Water quantity gets lots of attention these days with California facing an unprecedented drought. Water quality on the Central Coast is a huge issue too. Here's a look at some of the Weekly's coverage of water quality and regulation in the Salinas Valley watershed.
More than a quarter million Californians rely on groundwater with nitrate levels in excess of state guidelines, according to a study released …
For at least two years, residents of the South County community of San Lucas, haven't been able to drink the water.
It was the birds that signaled to Maria Velasquez that the water had gotten really bad. She’d been keeping eight green and blue parakeets, and…
Yes, this is the 21st century, and yes, we're in California. But in San Lucas, a small agricultural community near King City, it's not safe to…

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