It's ridiculous that those people and the people in Flint still have to pay their water bills when the water is unusable.

Pipe the water to the White House and watch how fast it gets fixed!

The Central Valley has always gotten the short end of the stick when it comes to funding from the state.

Meanwhile Nestle is bottling water in Olancha CA from public water reserves.

California sells 3 million gallons of water an hour to NESTLE...

"Its too much money." This excuse gets so old when the president can turn around and give the military millions of dollars a year when they don't even need it.

But we need to spend billions of tax dollars on a wall. GTFOH. 🤦🏻‍♀️

Imagine having THAT much money & you're complaining about ONE dollar being added to the taxes. While I'm well aware that $1 is a lot when you have nothing, to have access to financial means of THAT level & trip... SMH disgusting is the ONLY word that comes to mind.

Just contact Jaden Smith, with his free water boxes!

This is disgusting !!! We as people have become sooo selfish! Flint and Seville should have been fixed sooooo many moons ago ! Smh 🤦🏾‍♀️

Vote the current officials you have out. They are doing nothing to fix the water, homelessness, or the pay gap in California.

This is class warfare.

Thats why i never take water for granted and treat it with much respect and try not to waste water. No different than other disposable. It is all about being efficient

I did research in the early 2000’s on the pollution in the San Joaquin Valley, which was/is caused by the cattle industry. It is the most polluted air in the U.S. on a 24 hour cycle due to the release of methane gas (pollution which would clear out of the atmosphere significantly quicker than pollution from burning fossil fuels, if we were to reduce our addiction to cattle). I drove through the valley two weeks ago and it appeared and smelled worse than it did back twenty years ago. These are factory farms and they are retched places, definitely not sweet old Bessie grazing out in the open grassy field. Anyone who has ever driven Highway 5 knows what I’m writing about. We’ve got to change how we treat this planet and each other. Each of our choices collectively add up to a make big difference. I would never tell other people what to do. I can share my experience though. I stopped eating cows in the 90’s and eventually dairy products for the most part. I feel and look healthy and I don’t feel like I’m missing out on anything. Even as a consumer, we can always consume less of something and enjoy something else better or different in it’s place. I was also a teacher. The dairy industry would come and bring a baby cow to our school and give the students information coloring packets hailing the virtues of eating dairy. This is a billion-dollar industry paid programming. We can change the program.

I’m not surprised at all! The Central Valley is the worse with minority communities. Of course, rich people won’t pay a whole $1 for a whole year to pay for someone else’s water. Meanwhile, people in South LA would have no problem with it.

If you go to the “wealthier” place of California like LA and SF you will see a big difference

Agriculture, nestle, and people living where there is NO WATER . A lot of issues here

Girl we’re taxed to the teeth in California and we still have these problems

i live in Tulare county and the water issue has plagued practically my entire life living here. It seems like it’ll never go away.

I was wondering if all these cows were drinking filtered water? If not your then drinking it when the milk is made, the fruit grown their has the water also. It’s much bigger if you think of it.

Agricultural communities are the worst areas in California especially in the central county. I came from one. When I moved to southern California, I was surprised to a lot of things that people thought was weird that I appreciated typical things.

NO WHERE should be without clean drinking water smh

As a Californian I did not know this is happening in my own FN state! This is outrageous that they have to live like this!

This is deplorable! Such a selfish and ignorant society we have become. No compassion. Just haves and have nots.

Not to sound insensitive, but isn’t the Central Valley a conservative voting base who often attack California’s environmental laws? But to be real, California probably neglects the Central Valley. And most of the funds go to the major metro areas.

I live in the Bay Area and wasn't even aware of this

I live in California and I had no idea this was happening.

DeAnda seems like a dedicated, well-informed advocate. (I might be easily impressed by competence.) I wish her and her group outstanding outcomes.

If you use bottle water,Get a cap put 10 holes in it then use as shower for washing food you will use less water. Hope the tip helps

WTF is going on in Sacramento? Where is all our tax money really going? smh

Behold the efficiency of the "free market".

