For Utilities Commission Meeting [August 16, 2022]
TO: Honorable Chairperson and Commission
APPROVAL: Thomas J. Crowley, P.E., Utilities Manager
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Presenting the 2022 Public Health Goals Report (PHGs) pursuant to the Calderon-Sher Drinking Water Act of 1996, and the 2021 Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) on Drinking Water.
(RECEIVE AND FILE)
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BACKGROUND
The Calderon-Sher Drinking Water Act of 1996 added new provisions to the California Health and Safety Code which mandate that a report be prepared every three years to provide water quality information to the public in addition to the Consumer Confidence Reports (CCR) mailed to all customers each year. The law requires that a public hearing be held for the purpose of accepting and responding to public comment on the report. The City of Rialto chooses to produce the report annually and hold PHG public hearings annually.
Under the Calderon-Sher Safe Drinking Water Act of 1996, public water systems in California serving greater than 10,000 connections must prepare a report containing information on the: detection of any contaminant in drinking water at a level exceeding a PHG; estimate of costs to remove detected contaminants to levels below the PHG using best available technology; and health risks for each contaminant exceeding a PHG.
The initial report was due July 1, 1998, and subsequent reports are due every three years thereafter. This report has been prepared to address the requirements set forth in Section 116470 of the California Health and Safety Code. It is based on water quality analyses during the years of 2019, 2020, 2021. For analyses that were not performed during those years, the State requires the most recent data available.
A workgroup of the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA), Water Quality Committee, has prepared suggested guidelines for water utilities to use in preparing PHG reports. These guidelines were used in the preparation of the attached report and wh...
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