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Page 2 of 6 <br />City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.org <br />Goal Report (“Report”) in June 2025 (Attachment A) and posted it online at: <br />http://www.redwoodcity.org/waterquality. <br />Drinking water constituents that have a California primary drinking water standard and for which a PHG <br />has been set are to be addressed in the Report. Appendix B of the Report notes that the PHG for lead was <br />exceeded. The City is not required to take any action to address contaminant levels that exceed the PHG, <br />as long as they are below the corresponding Maximum Contaminant Level or Action Level; contaminant <br />levels in Redwood City are well below the Maximums Contaminant Level or Action Level. <br />The Health and Safety Code further specifies that a public hearing is to be held for the purpose of accepting <br />and responding to public comment on the Report, and that the hearing can be part of any regularly <br />scheduled meeting. <br />ANALYSIS <br />Preparation of the Report and this public hearing enables the City of Redwood City to meet the <br />requirements of California Health and Safety Code section 116470 for accepting and responding to public <br />comment on the Report. Furthermore, it offers an opportunity to educate and inform the public of their <br />risk to known health hazards. The 2025 Public Health Goal Report prepared by the Public Works Services <br />Department meets the requirements of the Health and Safety Code and includes monitoring for lead in <br />drinking water. <br />In adherence with the Lead & Copper Rule established by the US EPA in 1991, Redwood City began <br />monitoring for lead by collecting samples from customer taps once every three years. During the last <br />monitoring in 2024, lead was detected in 13 of the 30 samples at levels above the PHG of 0.2 parts per <br />billion (ppb). However, all samples collected were below the EPA Action Level of 15 ppb. <br />Lead contamination in drinking water does not generally occur from water supply sources or the water <br />distribution system. It is most likely to come from corrosion of household pipes or plumbing fixtures. Most <br />9.B. - Page 2 of 27 <br />191