For City Council and Rialto Utility Authority Meeting July 25, 2023
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Arron Brown, Acting City Manager
FROM: Thomas J. Crowley, P.E., Utilities Manager
Title
Request City Council Receive and File the 2022 Consumer Confidence Drinking Water Report.
(RECEIVE AND FILE)
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BACKGROUND
The City of Rialto/Rialto Utility Authority (RUA) is committed to serving our customers through the transparent and accountable management of our water resources. In addition, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires water systems to deliver a Consumer Confidence Report (CCR), also known as an annual drinking water quality report, to their customers. These reports provide the Community with information about their local drinking water quality.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION
To comply with US Environmental Protection Agency requirements, the Consumer Confidence Drinking Water Reports must be made available to customers and provided to the state of California by July 1 of each year. Reports must also contain the following information at a minimum:
* The source of the drinking water;
* A summary of the risk of contamination of the local drinking water source;
* The regulated contaminant found in local drinking water;
* The potential health effects of any contaminant detected in violation of an EPA health standard;
* An accounting of the system's actions to restore safe drinking water;
* An educational statement for vulnerable populations about avoiding Cryptosporidium. Cryptosporidium is a genus of apicomplexan parasitic alveolates that can cause a respiratory and gastrointestinal illness (cryptosporidiosis);
* Educational information on nitrate, arsenic, or lead in areas where these contaminants may be a concern;
* Phone numbers of additional sources of information, including the water system;
* EPA's Safe Drinking Water Hotline number 1-800-426-4791.
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