{"id":4945,"date":"2021-06-28T23:40:06","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T23:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rosefdn.org\/latest\/defending-californias-precious-waters-from-pollution\/"},"modified":"2024-05-31T16:33:48","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T16:33:48","slug":"defending-californias-precious-waters-from-pollution","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/rosefdn.org\/es\/latest\/defending-californias-precious-waters-from-pollution\/","title":{"rendered":"Defender de la contaminaci\u00f3n las preciadas aguas de California"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written by Communications Intern Sage Bachman<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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As California enters another severe drought, residents are once again being asked to use water more judiciously so as to make it last longer.<\/strong> While it is indeed crucial for all of us to reduce our water usage, is also critical to investigate how California\u2019s limited sources of water could be better protected. In a time when every drop counts, many Fondo de Protecci\u00f3n de las Cuencas Hidrogr\u00e1ficas de California<\/a> grantees are asking the question: Why are we polluting our limited water supply?<\/em><\/p>\n

Find out how three of these groups are fighting to protect the health of our scarce water supply from pollution.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Californians<\/a>Northern California\u2019s Napa and Sonoma counties are famous worldwide for their wines. But there\u2019s a dirty underbelly to the wine industry \u2013 toxic pesticides used in the viticulture. The Russian River, famous in its own right as a local treasure and tourist haven, weaves between the vineyards. But the picture-postcard views don\u2019t show the steady runoff of pesticides from the grapes and other crops. Californians for Alternatives to Toxics<\/strong><\/a> (CAT) is working to reduce local agricultural pesticide use and its impacts on water quality in the Russian River watershed. <\/strong>By producing, publicizing, and disseminating a report on the use and potential impacts of pesticides, CAT says it hopes to move toward \u201cbetter stewardship of, and a much healthier water quality for the Russian River.<\/em>\u201d Local activists will use this report to advocate for riparian buffer zones, reduced and less toxic pesticides, and other improvements for the region\u2019s primary source of potable water.<\/p>\n

\"Clean<\/a>South of the wine country, in the waters and wetlands of the Bay Area, Clean Water Fund<\/strong><\/a> is tackling the impacts of PFAS pollution.<\/strong> PFAS, often referred to as forever chemicals, are a family of chemicals that never break down and are known to cause cancer and other human health impacts. PFAS creeps into this watershed from countless sources, including wastewater and food packaging. A generation ago, no one understood the pervasive harm that these chemicals inflict of people and planet. But now we do \u2013 and that means we need to make some changes. Our grant is helping<\/strong> Clean Water Fund advance the study of PFAS and its impacts on water quality, wildlife, and humans, and work with local decision-makers to advance policy that protects the Bay Area\u2019s waterways from the forever chemicals.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Learn more about the health impacts of PFAS from the Clean Water Fund:<\/strong><\/p>\n