farmers growing the food we eat to local businesses fueling our economy. On 10/16, we’re proud to celebrate #ImagineADayWithoutWater and show why water is essential and needs investment.

Visit the Guide to Community Drinking Water Advocacy to find information about your water supply and quality, potential threats to groundwater quality, and how to get involved in local groundwater management decisions among other great information: drinkingwaterguide.org

Construction in Springfield is moving forward! Since we celebrated the groundbreaking in Monterey County in May, construction for the main line is complete on three roads. This milestone means we are one step closer to getting homes connected to clean drinking water by the fall of 2026.

🚨 CWC is looking for a Policy Director to join our Sacramento team and help lead the fight for safe, affordable drinking water in California. Work alongside community leaders, advocates, and policymakers to make lasting change. 🔗 Job Description: https://ow.ly/L4el50WueO6

At CWC, we work hand in hand with immigrant communities across CA.Our mission is rooted in the belief that safe, clean, and affordable drinking water is a human right—a right that must be protected regardless of race, income, or immigration status. communitywatercenter.org/enew-english/september2025

💧 “The more we learn about these issues that affect so many communities, the stronger we become.” – Silverio Perez Across California, communities rely on the #SAFER Program to secure access to safe drinking water. Together, we must ensure that everyone has access to safe and affordable water.

🚨Our next AGUA Meeting is happening today at 5:00 via phone and in person!📞 If you want to join or need more information, please get in touch with Maricela at (559)733-0219.

🚨Our next AGUA Meeting is happening Monday at 5:00 via phone and in person!📞 If you want to join or need more information, please get in touch with Maricela at (559)733-0219.

💧 “SAFER is a program that helps thousands of families.” – Silverio Perez Across California, communities rely on the #SAFER Program to secure access to safe drinking water. Together, we must ensure that everyone has access to safe and affordable water.

💧 “SAFER is not just a program—it’s hope for those of us facing water problems.” – Silverio Perez Across California, communities rely on the #SAFER Program to secure access to safe drinking water. Together, we must ensure that everyone has access to safe and affordable water.

UCLA researchers found that in Los Angeles County, average household water bills increased by nearly 60% from 2015 to 2025, outpacing inflation. www.latimes.com/environment/...

🚰💧 Big win for water justice! Thank you, @governor.ca.gov, for signing #SB840 into law today. This historic step protects safe drinking water investments through 2045 by extending up to $130M/year for the #SAFER Fund. Safe drinking water is a human right, not a privilege.

🚨 We’re hiring! 🚨 Community Water Center is seeking a Policy Director to join our team and help lead the fight for safe, affordable drinking water in CA. Collaborate with community leaders, advocates, and policymakers to effect lasting change. 🔗Job Description: www.communitywatercenter.org/careers

LA County families are not the only ones hurting with unaffordable water; it's everyone in CA. A 2021 State Water Board survey found that 28% of households in CA have an overdue water bill. We must continue to work on making water affordable for all. www.latimes.com/environment/...

🎉 19 years ago, Community Water Center was born. Today, we continue to work alongside communities to make the Human Right to Water a reality across California. Join us in the fight for safe water for all: communitywatercenter.org/donate

Thank you CA Assembly for voting to reauthorize the #SAFER program through Cap & Invest! #cawater #caleg This wouldn’t have been possible without the leadership of @caspeakerrivas.bsky.social, @esmeraldasoria.bsky.social, @asmirwin.bsky.social, @asmdianepapan.bsky.social

“I’m also pleased to see continued funding for the SAFER Program. My communities in the Central Valley face challenges with the lack of high quality drinking. The continued funding for SAFER will help to improve our water systems and get residents the water they need.” — Senator Caballero

SB 840 has passed out of the Assembly Natural Resources Committee. This bill will protect safe drinking water investments through 2045 by extending the current continuous appropriation of up to $130 million for the #SAFER Fund. Thank you to Senator Monique Limón for protecting SAFER!

“SAFER is not just a program: it is hope for those of us that face the drinking water crisis... Thanks to our legislators who listened to us during our visits to Sacramento and to our unity as a community."- Silverio Perez, SAFER Advisory Group member mavensnotebook.com/2025/09/11/p...

Today, the Governor and Legislature released a three-party deal that would protect safe drinking water investments through 2045 by extending the current continuous appropriation of up to $130 million for the SAFER Fund. Read our full statement: www.communitywatercenter.org/press-releas...

jfc And you know the water these ag workers have access to is contaminated b/c of high nitrates and other forms of pollution due to farming. US agriculture is an extractive system in multiple ways, and now the administration is deliberately worsening conditions for the most vulnerable among us.

“I was enrolled in the bottled water program offered by Community Water Center...But I decided not to ask for help anymore because I know that most of these programs are funded by the government. I’m afraid that information could be used against me at some point” www.circleofblue.org/2025/water-p...

“This is a much-needed step to proactively help rural communities get the resources they need to be resilient in the face of climate disasters like drought,” said Natalie Garcia-Grazier, Deputy Director with Community Water Center costa.house.gov/media/press-...

Without Programs like #SAFER, Counties like Ventura would fall behind on making the Human Right to Water possible for their residents. We need SAFER to make safe drinking water possible. California must renew and fund SAFER to meet the need. Everyone deserves safe water at the tap. 💧

Programs like #SAFER are needed to make safe drinking water possible. Without it, Counties like Sonoma would fall behind on making the Human Right to Water possible for their residents. California must renew and fund SAFER to meet the need. Everyone deserves safe water at the tap. 💧

💧 Since 2019, the #SAFER Program has delivered clean drinking water to 102 public schools across CA — protecting thousands of students and staff. But the need isn’t over. CA must renew and fund SAFER so every child has safe water at the tap because clean water is a right, not a privilege.

"She endorsed the Safe and Affordable Funding for Equity and Resilience program (SAFER) as the administrator for the AWS, stating that it is a known and trusted community partner with a record of improving water quality in impacted communities." mavensnotebook.com/2025/08/27/i...

🚨 CWC is looking for a Policy Director to join our Sacramento team and help lead the fight for safe, affordable drinking water in California. Work alongside community leaders, advocates, and policymakers to make lasting change. 🔗 Job Description: static1.squarespace.com/static/5e83c...

Where Trump’s cuts are leaving Sacramento holding the bag www.politico.com/newsletters/...