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City Manager’s Report
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NOVEMBER 9, 1998 CMR:413:98
CALIFORNIA EPA’S OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL
HEALTH HAZARD ASSESSMENT REQUIRED REPORT ON
PUBLIC HEALTH GOALS FOR DRINKING WATER
REPORT IN BRIEF
Provisions added to the California Health and Safety Code by the passage of the Calderone-
Sher Safe Drinking Water Act of 1996, effective 1-1-97, mandated water utilities publish a
report whenever contaminants exceed one or more Public Health Goals (PHG) or Maximum
Contaminate Level Goals(MCLG). (MCLGs are the Federal equivalent to PHGs.) This
PHG/MCLG report compares the City ofPalo Alto’s drinking water quality with the PHGs
adopted by the California EPA’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
(OEHHA) and MCLGs adopted by the United StatesEnvironmental Protection Agency
(USEPA). The PHG/MCLG report is intended to provide water quality information to the
public, in addition to the Annual Water Quality Report mailed to each customer. This .report
provides information required by law for compounds and elements detected in the Palo Alto
water supply in 1997 at a level exceeding an applicable PHG or MCLG. The California
Health and Safety Code requires the report contain plainly worded descriptions of the
numerical health risk and the category of health risk associated with each contaminant that
exceeded the PGH/MCLG.
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RECOMMENDATION
This is an informational report. The new law requires a public hearing for the purpose of
accepting and responding to public comment on the PHG/MCLG report. The public heating
may be scheduled as part of a regular Council meeting and noticed as required for a public
hearing. No Council action is required.
BACKGROUND
Recently enacted provisions of the Califomia Health and Safety Code (Attachment 1),
Calderone-Sher Safe Drinking Water Act of 1996, effective 1-1-97, specify that water
utilities with more than 10,000 service connections are required to prepare a special report
by July 1, 1998 if their water quality measurements have exceeded any PHGs. These are non-
enforceable goals established by the California EPA’s OEHHA. The first 27 of these PHGs
were adopted by OEHHA on December 31, 1997. The PHG for uranium was later
withdrawn. The law also requires that where OEHHA has not adopted a PHG for a
component, the water suppliers are to use the MCLGs adopted by the USEPA. Only
constituents that have a California primary drinking water standard~ and for which either a
PHG or MCLG has been set, are to be addressed in the special report. Staff prepared this
PHGiMCLG special report in response to the mandates of the Calderone-Sher Safe.Drinking
Water Act of 1996. Subsequent reports are due every three years if the water utility exceeds
any of the PHG’s or MCLG’s during any three year period. This PHG/MCLG report is
intended to provide water quality information to the public, in addition to the Annual Water
Quality Report (Attachment 2) mailed to each water customer. Attachment 3 is a table of all
regulated compounds and elements with the Maximum Contaminate Levels (MCLs) and
PHGs or MCLGs.
This report provides the information required by law for compounds and elements detected
in the Palo Alto water supply in 1997 at a level exceeding an applicable PHG or MCLG. The
report is required to include the numerical public health risk associated with the PHG or
MCLG exceeded. Also in the report are the categories or types of risk to health associated
with each component exceeded, the best available treatment technologies used to reduce the
constituent level, and an estimate of the cost to install that .treatment if it is appropriate and
feasible.
DISCUSSION:
All of the water quality data provided by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission/San
Francisco Water Department/Hetch-Hetchy Water Supply (SFPUC), as well as data
collected from the City of Palo Alto water system in 1997, were considered for the purpose
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of determining compliance with drinking water standards. The City of Palo Alto’s water
system complies with all of the health-based drinking water standards and MCLs required
by the California Department of Health Services (CDHS) and the USEPA; however, Palo
Alto did exceed the MCLG for coliform in 1997 and the PHG for lead and copper during the
.1992 household tap sampling program.
PHG’s are set by the OEHHA and are based solely on public health risk considerations.
