San Lucas residents, who have been without clean drinking water for nearly 14 years, may soon see a resolution as local leaders approve a plan to bring affordable water to the community. In the small, rural town of San Lucas, with a population of a little over 400 people, residents struggle with a basic essential: water. They have lived without proper drinking water for over a decade, with the cost of clean drinking water being their biggest obstacle. Now, county leaders, along with the San Lucas Water District, have a solution. ”We were able to bring in a partner, CalWater, to be able to be that water provider, and in doing so the average monthly bill in the community is expected to be around 90 dollars. But the benefit beyond that is anybody who is low-income, which we know 90% of that community is, will only pay about 60% of that bill, so they are going to average around 50 to 60 dollars a month. As a water bill, that is doable,” said Monterey County Supervisor Chris Lopez.

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