Wow... they couldn't spend an extra $1... Thats truly disappointing. I've been a Californian all my life...

watch "world peace: fresh tap water", extremely relevant

I hope these people get help.🌷

Africa: Hold my water

Water shortages are also contributed by Almond farming. A single almond takes as much as 1.1 gallons of water to grow. It's suspected that almond water requirements also contributed to the California wildlife crisis back in 2018.

They basically said POOR PEOPLE DONT MATTER. the government is NOT here for us

Haha. If something like that would happen in Switzerland, heads of politicians & ceo's would roll! The simplest solution of those poor folks would be just to move!

Until this issue actually reaches and affects “more important” people or government officials, this won’t be an issue for them.

I cant believe for how LARGE of an economy California is, That they have sooooooooooo many problems.... They have serious problems too. And I was born and raised there! I love Cali and hope they figure things out soon. I feel bad for all the homless drug addicts :/

This is my state in a crisis... I didn’t know this was happening and it’s breaking my heart...

As someone who lives in the Central Valley, specifically Fresno, we don’t have that issue at all.

Theyre gonna have to replace all of the plumbing in the communities if and when they clean the problem up

Shocking!!!!

I had no idea. Where are the state representatives?

I just left California . I got diagnosed with tumors

This is an outrageous injustice. I can’t believe this is really happening in America.

I'm not sure what bill they are talking about SB 623 or SB 332 ?

There's a water shortage, meanwhile elsewhere in california I live in an apartment building where I have to run the water for full blast 5-15 minutes, depending on the time if year, the time of day, and how many other residents are using it, just to get warm enough water to bathe in because there are no laws requiring pipes or walls to be insulated. How asinine is that?!!!!

In Stockton CA the water is contaminated with e coli

Wasn't there a news release that Walmart also was found to have arsenic in their bottled water? 🤔 Someone representing this story should tell them

Oh my lord.

Not watched it yet but proberly has something to do with almonds.

I didn't even know Cali had a water crisis. I would move honestly

Maybe turning a desert into a tropic wasn’t the best of ideas

Whats the 3rd language that was on the sign, the one that says water is life? At the 0:09 mark Thank you

Lived I the Central Valley for 12 years couldn’t wait to get out of there! You can smell the pesticides in the air all the time, there’s also a large number of cancer rates, stay away if you can.

Would it work if they use pur water filter

Moving to California in August, Can't wait.

This is insane

This country makes me sick smh

The main reason is also California has the biggest amounts of droughts, most of the water isn’t accessible. Some is brought from other areas outside of California I live in California myself, we usually don’t get water cause of droughts, and the water gets infected sometimes by animals. They’re several animals that were removed from water areas because the infected our water systems But they have returned and do commonly enter California water system If anything enters our main water system in some communities then people will be out of water for a long time That’s only a few reasons why California doesn’t get a lot of clean water

Wow, I didn't even know this.

Welp. I'm from the Mid Ohio Valley, I relate to this, we had the C8 Dupont crisis and I lost my dad to cancer from it, my deformities are being looking into for links to it, same for my brother. It's sad that things like this are becoming more and more of a reality for people... PLEASE world, wake up.

When I was young I was told in school that a developed country is one with clean water supply. Maybe there'll one day be a president who will tap into that military funding and divert them to actual progress. Space force....

Shame on US government .... there is no excuse to no provide basic needs for all regardless of what part of CA you live.

What towns have bad water quality in California?

Finally, Now This puts out a video that isn't a bunch of bs.

I live in Tulare county and wasn’t aware of this, jeez

Unbelievable people in California need to rise up and say that California has a big budget surplus that needs to be spent on water projects, on desalination plants for water and farmers

There are containerized water filtering system that the UN uses in all it’s remote mission that cost only 10’s or thousands of dollars. The water company has no excuse.

Smh, of courseee people had to get upset over a $1 tax.

OMG.

"it costs money" that's what it always comes down to SAD

Cost money yeah sure yet the us military needs over 500bn+ a year but they can give some to the pei6they are meant to protect

Where do they live? Northern California?

