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7C Page 1 REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council frqm th~ Ci.:t " M,a...Jl,.~~r . " .. .'. . ....,. July 26, 2010 SUBJECT Public Hearing to Review and Receive Comments on City of Redwood City Water Utility Services Division Public Health Goal Report (Report) RECOMMENDATlON Receive and acknowledge comments from the public on the Report and refer any comments to the Public Works Services Department for consideration and to address . "- as appropnale. BACKGROUND The City of Redwood City is required by the California Health and Safety Code to prepare a report regarding Public Health Goals. Section 116470 (b), (c), and (f) of the Health and Safety Code (see Attachment 1.a of the Report) specifies that every three - years, public water systems serving more than 10,000 service connections shall prepare a report that is intended to inform the public of any California Public Health Goal (PHG) exceedance that occurred within the prior three years. The Public Works Services Department prepared and submitted the Report to the California Department of Public Health on June 29, 2010 (see Attachment 1) and posted it on line at: http://www.redwoodcitV.orQ/publicworks/water/waterqualitV.htm A PHG is a non-enforceable goal established by the California Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), and is not to be confused with Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL). An MCL is the enforceable level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water. Drinking water constituents that have a California primary drinking water standard and for which a PHG has been set are to be addressed in the Report. Att?chment B of the Report contains the regulated constituent (lead) for which the City of Redwood City exceeded the PHG. Please note that water containing lead is not delivered to consumers through the City water distribution system, but rather, it is a product of constituents leaching from fixtures containing lead within consumer's homes. A more detailed explanation of this occurrence is given in the Public Health Goal Report. The Gode further specifies that a public hearing is to be held for the purpose of accepting and responding to public comment on the Report. The hearing can be part of any regularly scheduled meeting. The California Health and Safety Code does not require any action to be taken for mitigating contaminant levels that exceed the PHG, as long as they are below the corresponding MCL. Review of the Report and comments received on the Report are for information and recommendation purposes only. This Recommendation: · Allows the City of Redwood City to meet the requirements of California Health and Safety Code section 116470 which specifies that a public hearing is to be held for the purpose of accepting and responding to public comment on the Report.