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Title: Plumbing the Depths: Californians Without Toilets and Running Water

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Publication Year: 2019

ISBN: 978-1-893790-86-5

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Abstract: California’s Human Right to Water, passed in 2012, states that “every human being has the right to safe, clean, affordable, and accessible water adequate for human consumption, cooking, and sanitary purposes.” (California Water Code §106.3, Chaptered 2012). To date, the policy discussion on meeting California’s Human Right to Water has focused largely on expanding and improving drinking water utility services in the state and improving the quality and reliability of water for rural households using domestic wells. Sanitation and wastewater have received far less attention. There also has been less attention paid to Californians who reside in areas served by functional utilities, yet do not have the plumbing in their homes to access those services, or who cannot access toilets and running water because they are experiencing homelessness.

Url: https://pacinst.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/plumbing-the-depths.pdf

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Authors: Feinstein, Laura; Daiess, Gabriel

Publisher: Pacific Institute

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Natural Resource Management

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