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' City Manager
Finance Director N/A
MEETING DATE: JULY 2, 2019
TO: MATTHEW S. WEST, CITY MANAGER
FROM: DOUGLAS S. STACK, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS/CITY ENGINEER
SUBJECT: SET PUBLIC HEARING FOR WATER QUALITY REPORT ON PUBLIC HEALTH
GOALS (PHGs) 2016-2018
SUMMARY
The California Health and Safety Code requires that water utility agencies with more than 10,000
service connections prepare a report every three years and conduct a public hearing to provide
information to consumers on levels of contaminants in the City's drinking water.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council set a public hearing for July 16, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. to receive
and respond to public comments on the 2016-2018 Public Health Goal Report.
FISCAL IMPACT
Sufficient funds are available in the Water Division Operating Budget to complete this report.
CORRELATION TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN
Adoption of Public Health Goals for the City's Water System contribute to the fulfillment of the City's
Strategic Plan Goal B: Public Safety and Protection of Assets. Specifically, the project implements
Strategy #1, which among other items, is to ensure continuous maintenance and improvement of
public facilities. In addition, Goal D: Foster strong relationships within the community, specifically
Strategy #2 enhance collaborative efforts with agencies within and outside Tustin on issues of mutual
interest and concern.
DISCUSSION
Provisions of the California Health and Safety Code, Section 116470(b), require public water systems
serving more than 10,000 service connections to prepare a brief, written report (in plain language)
containing information on the "detection" of any contaminants above the Public Health Goals (PHGs)
published by the State Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA). The report
must also list the "detection" of any contaminants above the Maximum Contaminant Level Goals
(MCLGs) set by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) for all other
contaminants until such a time that OEHHA has published PHG's for those contaminants.
The first PHG report was prepared in July 2001, and must be prepared every three years thereafter.
The last report was received by City Council on July 5, 2016. The City of Tustin is providing an
updated report, completed July 1, 2019, in conformance with this requirement. Both the PHG Report,
as well as, the Annual W,9ter Quality Reports are available on the City's website.
Stack, P. E.
Public Works/City Engineer