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Safe drinking water must be part of coronavirus response package
May 19, 2020
https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/article/Safe-drinking-water-must-be-part-of-coronavirus-15275172.php
An extraordinary coalition representing over 500 California voices on water — from local water agencies to environmental justice and community-based organizations to agriculture to environmentalists to civil rights leaders like Dolores Huerta — have come together in this time of crisis with a simple message to our leaders.
Access to water must be included as part of the next major federal legislative package. We cannot expect to halt the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic without water for handwashing and basic sanitation.