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<br />REQUEST FOR <br />_COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br /> <br />~ <br />~ <br /> <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br /> <br />JULY 6, 2004 <br />TITLE: <br /> <br />APPROVED <br /> <br />D As Recommended <br />D As Amended <br />D Ordinance on 1st Reading <br />D Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />D Implementing Resolution <br />D Set Public Hearing For <br /> <br />PUBLIC HEARING - REPORT ON <br />WATER QUALITY RELATIVE TO <br />PUBLIC HEALTH GOALS <br /> <br /> <br />CONTINUED TO <br /> <br />FILE NUMBER <br /> <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> <br />Receive and file the report on Water Quality relative to Public Health <br />Goals. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br /> <br />_he California Environmental Protection Agency Office of Environmental <br />Health Hazard Assessment establishes Public Health Goals (PHGs) for <br />drinking water contaminants. The PHGs are guidelines and are not <br />requirements for any public water system. PHGs are frequently much lower <br />than the Maximum Contaminant Levels established by the United States <br />Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). Under provisions of the <br />California Health and Safety Code, the City is required to prepare a <br />special report identifying water quality measurements that have exceeded <br />PHGs (Exhibit 1). <br /> <br />For the years 2001, 2002, and 2003, the report shows that Santa Ana's <br />drinking water continues to meet all State of California, Department of <br />Health Services and USEPA drinking water standards set to protect public <br />health. The City's drinking water content of naturally occurring uranium <br />and copper levels exceeded the recommended PHG levels. However, no <br />additional treatment is proposed, as reports conclude that treatment will <br />not be cost effective and will not result in a significant reduction of <br />the contaminants. <br /> <br />The report also states that optimized corrosion control is the best <br />available technology to reduce the copper levels. The California <br />Department of Health Services has determined that the City has optimized <br />.corrosion control with our treatment and monitoring procedures. The <br />mplementation of new treatment technologies is therefore not <br />ecommended. <br /> <br />75D-1 <br />