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Environmental Justice in the Drinking Water Quality Program . California Bay-Delta Public Advisory Committee Environmental Justice Subcommittee June 14, 2002. Incorporating EJ into DWQP Accomplishments. Source control, pollution prevention approach
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Environmental Justice in the Drinking Water Quality Program California Bay-Delta Public Advisory Committee Environmental Justice Subcommittee June 14, 2002
Incorporating EJ into DWQPAccomplishments • Source control, pollution prevention approach • Public health at tap v. water quality in the Delta • X-program integration, including watersheds, WUE, ERP, water management • PSPs • language • questions and/or criteria on EJ, inter-media impacts, capacity building • DWS membership
Incorporating EJ into DWQPFuture issues? • SWRCB RFP problems • Small water treatment plants • Distribution systems • Groundwater • Point-of-use exposures, behavior (vulnerable populations) • Health status, insurance • Affordability, water rates
Opportunities • For EJ community, • funding (via PSPs) • influence statewide drinking water policy beyond CALFED (e.g. CALFED agencies) • participation in technical workgroups • capacity building; develop future water leaders (especially scientists) and support for science education • citizen-based water quality monitoring
Opportunities • For DWQP, • more support for drinking water quality within CALFED • better outreach of message • relative importance of drinking water quality and public health • public trust
Communication • “Meaningful public participation” • Technical audience, so use data, examples in communications • DWS • Marguerite Young, co-chair • Greg Gartrell, co-chair • Martha Guzmán • Kathryn Alcántar • Sujatha Jahagirdar • DWQP • John Andrew, (916) 653-9715