What does clean water bring us and why tell the story of its loss? Without water we cannot drink, bathe, cook, or clean. It is indispensable for empowerment, health, dignity, and economic security. Water is a human right, yet 10% of the world's population, living mostly in rural areas, lives without safe water.  

Water is a human right, yet 10% of the world's population, living mostly in rural areas, lives without access to safe water. Under the international definition of the human right to water, everyone has the right to sufficient, safe, acceptable, accessible, and affordable water with domestic use prioritized over industry and agriculture. Yet, globally we use 70% of our water resources for agriculture and only 10% for domestic consumption. 

Tulare County has been the epicenter of the water crisis in California. 40% of sampled domestic wells exceed nitrate standards (the highest of any county in California), and as of 2016, 1700 wells have run dry.