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!