Advocates Want Calif. To Create A Fund To Assure Clean Drinking Water Statewide

KVCR | By Ja'Nel Johnson

Published February 8, 2017 at 10:17 AM PST

Clean water advocates want state leaders to create a safe and affordable drinking water fund for hundreds of communities throughout California. Capital Public Radio's Health Care reporter Ja'Nel Johnson has details about how this fund might be created.

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