For Cable Advisory & Utilities Commission Meeting June 16, 2026
TO: Honorable Chairperson and Commission
APPROVAL: Yazdan Emrani, P.E., Director of Public Works
FROM: Nicole Hemmans, Senior Administrative Analyst
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Request that the Cable Advisory & Utilities Commission Receive and File the 2025 Consumer Confidence Report for Drinking Water.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommend that the Cable Advisory & Utilities Commission receive and file the 2025 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. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) are the government agencies responsible for establishing and enforcing drinking water quality standards.
All of the water quality data collected by the RUA's water system for calendar year 2025 is summarized in the 2025 Consumer Confidence Report (CCR), included as Attachment 1. The CCR confirms that Rialto's drinking water met or exceeded all state and federal dri...
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