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Community Water Center @cwaterc.bsky.social · 1d

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

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Community Water Center @cwaterc.bsky.social · 5d

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.

Community Water Center @cwaterc.bsky.social · 6d

🚨 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

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Community Water Center @cwaterc.bsky.social · 7d

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

September eNews: Safe Water Funding Secured through 2045! — Community Water Center

Para español, haz clic aqui Dear Supporter,  Last month, the Supreme Court issued a deeply troubling ruling that effectively sanctions racial profiling by immigration agents. This decision gives legal cover for targeting individuals based on their assumed race or ethnicity, speaking Eng

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Community Water Center @cwaterc.bsky.social · 8d

💧 “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.

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Community Water Center @cwaterc.bsky.social · 9d

🚨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.

Community Water Center @cwaterc.bsky.social · 12d

🚨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.

Community Water Center @cwaterc.bsky.social · 13d

💧 “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.

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Community Water Center @cwaterc.bsky.social · 15d

💧 “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.

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Community Water Center @cwaterc.bsky.social · 16d

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/...

Water bills in L.A. County are rising faster than inflation, UCLA research shows

UCLA researchers found that in Los Angeles County, average household water bills climbed 60% from 2015 to 2025, rising faster than inflation.

www.latimes.com

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Community Water Center @cwaterc.bsky.social · 19d

🚰💧 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.

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Community Water Center @cwaterc.bsky.social · 20d

🚨 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

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Community Water Center @cwaterc.bsky.social · 21d

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/...

Water bills in L.A. County are rising faster than inflation, UCLA research shows

UCLA researchers found that in Los Angeles County, average household water bills climbed 60% from 2015 to 2025, rising faster than inflation.

www.latimes.com

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Community Water Center @cwaterc.bsky.social · 22d

🎉 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

Community Water Center @cwaterc.bsky.social · 25d

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

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Community Water Center @cwaterc.bsky.social · 25d

Thank you Senator Caballero for your leadership to reauthorize the #SAFER program in Cap & Invest! #cawater

Community Water Center @cwaterc.bsky.social · 25d

“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

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Community Water Center @cwaterc.bsky.social · 26d

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!

Community Water Center @cwaterc.bsky.social · 27d

“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...

PRESS RELEASE: SAFER water for California's future: Legislature moves to continue safe drinking water program past 2030

Press release from multiple organizations Today, the Governor and Legislature released a three-party deal that would protect safe drinking water investments through 2045 by extending the current conti...

mavensnotebook.com

Community Water Center @cwaterc.bsky.social · 28d

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...

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Silvia Secchi @profsecchi.bsky.social · 29d

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.

Community Water Center @cwaterc.bsky.social · 29d

“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...

ICE Raids in California Block Farmworker Access to Clean Water

Explore the critical issue of California farmworkers' water access amid concerns of immigration enforcement and contaminated water supplies.

www.circleofblue.org

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Community Water Center @cwaterc.bsky.social · 29d

“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...

ICE Raids in California Block Farmworker Access to Clean Water

Explore the critical issue of California farmworkers' water access amid concerns of immigration enforcement and contaminated water supplies.

www.circleofblue.org

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Community Water Center @cwaterc.bsky.social · Sep 5

“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-...

Costa, Edwards Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Fast-Track Emergency Water Aid for Rural Communities

FRESNO, Calif. - U.S.

costa.house.gov

Community Water Center @cwaterc.bsky.social · Sep 4

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. 💧

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Community Water Center @cwaterc.bsky.social · Sep 3

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. 💧

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