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Council receives notice of boron detection in Wells 7 and 8; no immediate action required
Summary
City staff notified the council that boron in wells 7 and 8 exceeded state notification levels in prior sampling; the council voted to receive and file the report. Staff clarified reporting uses micrograms per liter and that the notification threshold does not require well shutdown.
City staff notified the Fillmore City Council that boron concentrations in Well 7 and Well 8 previously exceeded the state's notification threshold and presented the item as a receive-and-file report.
The staff report said the state has established a notification level for boron at 1,000 micrograms per liter. According to the report, Well 7 reached the notification level on March 13, 2023, and Well 8 exceeded the notification level on Nov. 21, 2022, reaching 1,500 micrograms per liter. City staff emphasized these…
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