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In this edition:
Vote for Water Justice 🗳️
A Special Message 🕊️
Water infrastructure being put in 🦺
Are you following us? 👀
Have you voted yet?
Tomorrow is Election Day. The people we elect help decide if our communities are heard, if those communities can drink from their tap, and whether families feel safe in their own communities, especially given recent ICE raids meant to intimidate our Latino Communities. This makes our vote a part of our social justice and water justice advocacy.
As we vote, we need to ask: What candidates are willing to fight for us? What candidates will support clean water? What ballot measures will help us get there?
From here, we need to make sure our vote gets counted! Find your polling place or ballot drop off location and make sure to track your ballot.
You have the right to vote safely and make your voice heard!
Dear Supporter,
At CWC, we mourn the loss of Dolores Huerta, a remarkable leader whose life and work helped shape California’s farmworker, civil rights, and social justice movements. Dolores dedicated her life to organizing communities, challenging injustice, and reminding us that ordinary people have the power to create extraordinary change. Her legacy is deeply connected to the work we do at CWC: building community power, advancing systemic change, and ensuring that the voices of communities too often overlooked are heard and respected.
Dolores Huerta advocating for safe and affordable drinking water funding.
Her words, “¡Sí, se puede!” remind us that meaningful change is possible when people come together, organize, and refuse to give up on one another. She was a strong ally and we strive to honor the spirit of her lucha through our work, thankful for all she helped make possible.
Adelante,
Susana De Anda
Co-Founder and Executive Director
New Construction Milestone in the Central Coast
The latest construction is complete in the PSMS Drinking Water Project.
Pipes are now in the ground across all the Pajaro, Sunny Mesa, Springfield-area (PSMS) Drinking Water Project area: Struve Road, Springfield, and the mobile home park, and Phase 1 is officially complete!
With infrastructure in place, the next step is connecting the homes to the installed lateral pipes so clean water can flow through taps. Construction is on track and the project should be complete by spring of 2027!
It is powerful to see what is possible when communities rally to advocate for resources and when programs like SAFER are ready to close the gaps in funding. This community is so close to safe drinking water, and CWC is working to keep the momentum going for communities across the Central Coast and the San Joaquin Valley.
Follow our socials for updates as construction continues!
Something Exciting is Coming!
Are you following our social media accounts? Make sure to follow along since we have a special surprise lined up to drop at the end of the month.
This is a special collaboration incoming, but our socials are also a great place to get legislative news, construction updates, handy resources, stay up to date with urgent calls to action, and so much more. Don’t miss a beat and follow our accounts here:
Can’t wait to share our collab this month!
CWC in the News
Central Valley Leaders Condemn ICE Operations
View all recent media here.
CWC is Hiring
Do you have a passion for environmental and social justice? Are you looking for an opportunity to work alongside those on the frontlines of the movement for safe and affordable drinking water in California?
Community Water Center is hiring:
Internships
Join the Community Water Center (CWC) as an Intern and contribute to the mission of securing universal access to safe and affordable drinking water in California. Email careers@communitywatercenter.org for more info.
More information on CWC Careers here!
Community Resources
Drinking Water Tool
Visit the Drinking Water Tool to see who makes decisions about your water supply and quality, potential threats to groundwater quality, and how to get involved in local groundwater management decisions, among other great information. Use the tool here!
Thank you to our Generous Donors!
A huge thank you to our sustaining monthly donors! Your ongoing commitment to water justice ensures everyone will have access to safe, clean and affordable drinking water.
Ann Dierks, Bessma Mourad, Carly Yoshida, Claire Sarraille, Claire Wilkens, F Thomas Biglione, Herbert G Cattanach, Jelle van Geuns, Jonathan Nelson, Kat Gilje, Kelsey Hinton, Kjirste Morrell, Kristin Dobbin, Lauren Gordon, Lou Riordan, Margaret Ferguson, Margaret Pedersen, Max Gomberg, Robert Kimberling, Sandi Matsumoto, Temma Kaplan, Wendy Hoben
Thank you to our October donors!
Be a water champion and support safe water for all.