Both the USEPA and CDHS adopt what are known as BATs or Best Available Technologies,
which are the best known methods of reducing contaminant levels to the MCL. Costs can be
estimated for such technologies; however, since many PHGs and all MCLGs are set much
lower than the MCL, it is not always possible nor feasible to determine what treatment is
needed to further reduce a component downward to or near the PHG or MCLG, many of
which are set at zero. Estimating the costs to reduce a constituent to zerois difficult, if not
impossible, because it is not possible to verify by analytical means that the level has been
lowered to zero: In some cases, initiating treatment to try and further reduce very low levels
of one component may have adverse effects on other aspects of water quality.
The following is a discussion of elements and compounds that were detected in the Palo Alto
drinking water- at levels above the PHG, or if no PHG, above the MCLG.
Coliform Bacteria
During 1997, staff collected between 66 and 81 water samples each month for coliform
analysis. Occasionally, a sample was found to be positive for coliform bacteria, but all
follow-up samples were negative. A maximum of 1.4 percent of these samples were positive
in any month, well below the State MCL of 5 percent, but above the OEHHA’s MCLG of
zero. The average monthly positive samples for the year was 0.23 percent.
The reason for the coliform drinking water standard is to minimize the possibility of the
water containing pathogens, which are organisms that cause waterborne disease. Because
coliform is only a surrogate indicator of the potential presence of pathogens, it is not possible
to state a specific numerical health risk. While USEPA normally sets MCLGs "at a level
where .no known or anticipated adverse effects on persons would occur," it indicates that
it cannot do so with coliform.
Coliform bacteria are an indicator organism prevalent in nature, generally considered not
harmful. They are used because of the ease in monitoring and analysis. If a positive sample
is found, it indicates a potential problem that warrants investigation, so follow-up sampling
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is performed. It is not at all unusual for a water system to have an occasional positive sample.
It is difficult, if not impossible, to assure that a system will never get a positive sample.
SFPUC delivers water to the City that has been chlorinated.. However, chlorine is added to
the foothill reservoirs on an as-needed basis to assure that the water delivered is
microbiologically safe. The chlorine residual levels are carefully controlled to provide the
best health protection without causing the water to have an undesirable taste and odor. This
careful balance of treatment is essential to continue supplying the City’s. customers with safe
drinking water.
Other equally important measures that have been implemented include a cross connection
control program, maintenance of a disinfectant residual throughout the water system, and an
effective monitoring and surveillance program.
Lead and Copper
There is no MCL for lead, and the State has set a secondary drinking water standard for
copper of 1.0 mg/L. However the USEPA has set a standard for Action Levels (AL’s) for
both lead and copper. AL’s are the triggers used to determine treatment requirements. To
obtain this measurement, a sample of first drawn water, or water which has been standing in
the interior piping for at least six hours, is taken from the kitchenor bathroom faucets. If the
90 percentile value of the water drawn from specifically targeted homes exceeds the USEPA
AL’s of 0.015 mg/L for lead and 1.3 mgiL for copper, there is the requirement to implement
additional water system corrosion control measures.
Palo Alto’s sample group consisted of sixty homes built after 1982 that used copper
plumbing with lead solder joints. Information provided by SFPUC for the source water
indicates lead and copper values less than the established PHG’s of 0.002 mg/L and 0.17
mg/L respectively with values of less than 0.02 mg/L for lead and 0.002 mg/L for copper.
During the first round oftesing at targeted homes in 1992, the Palo Alto 90th percentile value
.for lead was 0.0295 mgiL, which exceeded the USEPA Action Level of 0.015 mg/L by
0.0145 mg/L and subsequent PHG. The Palo Alt0 90th percentile value for copper was 0.198
mg/lwhich did not exceed the USEPA Action Level, but did exceed the PHG.
Since the USEPA Action Level for lead was exceeded in, the City was required to develop
a plan that optimizes corrosion control for the system. The City joined with Santa Clara
Valley Water District and several other Santa Clara County water utilities to develop a plan
to optimize corrosion control, thus reducing lead and copper leeching from water customers’
interior building plumbing. Pipe loop test equipment was installed at the PaloAlto.Water
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Quality Control Plant to test and evaluate various chemical treatments to determine a process
to maximizecorrosion control. A plan was submitted to CDHS in conjunction with SFPUC
stating the SFPUC would increase pH and alkalinity levels in the Hetch-Hetchy water supply,
which would provide corrosion control to all SFPUC wholesale customers. Since that time,
there have been on-going discussions between CDHS and SFPUC over regional corrosion
control strategies. Currently, the City is not providing any additional corrosion control at the
SFPUC connections; however, if it is determined that SFPUC is unable to provide consistent-
regional treatment to all its wholesale customers, CDHS will require the City to install and
maintain corrosion control equipment at each of the City’s four water receiving stations.
