Coronavirus Not a Threat to California’s Water Supply

The State Water Resource Control Board has released a factsheet explaining that California’s water is safe and the existing drinking water safety rules and regulations protect against a wide-spectrum of potential safety risks, including viruses like the coronavirus (COVID-19). A Spanish language version of the factsheet is also available.

Also, earlier this week the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) spoke with Dave Eggerton, executive director of the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) and a member of the PPIC Water Policy Center advisory Council, about the state’s municipal water supply in light of the ongoing pandemic. ACWA, one of RCRC’s local government partners, is a statewide association whose 450 local public water agency members are responsible for about 90% of the water delivered in California. The PPIC article is available here.