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In part one of our series on water in the Central Valley of California, we visited a town called East Orosi, which has been fighting for clean water for over 20 years. This week we turn our attention to their sewage system, which is also falling apart. Why has it been so difficult for East Orosi to get clean drinking water and fix its sewage problems?
To answer that question we take a look at the entities that run things like sewage and water in unincorporated towns all across California. They’re called Community Utility Districts. Community Utility Districts are often one of the only forms of self governance in unincorporated towns. But they’re staffed by volunteers, they’re underfunded, and they’re trying to share a vital resource, water, which is also slowly disappearing in the San Joaquin Valley.
We talk about the problems with Community Utility Districts and ways to save them.
GUESTS:
Berta Diaz Ochoa – community member of East Orosi
The post Thirsting For Justice (part two): Community Utility Districts and East Orosi’s Drinking Water Problems (encore) appeared first on KPFA.
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In part one of our series on water in the Central Valley of California, we visited a town called East Orosi, which has been fighting for clean water for over 20 years. This week we turn our attention to their sewage system, which is also falling apart. Why has it been so difficult for East Orosi to get clean drinking water and fix its sewage problems?
To answer that question we take a look at the entities that run things like sewage and water in unincorporated towns all across California. They’re called Community Utility Districts. Community Utility Districts are often one of the only forms of self governance in unincorporated towns. But they’re staffed by volunteers, they’re underfunded, and they’re trying to share a vital resource, water, which is also slowly disappearing in the San Joaquin Valley.
We talk about the problems with Community Utility Districts and ways to save them.
GUESTS:
Berta Diaz Ochoa – community member of East Orosi
The post Thirsting For Justice (part two): Community Utility Districts and East Orosi’s Drinking Water Problems (encore) appeared first on KPFA.
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