Gov. Gavin Newsom seeks to charge California water customers up to $10 per month to help clean up contaminated water impacting low-income and rural areas of the state.
Up to 1 million Californians are estimated to have some type of contaminated or unclean water coming through their taps that can cause health issues.
Newsom has called it a “moral disgrace and a medical emergency.”
His plan will face resistance from some members of his own party who are hesitant to impose new taxes. It’s nearly identical to a measure that failed last session.
A competing proposal by local Democratic Sen. Anna Caballero would use money from the state’s multibillion-dollar surplus to create a trust fund to pay for water improvements
