A project nearly five years in the making by community partners, and now 53 homes, which includes over a hundred people, in West Goshen have access to clean, safe and reliable drinking water through their faucets. … Thanks to a $3.4 Million state grant, through The Safe and Affordable Funding for Equity and Resilience Program, SAFER, Goshen homes have now been connected to Cal Water’s public water system. … The Community Water Center has been providing water bottles and jugs to locals for years. … The nonprofit says the project should be complete within the next week and hopes to continue reaching other communities in Tulare County, including areas near Porterville and Cutler-Orosi.

Other local water management news:

• MyMotherLode (Sonora, Calif.): Major Groveland infrastructure project launched to enhance local water system
• Citizen Portal: Simi Valley board proposes 3.5% annual water rate increase over five years