Another round of tap sampling will be conducted in December of this year to assist CDHS
in determining if corrosion control has been maximized in the SFPUC supply.
Lead is considered to be a neurotoxic which is capable of causing damage to the kidneys or
nervous systems in humans. Elevated lead levels in humans have also been linked to low
birth weights and childhood growth reductions. The category of health risk for copper is
considered to be acute toxicity, which can cause’ gastrointestinal irritation in humans.
OEHHA considers lead and copper to be noncarcinogens; therefore, an exact numerical
public health risk cannot be calculated.
RESOURCE IMPACT:
If additional corrosion control treatment facilities at the four water receiving stations is
required by the CDHS, preliminary cost estimates for the capital improvement costs are
$403,000 With an estimated annual Operating. & Maintenance cost of approximately
$200,000.
Funding, if required, will be included in future Operating and Capital Improvement
Programs budgets.
POLICY IMPLICATIONS:
This report does not represent any changes to existing City policies.
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ATTACHMENTS:.
Attachment 1 Health and Safety Code 116470 (b) through (e)
Attachment 2 City of Palo Alto 1997 Water Quality Report
Attachment 3 Table of Regulated Constituents with MCLs, PHGs, or MCLGs
Attachment 4 Glossary of abbreviations used in this report.
PREPARED BY: Rodger Jensen, Manager, WGW Operations
EDW,~d~D J. MRI~J~K!
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:
HARRISON
Assistant City Manager
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ATTACHMENT 1
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
116470. (b) On or before July 1, 1998, and every three years thereafter, public water
Systems serving more than 10,000 service cormections that detect one or more contaminants in
drinking water that exceed that applicable public health goal, shall prepare a brief written report in
plain language that does all of the following:
(1) Identifies each contaminant detected in drinking water that exceeds the applicable public
health goal.
(2) Discloses the numerical public health risk, determined by the office, associated with the
maximum contaminant level for each contaminant identified in paragraph (1) and the numerical
public health risk determined by the office associated with the public health goal for that
contaminant.
(3) Identifies the category of risk to public health, including, but not limited to,
carcinogenic, mutagenic, teratogenic, and acute toxicity, associated with exposure to the
contaminant in drinking water, and includes a brief plainly worded description of these terms.
(4) Describes the best available technology, if any is then available on a commercial basis,
to remove the contaminant or reduce the concentration of the Contaminant. The public water system
may, solely at its own discretion, briefly describe actions that have been taken on its 6wn,
or by other entities, to prevent the introduction of thee contaminant into drinking water supplies.
(5) Estimates the aggregate cost and thecost per customer of utilizing the technology
described in paragraph (4), if any, to reduce the concentration of that contaminant in drinking
water to a level at or below the public health goal.
(6) Briefly describes what action, if any, the local water purveyor intends to take to reduce
the concentration of the contaminant in public drinking water supplies and the basis for that
decision.
(c) Public water systems required to prepare a report pursuant to subdivision(b) shall
hold a public hearing for the purpose of accepting and responding to public comment on the report.
Public water systems may hold the public hearing as part of any regularly scheduled meeting.
(d) The department shall not require a public water system to take any action to reduce or
eliminate any exceedance of a public health goal.
(e) Enforcement of this section does not require the department to amend a public water
system’s operating permit.
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This table lists the
concentrations Of various
chemical and biological
parameters in Palo Alto’s
water supply. By law, raw
water must be tested to
ensure it is free from
industrial or sanitary
contamination. Treated
water must also meet both
primary and secondary
standards.
Primary standards regulate
substances that may affect
public health. Secondary
standards address aesthetic
qualities such as taste and
odor.
The Maximum
Contaminant Level (MCL)
is the standard set by both
state and federal govern-
ments. The analysis shows
that all dements detected in
Palo Alto’s water supply
were below state and
federal MCLs during 1997.
