GreenLatinos believes that Latino communities have a right to access clean, healthy,  reliable, and affordable water for drinking, recreation, economic stability, and community health. We also believe that clean and healthy water is vital to a healthy environment. Water is a human right and unfortunately, Latino/a/x communities and other historically marginalized and underserved communities lack access in disproportionate ways.

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 To this day millions of people are without safe, clean, and affordable drinking water throughout the U.S. and many are in Black, Indigenous, Latino/a/x, and other communities of color as well as low-income communities. Our infrastructure is aging, and it will take billions to replace in the next twenty years. As federal funding for infrastructure is decreasing, utilities are raising their prices and water is becoming unaffordable in low-income communities and communities of color. Moreover, to this day, more than two million people in the U.S. lack basic access to clean water, and our Latino/a/x communities are twice as likely to lack complete plumbing in their households. There is a clear need and a lack of federal funding to protect clean water for the most vulnerable in our community. While our nation's water is under threat, now more than ever, our Latino/a/x community needs to be at the forefront to advocate for equitable policies that protect our water and the basic human right to access it. 

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GreenLatinos and our water equity core priority are addressing these issues through awareness, advocacy for strong policy, investment, and outreach in communities. GreenLatinos' work on water equity seeks to advance our Latino/a/x communities through infrastructure investment, access to clean water for rural and urban communities, addressing water affordability, and advancement of racial equity.