For City Council Meeting and Rialto Utility Authority [May 28, 2019]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Sean Grayson, Interim City Administrator
FROM: Thomas J. Crowley, P.E., Utilities Manager
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Request City Council to Receive and File the 2018 Consumer Confidence Drinking Water 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 with information about their local drinking water quality.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION:
Reports must be sent to customers and the state of California 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 2018 edition of the CCR is included as Attachment 1.
This item was presented at the May 21, 2019, Utilities Commission meeting where the Commission recommended staff present it to the City Council as a receive and file item.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT:
The proposed action is not a "Project" as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Pursuant t...
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