In general, these findings
show that the water Polo
Alto receives from the San
Francisco Public Utilities
Commission (SFPUC) and
supplies to the community
is of very high quality and
safe to drink. Additionally,
the water analysis shows
that this water is very soft
and contains few minerals.
This chart is based on b~)rmation
provided, in ~htrch 1998, by the San
Francisco Public Utilities Comnlissilln
te the CiU of Palo Alto Utilities, This
information meets all of the
requirements of Section 64463.1 ~(
CalqD~da Domestic I~tter QuailU and
~lfimitoring Reguhttions for all peblic
water qaality report to CllSIODlegs. [l also
satisfies the reporting requirements )~"
the U.S. Ent’ironntellt~d Protectioe
Agency (USEE,D and the Cali]Drnia
Department ~(Heahh Sen’ices ( DHS).
ATTACHMENT 2
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PALO ALTO WATER DISTribUTION SYSTEM
Maximum~enlaminant
Parameter Unit Level Range Average
CLARITY
TurbidiU .................................................................................................NTU
MICROBIOLOGICAL
Total Coliform Bacteria (% of monthly samples positive) ......................Positive
E. Col (# o! monthly samplespositive) .................................................Samples
ORGANIC CHEMICAL:
Total Trihalomethanes 0-triMs) (4) .......................................................ug/1
NORGANIC CHEMICALS
Fluoride (added by City) (8) .................................................................mg/L
Free Chlorine ........................................................................................mg/L
0.5 (1)0.1-1.4 0.3
5 0-1 000-1 0
100 79-93 88
1.4-2.4 0-1,2 0.9NS ¯0.1-1.0 05
SAN FRANCISCO PUCTREATED WATER
ORGANIC CHEMICALS
(a) Volatile Organic Chemicals (VOCs) (2) .........................................ug/L 0.5-1750 (3)<0.5
Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) .......................................................ug/L NS <0.5
(b) Synthetic Organic Chemicals (SOCs) (5)Aldrin .....................................................................................................ug/L NS <0,075
Benze(a)pyrene .....................................................................................ug!L 0.2 <0,1
Butachlor. ..............................................................................................ugJL NS <0.38
Carbaryl .................................................................................................ug/L NS <5
Dicamba ................................................................................................ug&NS <1,5
Dieldrin..................................................................................................ug/L 0.02 <0.02
Dinoseb .................................................................................................ugiL 7 <2
Diquat....................................................................................................ug!L 20 <4
3-Hydro~carbofuran .............................................................................ug/L NS <3
Methomyi...............................................................................................ug/L NS <2
Metolachlor. ...........................................................................................ug!L NS <0.5
Metribuzin..............................................................................................ug/L NS <0.5
Oxamyl ..................................................................................................ug/L 200 <20
Propachler............................................................................................ug!L NS <0.5
II,IORGAN|C CHEMICALSAsbestos (a) (7) ...................................................................................MFL 7 <0.2
Aluminum............................................................................................ug~L 1000 56-157
Antimony, .............................................................................................ug/L 6 <5
Arsenic.................................................................................................ug/L 50 <2
Barium ......................................; ..........................................................ug/L 1000 2.8-7
Beryllium.............................................................................................ug/k 4 <1
Cadmium .............................................................................................ug/L 5 <1
Chromium............................................................................................ug/L 50 <2
Cyanide ....................................................................rag&0.2 <0,1
~ead.........................................................................:::::::::::::::::::::::::::: u~L 15 (~)<2
Mercu~.......~ ........................................................................................uojl_2 <0.5
Nickel ...................................................................................................ug/t 1 O0 <3
Nitrate(as NO.q) ...................................................................................mg/l.45 <0.4
Nitrite (as N)..7. ....................................................................................mg/L 1 <0.05
Selenium ............................................................................................ug/L 50 <5
ug!L 2 <1
.~adionuclidea
Total Alpha Particle .............................................................................pCi/L 15 <1
Total Beta Particle ...............................................................................pCi/L 50 <4
Strontium-90 ..........................................................................................pOlL 8 <2
Tritium..................................................................................................pOlL 20000 <1
Uranium.....: .........................................................................................pG/L 20 <2
<05<05
<0.075<0.1<0.38<5<t.5
<0.02<2<4<3<2<0.5<0.5<20<0.5
<0.2106
<5<24.9<1<1<2<0,1<2<0.5<3<0.4
<0.05<5<1
<1<4<2<!
