The Unitarian Universalist Service Committee reports that, “the (California) state assembly voted on May 28, 2009, to approve the Human Right to Water Act of 2009. The vote is a major step toward ensuring the right to water in a state where over 150,000 lack access to safe and affordable water. It now goes to the California State Senate…”
“This piece of state legislation is the first of its kind in the United States. AB 1242 would amend the California Water Code with a clear guarantee (that), ‘Every human being has the right to clean, affordable, and accessible water on an equitable basis, that is adequate for the health and wellbeing of the individual and family.'”
To learn more about the bill, including information about steps that supporters can take to ensure its passage, go to http://www.uusc.org/content/calif_water_legislation_advances.
You can read more at http://www.uusc.org/content/human_right_water_act_passed_california_state_assembly_senate.
