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Water Partnership Success Stories

The State of California made clean drinking water a legislative right for all residents in 2012 with AB 685, the Human Right to Water bill. The Water Board’s SAFER program advances the Human Right to Water by supporting water systems and communities achieved sustainable drinking water solutions. 

Visit our Water System Partnership Map to explore completed partnerships across the state, or read the highlighted success stories below.

Highlighted Success Stories

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Public Water System Consolidations

2022

Curtis Creek Elementary

Curtis Creek Elementary

Challenges: Coliform, Well issues
County: Tuolumne


El Crystal Mobile Home

El Crystal Mobile Home

Challenges: Loss of Water Supply
County: Sonoma


Orosi High School

Orosi High School

Challenges: Nitrate
County: Tulare


2021

Castle City Mobile Home Park

Castle City Mobile Home Park

Challenges: Failing infrastructure
County: Placer


Challenges: Arsenic County: Tehama

Los Molinos Community Service District Regional Project

Challenges: Arsenic
County: Tehama


Cobb Area County Water District

Cobb Area Regional Project

Challenges: Fire damage, failing infrastructure
County: Lake


2020

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Beverly Grand Mutual Water

Challenges: Nitrate
County: Tulare


Ceres West Mobile Home Park

Ceres West Mobile Home Park

Challenges: Arsenic and 1,2,3-TCP MCL Drinking Water Violations
County: Stanislaus


Double L Mobile Ranch Park

Double L Mobile Ranch Park

Challenges: Uranium & 1,2,3-TCP MCL Drinking Water Violations
County: Fresno


Individual Well Owner Consolidations

regional water supply, water rights

East Porterville (2018)

Challenges: Dry or contaminated drinking wells
County: Tulare


dry wells, nitrate, uranium

Daleville Private Homes (2019)

Challenges: Dry wells, Nitrate, Uranium
County: Fresno


nitrate, dry wells

Monson Homes Water System (2017)

Challenges: Nitrate, dry wells
County: Tulare


Joint Powers Authorities

regional water supply, water rights

Upper Russian River JPA (2018)

Challenges: Regional water supply, water rights
County: Mendocino