New research shows that a swath of San Joaquin Valley people living in rural poverty pay more than they can afford for their often-tainted tap water.
Two of every five households — nearly 4,000 customers — pay too much for tap water in a sampling of 51 small water systems across Fresno, Tulare and Kings counties, according to the study called "Assessing water affordability."
And bills climb even higher for those who also buy bottled water to protect their families from the Valley's underground water contamination.
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