C'mon! WatSan Issues in the USA? UC-Davis Report 'The Struggle for Water Justice in California’s San Joaquin Valley'

On 11 March 2011 I wrote abut USA water and sanitation (WatSan) issues this in a blog post:

Catarina de Albuquerque is a Portuguese lawyer who is a UN Independent Expert on the issues of human rights obligations related to access to safe drinking water and sanitation. She undertook a mission to the USA from 22 February to 4 March 2011.

What? WatSan access issues? In the USA? C'mon!

Yeah - looks like we have some work to do, especially among the poor, the homeless, and Native Americans.

 Read the rest of the post here - it's an eye-opener.

 I was reminded of Ms. de Albuquerque's work when I saw this report from the Center for Regional Change at UC-Davis, The Struggle for Water Justice in California’s San Joaquin Valley: A Focus on Disadvantaged Unincorporated Communities (the Executive Summary is here).

Here is a brief overview by Valerie Chiappone from the Center's website:

In California, lack of access to clean, safe, and affordable water is a threat to public health and well-being, and violates the state's newly codified Human Right to Water (AB 685).  In low-income communities located outside city boundaries (known as disadvantaged unincorporated communities or DUCs), drinking water is often unsafe to drink.  The disparities that affect residents of DUCs in the San Joaquin Valley and elsewhere in California are deeply rooted in the political, economic, and social dynamics of the region's modern history.  This report analyzes this situation in detail, and offers several recommendations to inform policy and advocacy on how to improve water access to these communities.

Full Report:  Download UCD_Struggle_for_Water_Justice_FULL_REPORT

Executive Summary:  Download UCD_Struggle_for_Water_Justice_EXEC_SUMM

 Excellent report on a problem that can be found elsewhere in the USA. Our work is cut out, and hopefully, our current fascination with infrastructure will extend to those who don't have a strong voice. One can dream, can't one?

Great job, UCD!

Enjoy....I'll close with the same quote from my 2011 post:

“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much;  it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.” -- Franklin D. Roosevelt

“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much;  it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.” -- Franklin D. Roosevelt

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C'mon! WatSan Issues in the USA? UC-Davis Report 'The Struggle for Water Justice in California’s San Joaquin Valley'
Posted: 24 Feb 2018 11:38 AM PST
On 11 March 2011 I wrote abut USA water and sanitation (WatSan) issues this in a blog post: Catarina de Albuquerque is a Portuguese lawyer who is a UN Independent Expert on the issues of human rights obligations related to access to safe drinking water and sanitation. She undertook a...