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State reports progress and remaining gaps for safe drinking water fund; lawmakers press for long-term funding plan
Summary
State Water Resources Control Board and staff told the subcommittee the Safe and Affordable Fund and related efforts have cut the number of Californians without reliable safe drinking water but a multi-billion dollar five-year funding gap remains; members pressed for sustainability beyond current GGRF support.
State Water Resources Control Board chair Joaquin Esquivel and drinking-water staff updated the subcommittee on the Safe and Affordable Fund and related programs to address failing and at-risk public water systems and domestic wells.
Esquivel described a multi-year effort to identify and close access gaps and cited progress: the number of Californians lacking reliable safe drinking water has moved from about 1.6 million to roughly 800,000 as the board and partners delivered projects and consolidations. "Since 2019, we've been able to go from 1,600,000…
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