West Sacramento, Calif. – Recently the California State Water Board mandated that local water districts provide free water testing for lead contamination at the point of use in California schools—when the school requests it. Lead in drinking water is serious, but schools have options to mitigate contamination, including access to technical assistance and funding.
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Merced County schools celebrate progress to ensure students have access to safe drinking water
Dignity Health, The California Endowment, RCAC and Le Grand and Planada school districts will gather to unveil water bottle filling stations that have been installed through the Agua4All campaign in elementary, middle and high schools. The celebration is at Le Grand High School gymnasium, 12961 E Le Grand Road in Le Grand on Thursday, March 9, at 10 a.m.
Arvin Interim Solutions POU program distributes more than 100,000 gallons of arsenic free drinking water
RCAC is pleased to announce that Arvin Interim Solutions POU program, a collaboration between Arvin Public Schools, Community Water Center and RCAC to deliver safe drinking water to Arvin school children, reached a significant milestone of providing more than 100,000 gallons of arsenic free drinking water between June 2015 and November 2016.
RCAC receives $50,000 CalEPA grant to promote safe water consumption in Merced County
Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC) received a $50,000 grant this week from the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) 2016 Environmental Justice Small Grants program to promote safe water consumption in Merced County communities.
Agua4All featured on Valley Public Radio
Rural Community Assistance Corporation’s (RCAC) work to install water bottle filling stations and point-of-use filters in Arvin, California, through the Agua4All program was featured on Valley Public Radio today