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John Garamendi: I was just thinking about your community that you mentioned, Albany and the like. I represent the University of…

On the recordFebruary 9, 2016
I was just thinking about your community that you mentioned, Albany and the like. I represent the University of California, Davis, in Davis, California. I think they have got maybe 12 wells that provide most of the water. About half of those wells are contaminated. They are building a new water system, and it should go online in the next few months, or maybe a year, or maybe sooner. They are investing. Perhaps they got some of this money from the State revolving fund. It is an example of a community that wrestled with this for about a decade. They turned out to be smart enough to address it. They did it with their neighboring community of Woodland. A new water system is going into place. They will have safe drinking water. There are other communities spread throughout California that don't have the same opportunity. It is our task to address this. I think we are smart enough to do so. I think there is enough money in the system to do it. Mr. Tonko, would you like to do a quick 15 second wrap?
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California
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Feb 9, 2016

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