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7.B. - Page 3 of 15 purchased prior to 1997 were constructed of brass or chrome -plated brass containing up to 8 percent lead. Water sitting overnight (or for several hours) in a brass fixture tends to leach lead from the interior of the fixture where the water is in contact with the brass and may produce relatively high lead levels in the first draw of drinking water. In many cases, risk of lead exposure can be reduced by flushing the fixture for a short period (1 or 2 minutes) before using the water for drinking or cooking or replacing old fixtures with new lead-free fixtures. Staff informed the property owners whose water samples were at levels above the PHG of 0.2 ppb of the result and of steps they can take to reduce their exposure. To reduce health risk, the EPA requires water systems to implement the best available technology that will reduce lead levels below the Action Level if it is exceeded. The best available technology for lead is to control the corrosiveness of the water and the effects of leaching. Even though lead levels are below the Action Level, Redwood City has implemented corrosion control practices in coordination with the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to minimize the potential for lead contamination in drinking water through leaching of lead from plumbing fixtures containing lead. FISCAL IMPACT There is minimal cost to prepare the Report and conducting the review process (the approved Water Enterprise Fund budget includes staff resources to meet State and Federal regulatory requirements). There are no recommended actions in the Report that would require additional expenditures. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW This activity is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as defined in CEQA Guidelines, section 15378, because it has no potential for resulting in either a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notification was achieved by posting the agenda, with the agenda items being listed, at least 72 hours prior to the meeting. Public notice also consisted of publishing a notice in the local newspaper on November 22, 2019 ALTERNATIVES The City Council may request additional information from the Public Works Services Department in regards to information found in the Report, and/or questions or issues raised in the public hearing. ATTACHMENTS Attachment A - City of Redwood City 2019 Public Health Goal Report Page 3 of 4 City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.ore 316