For City Council Meeting and Rialto Utility Authority [June 12, 2018]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Robb R. Steel, Interim City Administrator
FROM: Thomas J. Crowley, P.E., Utilities Manager
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Request City Council to Receive and file the 2017 Consumer Confidence Report.
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BACKGROUND:
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 information about their local drinking water quality.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION:
Reports must be sent by every water supplier by July 1 of each year and contains the following information:
* The source of the drinking water;
* A brief 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, as defined by Wikipedia, 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.
The 2017 edition of the CCR is included as Attachment 1.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT:
The proposed action is not a "Project" as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Pursuant to Section 15378(a), a "Project" means the whole of an action, which has a potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in...
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