For City Council and Rialto Utility Authority Meeting August 27, 2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: G. Michael Milhiser, Interim City Manager
AUTHOR: Toyasha Sebbag, Assistant to the City Manager
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Request that the City Council and Rialto Utility Authority Board receive and file the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report for Drinking Water. (RECEIVE AND FILE)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council and Rialto Utility Authority Board receive and file the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report for Drinking Water.
BACKGROUND
In 1996, the United States Congress amended the Safe Drinking Water Act by adding a provision requiring all community water systems to deliver a brief annual water quality report. The annual report is referred to as a Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) and is delivered to customers annually no later than July 1st.
The CCR includes information on our source water, the levels of any detected contaminants for the calendar year, compliance with drinking water rules, plus educational material.
The online availability of the Annual Consumer Confidence Report, created by Rialto Water Services (RWS), is sent to customers in the message box of their water bill. It explains that the report is online on the RWS website and can be obtained as a hard copy from certain City facilities. Customers can also request a copy by mail through their bill statement.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION
Since 1990, California public water utilities have provided an annual Consumer Confidence Report to their customers. This year's report covers the calendar year 2023 drinking water quality testing and reporting. RWS, as operated by Veolia of North America is responsible for safeguarding our water supply and, as in years past, the water delivered to the homes and businesses met the quality standards required by Federal and State regulatory agencies. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and the California D...
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