News release: 100,000 Central Valley residents impacted by contaminated drinking water will soon see interim solutions
An estimated 100,000 Central Valley residents impacted by nitrate groundwater contamination will soon be supplied with safe drinking water on a temporary basis while more permanent solutions are developed. These solutions in the form of bottled water deliveries or bottle-filling kiosks are outlined in Early Action Plans submitted to the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board for six geographic zones deemed to have the most serious groundwater contamination issues.