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Residents call for resident‑led water committee, citing years of poor tap water and possible contaminants
Summary
Dozens of Adelanto residents and advocates urged the City Council to form a resident‑led 'Adelanto Water' ad hoc committee and demanded transparent testing and action after years of complaints about discolored, foul‑smelling tap water and possible PFAS contamination.
Hundreds of residents and water‑quality advocates urged the Adelanto City Council on Dec. 10 to create a resident‑led ad hoc committee to address longstanding water‑quality problems, saying months and years of complaints have not produced a public, sustained response.
Speakers including Alexis de Jesus of the Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice and Eddie Torres of the Inland Coalition for American Justice said residents have routinely reported brown, foul‑smelling or cloudy tap water, and many worry about contaminants such as PFAS and lead. "Clean water is a basic right," Alexis de Jesus said, asking the…
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