AGUA Coalition
La Asociación de Gente Unida por el Agua
The Association of People United for Water
The AGUA Coalition (la Asociación de Gente Unida por el Agua, or the Association of People United for Water) is a regional, grassroots coalition of impacted community residents and allied non-profit organizations dedicated to securing safe, clean, and affordable drinking water for San Joaquin Valley communities.
Community Water Center is proud to coordinate and provide staff to AGUA, which was formed in 2006 in response to widespread contamination of valley drinking water. Residents saw the need to form a unified voice to advocate for responsible agencies to take action.
AGUA aims to:
Push for solutions to address the root causes of drinking water contamination
Mobilize residents to take action
Share information on drinking water problems, opportunities, and solutions
AGUA currently includes 53 members from 34 impacted communities and 11 non-profit organizations. The group meets monthly and is run by a council of representatives from each community who vote on campaign activities, events, coalition governance, and finances.
Interested in supporting AGUA or becoming a member? Sign up here
Key Resources
High County News: California farm communities suffer tainted drinking water
PBS Video: Silent Death - Toxic Water in the Valley
Public News Service: COVID-19 Worsens Water Crisis for Families in Rural California
Support the AGUA Coalition
Community Water Center serves as the fiscal sponsor for the AGUA Coalition. Checks can also be made to Community Water Center. Please write “AGUA” in the memo line and send to: Community Water Center 900 W. Oak Avenue Visalia, CA 93291. Attn: Anavel Valdez Lupercio
CWC is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. (EIN): 80-0267674.
Non-profit organizations
AGUA Member Communities
Alpaugh – Comité para un Mejor Alpaugh
Arvin
Comité y Comunidad del Norte de Moss Landing
Cutler – Vecinos Unidos
Dinuba
Ducor – Si Se Puede en Ducor
Earlimart – Comité para el Bienestar de Earlimart
East Orosi – Vecinos Unidos
El Rancho
East Porterville
Lindsay – Quinto Sol de America
London
Merced
Orosi – Vecinos Unidos
Private Wells near Orosi
Pixley
Plainview – Unidos en Plainview
Poplar
Poterville
Private Wells Near Poterville
San Jerardo Cooperativa
Salinas
Seville- Comité para el Bienestar de Seville
Private Wells Near Seville
Strathmore
Sultana
Tonyville – La Voz de Tonyville
Tooleville – Unidos Para Cambio en Tooleville
Tulare
Visalia
West Goshen
Woodville
Woodville Labor Camp
Yettem
Californians for Pesticide Reform
California Rural Legal Assistance
Center on Race, Poverty and the Environment
Community Water Center
Environmental Justice Coalition for Water
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