<2
Chloride ...............................................................................................mg/L 250 4.0-15 9.5
Color ....................................................................................................units 15 <1.0-11 6.0
Copper ..................................................................................................ug/L 1000 <1.0-3.4 2.0
Foaming Agent/MBAS) .......................................................................mg/L 15 <0.5 <0,5
Iron ........................................................................................................ug/L 300 <5.0-46 24
Manganese ............................................................................................ug!L 50 <3.0-3,4 2.5
Silver. .....................................................................................................ug!L 100 <1.0
Specific Conductance .................................................................umhos/cm 1600 41-207 124
Sulfate ..................................................................................................mg/L 250 0.8-14 7,4
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) ................................................................mg/L 500 18-120 69
Zinc .......................................................................................................ug/L 5000 <5.0 <5.0
Alkaliniw (CaCOa) ..............................................................................m~NS 15-66 4!
Calcium ..............................................................................................m~L NS <3.0-17 90
Hardness (CaCO3) ..............................................................................m~NS 14-66
Magnesium .........................................................................................m~L NS 0.2-7.3 3 8
pH .......................................................................................................units NS 8.8-9,6 9.1
Phosphate ..........................................................................................m~L NS <0.05 <0 05
Potassium ...........................................................................................m~L NS 0,2-0.9 06
Silica ...................................................................................................m~L NS 4.0-6.0 5.0
Sodium ...............................................................................................m~L NS <3.0-16 90
( 11 Filte red water O. 5 ,~TU. wlfiIce red water f 0 .~Ti’.
(2] SFPUC has anal3=ed addet,~mt156 VOCs, all restdts ~ere belo~ d~e de~e~non levels.
(4) blcludes Othm~n~ BromoJichhm)methane. Ollorodihrom,~metfume and
(5) DHS h~ appn~ved SFPUC’s request fi~r a waiver of additW~d 37
(6~ For fihers over 10 ton long.
(7) Bdsed on the values medsured in I995.
(,~) Fluoride standard depends ~m tem[~eralttre.
(9~ Acmm level.
MFL = million fibers per l#er
rag/L= milligmnu per liter [p,trr ~ i’:" ":dh’ml
NS = no standard
pCi/L = picoCuries per liter
ATTACHMENT 2
The City of Pain Alto Utilities provides an annual
repor~ to the community about the quulity" of the
water we deliver to your holr~es and businesses. Our
policy is to inform our customers about the physical.
chemical, and biological constituent standards for
xvater and identify the typical concentrations found
in your water. Palo Alto drinking water continues to
be in complete compliance with al! existing state anti
federal standards for water quality.
Nearly 85% of the water ddivered to Palo Alto by the
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
(SFPUCI originates from high Sierra snowmelt in
459 square miles of protected Yosemite National
Park watershed kind. This pure xs at~r is stored in the
Hetch Hetchy Reservoir near the Yosemite Valley.
about 120 rrtiles away. It is delivered to the Bay Area
through a series of tunnels and pipelines. About 15%
of Palo Alto’s water comes from the Calaveras and
San Antonio Reservoirs located in Alameda and
Santa Claru counties,
WATERSHED PROTECTION
blodem water treatment practices prevent pathogens
from reachin~ the consumer at eveU step oDhe water
distribution process. Source protection prevents
contaminants .from getting into the water at its
source. CarefuI watershed management protects our
source water by limiting activities to those
compatible with maximum protection of water
quality. The Hetch Hetchy reserxoir is so well
protected that its water supply is one of six in the
country that is exempt from fi hrati~m,
OUALITY ASSUP&N~E
Water treatment, such as disinfection or filtration, is
another method of quality assurance. The SFPUC
uses a v~iety of treaunent techniques depending on
the water source, For example, local sources that are
near populated areas are filtered to meet standards
for ch~ty. All of our water is disint~cted with
chlorine to meet state and federal water quality
standards,
In addition to testing by SFPUC, the City" of P:do Alto
Utilities monitors to assure that only the highest
quality of water is delivered to you. On un annual
basis, pipelines ~e flushed to reduce sediment
buildup. V’,’e conduct monthly generai physical
measurements of the water in our distribution system
for the pH, temperature, chlorine residual,
conductivity, color units, and turbidity in the water,
as required by the state. Fluoride and bacteriological
levels are tested weekly. Bacteriological and
turbidity testing are conducted in excess of state
standards in order to further protect water quality in
PaloAlto,
Through cureful monitoring and safe operation, we
will strive to deliver the highest quality of water
possible to the Palo Alto community tLr another
hundred years!
