Wednesday Top of the Scroll: Gov. Newsom signs trio of water bills to fix long-term water problems in tiny East Orosi
Residents of East Orosi played host to Governor Gavin Newsom Tuesday, who briefly stopped in the tiny community nestled against the foothills of northern Tulare County to sign three bills guaranteeing them an end to decades worth of dirty water flowing to their homes. … AB 805 by Dr. Joaquin Arambula (D-Fesno), which mandates a public process to determine whether an administrator is needed for local sewer systems and empowers the state to provide technical and financial support. … SB 1188 by Senator John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) to support small water systems by providing them technical resources to prevent failure … AB 2454 by Assemblymember Alex Lee (D-Milpitas) that would require rental property owners to participate in state programs for domestic well testing and to determine if remediation is needed to make the water clean.
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