An estimated 1 million Californians, living in economically
stressed pockets of the state, face daunting challenges in
obtaining clean and affordable water to drink, addressing
sanitation or stormwater needs, and gaining the help to do so.
Across the state, efforts are underway to provide help. The goal
is to do so in a way that allows members of disadvantaged
communities to express their needs and wants, set priorities and
obtain the technical assistance necessary to begin to solve their
challenges.
This handbook is intended as a resource for anyone in, or
involved with, communities throughout the state that have
historically struggled to make their water resource needs known
to agencies with the power to help.
This handbook provides crucial
background information on the Sustainable Groundwater Management
Act, signed into law in 2014 by Gov. Jerry Brown. The handbook
also includes a section on options for new governance.
This abridged version of the 2013 Layperson’s Guide to California
Wastewater provides a brief overview of the wastewater treatment
process. The full 28-page guide, available for $15.00, explains
the regulatory and legal requirements of wastewater treatment,
current challenges facing the industry and a list of additional
resources and provides case studies of different wastewater
treatment facilities.
