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City Manager Office <br />www.santa-ana.org/cm <br />Item # 33 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />December 21, 2021 <br />TOPIC: PFAS Legislation <br />AGENDA TITLE: <br />Resolution Supporting Federal PFAS Legislation that Protects Ratepayers and <br />Water/Wastewater Agencies <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Adopt a resolution supporting federal PFAS legislation that protects ratepayers and <br />water/wastewater agencies. <br />DISCUSSION <br />At the November 16, 2021 meeting, Councilmember Mendoza added the following <br />councilmember requested item: Discuss and Consider Directing the City Manager to <br />Direct Staff to Introduce a Resolution Supporting PFAS Legislation that Protects <br />Ratepayers and Water/Wastewater Agencies. There was consensus among members of <br />the City Council to proceed with this item. <br />About PFAS <br />Dating back to the 1940s, Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate <br />(PFOS) have been commonly used to coat carpets, clothes, furniture, food packaging, <br />cookware and other products. These chemicals were popular for their resistance to water, <br />stains and food sticking, which made them particularly useful in cookware. They were <br />also used in fire-fighting foams, cleaning products and industrial uses. PFOA and PFOS <br />are part of a larger group of inorganic chemicals referred to as per-and polyfluoroalkyl <br />substances (PFAS). Most people have been exposed to PFAS through consumer <br />products, but drinking water can be an additional source of exposure in communities <br />where these chemicals have entered water supplies. <br />How PFAS Gets Into Drinking Water <br />PFAS is common in groundwater in urban and industrial areas like Orange County, where <br />remnant traces from consumer products and factories, military bases and other industrial <br />uses are found. PFAS can its way into rivers, such as the Santa Ana River, which