Should I be concerned about TTI-D, Is
if I am pregnant or planning to
become pregnant?
Two recent studies conducted by the
California Department of Health Services
suggest that there may be a link between
miscarriages and disinfection by-products
ITotal Trihalomethanes or TTHMs} in
drinking water. TTI-LMs in drinking water
titan when chlorine or other disinfectants --
necessary, to prevent waterbot:ne diseases --
react with naturally occurring organic matter
in water. Chlorine has been used for neurly
100 years as a disinfectant for water supplies
due to its effectiveness at "killing bacteriu and
viruses in ~vater. The City of Palo Alto
Utilities carefully monitors and supplies
water which consistently meets or exceeds all
current federal and state regulations fur
drinking water, However, if a woman is
pregnant and feels concerned about TTI-D, Is,
she should contact her physician.
What is Cryptosporidium?
Cryptospofidium is a pathogenic organism
fimnd in natural waters, it causes a diarrheal
disease called cuptosporidiosis and is spread
by direct and indirect contact with the feces
of infected persons or animals, and through
contaminated food and drinking water or
swimming pools. Healthy persons are
generally not at serious risk from a
cryptosporidiosis infection, but it can be life-
threatening to immuno-compromised
individuals such as those infected with AIDS.
chemotherapy patients, or organ and bone
marro~v transplant recipients. Persons with
serious immune system problems should
consuh their health care provider for
additional information on the risks and
prevention. The very low occurrence of this
contaminant in Palo Alt{;s drinking water is
due to our highly protected watersheds both
in the high Sierra and locally.
What is MTBE and is it a concern in
Palo Alto? Methyl tertim-y butyle ether
IMTBE) is a chemical added to gasoline to
promote more complete combustion and
reduce emission of carbon monoxide iCO/
and organic compounds. The chemica! adds
oxygen to the gasoline to increase the
temperature at which it burns in the engine
and reduces the amount of harmful
byproducts in the vehicle’s exhaust.
Currently. there m-e no regulutoW standards
for this contaminant. MTBE is now being
found in some shallo~v groun&vater,
reservoirs and drinking water. Detection
levels of this organic chemical in Palo Alto’s
drinking water are significantly" below the
interim "health advisor3,’" levels established
by the California Department of HeaIth
Services,
Should I be concerned about lead in
my home? Lead is a common metal found
throughout the enviromnent in lead-based
paint, air, soil, household dust. food. certain
types of potteD’, porcelain and pewter, and
water. Lead can pose a significant risk to your
health if tno much of it enters and builds up in
your body. The greatest risk is to young
chiklren and pregnant women. The City’ of
Palo Alto Utilities consistently delivers
drinking water which has lead contaminant
levels belo~v existing standards. If you are
concerned about lead in your home, however,
invest in a lead testing kit available at many
hm’dware stores or contact a local v. ater
testing laboratory for their services.
