- October 18, 2023
• by Jesse Vad, SJV Water
Two bills aimed at protecting small towns mired in debt, drinking water contamination and dropping groundwater levels have become law. Senate Bill 3, authored by state Senator Bill Dodd (D-Napa,) extends water shutoff protections to households in communities with less than 200 water connections. That includes a handful of towns in the San Joaquin Valley…
