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Workshop analysis finds small positive link between pesticide intensity and failing water systems around Lamont, Kern County
Summary
A webinar session in a training series on racial-equity data analysis examined why Lamont and nearby areas in Kern County have failing drinking-water systems and how pesticide use may relate to those failures.
A webinar session in a training series on racial-equity data analysis examined why Lamont and nearby areas in Kern County have failing drinking-water systems and how pesticide use may relate to those failures.
The presenters, Hannah, partner at DataMaid, and Anna, workshop co-presenter and organizer, led participants through mapping and a tract-level correlation test using CalEnviroScreen pesticide-intensity percentiles and SAFER risk-assessment data for water systems. Hannah said, "racial equity is a practice, not a destination," as a framing for combining data with community input.
Why it matters: Lamont received SAFER funding to address its drinking-water system after tests found wells exceeding maximum contaminant levels. Participants noted that public-water reliance, the town's majority Hispanic population, and the presence of agricultural land use likely shaped exposure patterns discussed in the session.
What the analysis did: In R, presenters joined SAFER system records (point…
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