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Residents and advocates urge enforceable nitrate limits to protect drinking water
Summary
Community representatives described widespread nitrate contamination in small, majority‑Latino rural communities and urged the expert panel to recommend enforceable numeric limits and stronger protections alongside outreach and funding for affected areas.
Community leaders and environmental-justice advocates told the State Water Resources Control Board expert panel that numeric discharge limits are needed to protect drinking-water supplies in small, rural communities.
"We're asking the panel of experts to recommend limits so the board will put them in place," said Rosa Carrillo, a community representative from San Jerobo (Central Coast), describing families who have lost wells, increased healthcare burdens…
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