CITY OF PALO ALTO
UTILITIES
In compliance with the Americans with D~sabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, this document may be provided in other accessible fl)rmats ~For information contact Fred Herman, CiD’ of Palo Nto, 650-329-2-196 (voice) or 650-328-1199 (TDD)~r pin0 GB
re%c ed paper
CALIFORNIA MCLs AND PHGs AND FEDERAL MCLGs
ATTACHMENT 3
Page 1
PARA~[ETERS/
CONSTITUENTS
UNITS STATE
MCL
DLR MCLG
OF
(PHG)
CPM
SFPUC
SUPPLY
INORGANICS
ALUMINUM
ANTIMONY
ARSENIC
ASBESTOS
BARIUM
BERYLLIUM
CADMIUM
CHROMIUM
mg/L
mg/L
mg/L
fibers/L
mg/L
mg/L
mg/L
mg/L
1
0.006
0.05
7 million
1
0.004
0.005
0.05
0.05
0.006
0.002
0.2 million
0.1
0.001
0.001
0.01
none
(0.020)
none*
7 million
2
0.004
0.005
0.1
0.106
<0.005
<0.002
<0.2million
0.0049
<0.001
<0.001
<0.002
CYANIDE
FLUORIDE
MERCURY
NICKEL
NITRATE [ as N ]
NITRATE [ as NO3 ]
NITRITE [ as N ]
SELENIUM
THALLIUM
mg/L
mg/L
0.2
1.4-2.4
0.002
0.1
10
45
1
0.1
0.1
0.001
0.01
0.4
2
0.4
(0.15)
0.o)
0.002
none
(10)
(45)
(1)
<0.1
0.9
<0.0005
<0.003
mg/L
mg/L
0.05
0.002
0.005
0.001
0.05
0.0005
<.1
<0.4
<0.05
<0.005
<0.001
ORGANICS
ALACHLOR
ATRAZINE
BENTAZON
BENZENE
mg/L
mg/L
mg/L
0.002
0.003
0.018
0.001
0.001
0.001
0.002
0.0005
(0.004)
0.003
none
0
waived
ND
ND
ND
CALIFORNIA MCLs AND PHGs AND FEDERAL MCLGs
ATTACHMENT 3
Page 2
PARAMETERS/
CONSTITUENTS
ORGANICS
BENZO (a) PYRENE
CARBOFURAN
CARBON TETRACHLORIDE
CHLORDANE
CHLOROETHENE [VINYL
CHLORIDE]
CIS- 1, 2-DICHLOROETHYLENE
2, 4-D
DALAPON
DIBROMOCHLOROPROPANE
[DBCP]
1, 2-DICHLOROBENZENE
[ORTHOI
1, 4-DICHLOROBENZENE
[PARA]
1, 1-DICHLOROETHANE [1,1-
DCA]
1, 2-DICHLOROETHANE [!,2-
DCA]
1, 1-DICHLOROETHENE [1,1-
DCE]
DICHLOROMETHANE
1, 2-DICHLOROPROPANE
1, 3-DICHLOROPROPENE
DI (2-ETHYLHEXYL) ADIPATE
DI (2-ETHYLHEXYL)
PHTHALATE
DINOSEB
UNITS
mg/L
mg/L
mg/L
mg/L
mg/L
mg/L
mg/L
mg/L
mg/L
mg/L
mg/L
mg/L
mg/L
mg/L
STATE
MCL
0.0002
0.018
0.0005
0.0001
0.0005
0.006
0.07
0.2
0.0002
0.6
0.005
0.005
0.0005
0.006
DLR
0.0001
0.005
0.0005
0.0001
0.0005
0.0005
0.01
0.01
0.00001
0.0005
0.0005
0.0005
0.0005
0.0005
MCLG
o1"
(PHG)
(0.000004)
0.04
0
(0.00003)
0
0.07
(0.07)
(0.79)
0
(0.6)
(0.006)
none
0.007
CPA/
SFPUC
SUPPLY
<0.0001
waived
ND
waived
ND
ND
ND
ND
ND
<0.0005
<0.0005
ND
ND
ND
mg/L 0.005 0.0005 0 ND
mg/L 0.005 0.0005 0 ND
mg/L 0.0005 0.0005 none ND
mg/L 0.4 0.005 0.4 ND
mg/L 0.004 0.003 (0.012)waived
mg/L 0.007 0.002 (0.014)<0.002
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PARAMETERS/
CONSTITUENTS
ORGANICS
DIOXIN [2,3,7,8 - TCDD]
DIQUAT
ENDOTHALL
ENDRIN
ETHYLBENZENE
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE [EDB]
GLYPHOSATE
HEPTACHLOR
HEPTACHLOR EPOXIDE
