The Human Right To Water In Poor Communities Of Color - Urban Disadvantaged

If people in Los Angeles County think about who serves them water at all, many think they get their water from the City of Los Angeles’ Department of Water and Power (LADWP), one of the largest water systems in the United States. [...] The State Water Board implements the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act4 and state drinking water laws5 by directly regulating all community water systems of 15 or more connections and enforcing statewide water quality standards. [...] The Role of the State Water Board Division of Drinking Water The State Water Board Drinking Water Division is responsible for regulating all water systems over 15 connections enforcing water quality standards in drinking water systems throughout the State. [...] The State Water Board authority on water quality covers all aspects of a water system, from the water source to the individual property water meter. [...] The other MWDs in Los Angeles County mainly purchase water from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWDSC) or the State Water Project and deliver and sell it to any of smaller water systems nested in their jurisdiction that opt to buy it.