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California drinking water bill clears senate

The California state Senate has voted to send Governor Gavin Newsom a bill to spend millions to improve contaminated drinking water.

Posted: Jul 9, 2019 3:58 PM

Posted By: Stephanie Schmieding

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The California state Senate has voted to send Governor Gavin Newsom a bill to spend millions to improve contaminated drinking water.

The bill cleared the Senate on Monday by a vote of 38-1, giving it bipartisan support.

Newsom says about 1 million Californians don't have access to clean drinking water. The bill would allow the state to spend $130 million per year over the next decade to help improve water systems.

Most of the money comes from the state's cap-and-trade program aimed at fighting climate change.

California Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Confirmed Cases: 238681

Reported Deaths: 6169

County	Confirmed	Deaths
Los Angeles	105665	3405
Riverside	18041	463
San Diego	14623	370
Orange	14413	345
San Bernardino	12746	258
Imperial	6523	97
Alameda	6156	136
Fresno	5289	75
Kern	4768	76
Santa Clara	4572	158
Tulare	4323	128
San Joaquin	3914	54
San Francisco	3648	50
Sacramento	3397	68
San Mateo	3311	108
Contra Costa	3248	77
Ventura	3096	46
Santa Barbara	2896	29
Kings	2504	34
Marin	2394	19
Stanislaus	2310	44
Monterey	1691	15
Solano	1402	25
Sonoma	1185	7
Merced	1131	11
Placer	724	11
San Luis Obispo	642	2
Yolo	555	24
Madera	541	5
Santa Cruz	399	3
Napa	333	4
San Benito	239	2
Lassen	233	0
El Dorado	198	0
Sutter	197	3
Butte	189	2
Humboldt	133	4
Shasta	129	4
Nevada	117	1
Glenn	115	0
Yuba	94	1
Mendocino	85	0
Tehama	82	1
Lake	79	0
Colusa	59	0
Del Norte	51	1
Mono	42	1
Calaveras	40	0
Inyo	32	1
Siskiyou	31	0
Tuolumne	30	0
Mariposa	27	1
Amador	24	0
Plumas	10	0
Alpine	2	0
Trinity	2	0
Sierra	1	0
Unassigned	0	0

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