They’re often in the shadows of elections. But where do water district candidates stand on the issues?
Water districts get among the least attention among local governments – yet they control the safety of tap water, the prices, maintain water delivery infrastructure and influence conservation efforts. So just where do the current candidates stand on issues like the drought, climate change, transparency and term limits? The Voice of OC newsroom set to find out. Reporters reached out to all 30 water district candidates and sent them a list of questions, several of which were submitted by readers in response to a public invitation for questions.
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