HEXACHLOROBENZENE
HEXACHLOROCYCLOPENTADI
ENE
LINDANE
METHOXYCHLOR
MOLINATE
MONOCHLOROBENZENE
OXAMYL
PENTACHLOROPHENOL
P~CLOP~W
POLYCHLORINATED
BIPHENYLS [PCBs]
SILVEX [2, 4, 5-TP]
SIMAZINE
STYRENE
TETRACHLOROETHYLENE
IPCEI
UNITS
mg/L
mg/L
mg/L
mg/L
mg/L
mg/L
mg/L
mg/L
mg/L
mg/L
mg/L
mg/L
mg/L
mg/L
mg/L
mg/L
mg/L
mg/L
mg/L
mg/L
mg/L
mg/L
mg/L
STATE
MCL
3x10-s
0.02
0.1
0.002
0.7
0.00005
0.7
0.00001
0.00001
0.001
0.05
0.0002
0.04
0.02
0.07
0.2
0.001
0.5
0.0005
0.05
0.004
0.1
0.005
DLR
5x10 -9
0.004
0.045
0.0001
0.0005
0.00002
0.025
0.00001
0.00001
0.0005
0.001
0.0002
0.01
0.002
0.0005
0.02
0.0002
0.001
0.0005
0.001
0.001
0.0005
0.0005
MCLG
OF
(PHG)
0
0.02
(0.58)
0.002
(0.3)
0
(1.0)
0
0
0
0.05
0.0002
0.04
none
0.1
(0.05)
(0.0004)
(0.5)
0
0.05
0.004
0.1
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CPA/
SFPUC
SUPPLY
waived
<0.004
waived
ND
<0.0005
waived
waived
ND
ND
ND
ND
ND
ND
ND
ND
<0.2
waived
waived
ND
ND
ND
ND
ND
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ATTACHMENT 3
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PARAMETERS/UNITS STATE DLR MCLG CPA/
CONSTITUENTS MCL or SFPUC
(PHG)SUPPLY
ORGANICS
THIOBENCARB mg/L 0.07 0.0010 none ND
TOLUENE mg/L 0.15 0.0005 1.0 ND
TOXAPHENE mg/L 0.003 0.001 0 waived
TRANS-1,2-mg/L 0.01 0.0005 0.1 ND
DICHLOROETHYLENE
1,2,4-TRICHLOROBENZENE mg/L 0.07 0.0005 0.07 ND
1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE [1,1,1-mg/L 0.200 0.0005 0.200 ND
TCA]
1,1,2-TRICHLOROETHANE [1,1,2-mg/L 0.005 0.0005 0.003 ND
TCA]
TRICHLOROETHYLENE [TCE]mg/L 0.005 0.0005 0 ND
TRICHLOROFLUOROMETHANE mg/L 0.15 0.005 (0.70)ND
[FREON III
TRICHLOROTRIFUOROETHANE mg/L 1.2 0.01 (4.0)<0.0005
(FREON 13)
TRIHALOMETHANES, TOTAL mg/L 0.100 0.0005 none 0.086
[TTHMs]
XYLENES [SUM OF ISOMERS]mg/L 1.750 0.0005 (1.800)<0.0005
MICROBIOLOGICAL
GIARDIA LAMBLIA TT zero no monitoring
mandated
LEGIONELLA TT zero no monitoring
mandated
VIRUSES TT zero no monitoring
mandated
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PARAMETERS/UNITS STATE DLR MCLG CPA/
CONSTITUENTS MCL or SFPUC
(PHG)SUPPLY
RADIOLOGICAL
ALPHA ACTIVITY, GROSS pCi/L 15 1 none*<1
BETA ACTIVITY, GROSS pCi/L 50 4 none*<4
RADIUM 226 & 228, TOTAL pCi/L 5 1 none*N/A
STRONTIUM 90 pCi/L 8 none*<2
TRITIUM pCi/L 20000 I none*<1
URANIUM pCi/L 20 2 none*<2
MCL= Maximum Contaminant Level
DLR= Detection Limit for Reporting purposes: set by DHS
MCLG= Maximum Contaminant Level Goal
PHG= Public Health Goal
TT= Treatment Techniques
ND= Non-Detectable
"vVAIVED= Department of Health Services does not require testing
N/A= Not Applicable
*=MCLGs were never finalized.