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 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 DWQP Future 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)