California’s Secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency recently provided a very good perspective in the Sacramento Bee that “all Californians deserve clean, safe drinking water.” There should be no higher priority in California water policy than the need to provide safe drinking water for people throughout California. In the Sacramento Valley, we are committed to safe drinking water for all residents and in helping communities with their water supply needs.
To assist in this process, the State Water Resources Control Board on Wednesday approved a resolution approving funding for households served by domestic wells or by water systems serving less than 15 connections. The funds, which will be administered by nonprofit organizations, will help individuals that have an immediate drought-related water shortage or outage. The $5 million will fund interim and permanent solutions such as new wells, well rehabilitation, and consolidation into new or existing public water systems. The funding will expand and augment the existing grant and low-interest loan program nonprofit organizations are currently offering through a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) funded program. For additional information on USDA programs and information on applying for any of these programs visit: California: USDA Rural Development.