They're finally fixing Seville's water system

All those GTA San Andreas graphic mods took all the water! SELFISH!!

California is twice as wealthy as *Canada* how is this a problem?

This is the same for New Jersey

😢 so sad.

Same situation as Mexico. We still pay for the water bill and have to buy purified water.

California’s geography/climate is similar to Spain’s coastal and inland plains, also similar to Israel and parts of the Mediterranean in general. (I’m from Fresno, Ca) Ca Ag is innovating great new irrigation technologies. Fresno has surface ponds around town to refill our aquifers. Nice habitat for waterfowl too. Other communities/farmers around the Valley have been coming up with all sorts of ingenious methods to save water. The problem is that Residents, Industry, Agriculture, and the EPA all want different things. Oh also most of the Valley’s notorious smog blows in from the Delta so we get the Bay areas Industrial Smog on top of that generated by our own farming. I still love CA even though it’s too expensive. Especially the valley, we are one of the most racially diverse areas anywhere. I should mention the air is much cleaner than some decades ago.

Cow dung into gas Rest as fertilizer Now no chemical

I try to go organic on all my fruits and vegetables, I’m already vegan but, I need to be more open of where I put my money.

As soon as I heard "Privatize well's" I completely understand their frustration. There shouldn't be any privatized prisons, well's, or anything that is supposed to be run by the government for the county. Because all they want is money, then over charge for the labor.

filter?

Not hard to build a solar still.

2:13 uhm well you don't have to pour so much water, put it in a container pour a little bit of water in it and shake it. That way you will have much cleaner, and used less water :)

The main issue with the water crisis is that people act like they living in the Great Plains where water is plentiful, and there is rich farmland everywhere except they live in a freaking desert that wasn’t designed to support large amounts of Farming and people.

Living in Michigan know it's bad when someone says there worse than Flint! We've been having issues for years here and it sounds even worse in California. It's just sad and infuriating to see basic human rights being thrown out the window.

Oh snap Seville wow that's 5 minutes from where I live

1st comment. But srsly this is infuriating

How much of a rinse does an apricot really need?

this reminds me of the book water knife

I think that the soil moisture is also a problem. If soil moisture levels are too low, it is hard for clouds to form because there is less evaporation. Compost can help so rather than use chemical fertilizer. Chemical fertilizers can burn crops, change the PH of the soil, and other bad effects. This is just a thought and i am a noob at this. Good luck and i hope this drought ends soon.

Has no one thought of hooking up a water softener/filter to their faucets? There are filters that take out heavy metals, and filters that take out chemicals. Use multiple if you have to. Cheaper than buying bottles everyday

The practice of accessing primary water has been around for centuries. What early Greek philosophers like Aristotle and the Italian Leonardo DaVinci believed, and enlightened scientists working at well-known universities today are exploring, is that all water is created in the mantle of the earth and is available in limitless quantities, worldwide. Drilling for primary water looks similar to drilling for ground water. The main difference in accessing primary water is that it requires drilling into a geologic fissure or fault to release the primary water that has risen near the surface. Locating well sites for primary water requires special training and experience. There are countless primary water wells that have been functioning for decades all over California and around the world. Primary water advantages: • Provides excellent quality, clean, unspoiled water • Is fresh and not subject to pollution or surface radiation • Is created under pressure, so that it comes near the surface by itself, incurring less pumping costs • Never dries up • Unlike groundwater, is not subject to the effects of drought • Does not cause subsidence like some groundwater wells • Refills depleted groundwater supplies from below in some instances • Is plentiful and replenishable • Water can be localized to meet the water needs of individual communities • Horizontal drilling rigs can benefit fish and wildlife by refilling dried up streams and lakes. Primary water was used to refill dried up lakes such as Lake Elsinore (which went dry in the 1950s).

If the Ca Department of Water Resources (DWR) would stop dumping so much clean, stored contracted surface water in to the ocean, there would be more access to water for farms and cities.

The residents can also get a water treatment system in their own homes.