CRLA staff address the dangers of unsafe drinking water on Capital Public Radio
A two-part story featuring our Human Health and Well Being work in Salinas. Staff Attonrey Kenia Acevedo and Community Worker Jeanette Pantoja give a unique prospective on a serious issue rural California residents face.
Produced by Capital Public Radio
Reporter: Amy Quinton
“Hundreds of Communities Rely on Contaminated Water” – June 4, 2013
More than 600 communities in California rely on contaminated groundwater. Nowhere is the problem more acute than in the Tulare Lake Basin and the Salinas Valley.
Listen: http://www.capradio.org/4290
“EPA And Lawmakers Call Lack of Clean Drinking Water Unacceptable” – June 5, 2013
The EPA and lawmakers say California needs to do more to provide communities with safe drinking water.
Listen: http://www.capradio.org/4349
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Jeanette Pantoja speaks with Springfield Terrace residents about the Prop 84 Emergency Grant and the need for a Median Household Income (MHI) survey of their community Photo by Amy Quinton |
Jeanette Pantoja and Kenia Acevedo speak with Don Rosa, General Manager of the Pajaro/Sunny Mesa Community Services District, about the history of the well and surrounding fields. Photo by Amy Quinton |
