Californians Without Safe Water and Sanitation: California Water Plan Update 2013
Jose Alarcon, Mark Drew, Karl Longley, Tom Keegan, John Covington, Maria Elena Kennedy, Morning Star Gali, Michelle Chi | February 20th, 2015
This report was prepared as part of the California Water Plan Update 2013 process and is an
update to the 2005 Californians without Safe Water report. It continues the dialogue regarding
Californians without safe drinking water and/or adequate sanitation facilities and includes 14
recommendations towards ensuring that all Californians have safe drinking water and adequate
sanitation facilities. The report also highlights Governor Brown’s goal of ensuring that all
Californians have access to safe drinking water, as specified by his signing of Assembly Bill
(AB) 685 and the release of the California Water Action Plan that includes Action 7, “Provide
Safe Water for All Communities.”
Keywords
disadvantaged communities (DACs), human right to water, tribal water issues