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SFPUC approves 2025 Public Health Goal report; staff flags bromate, hexavalent chromium and lead concerns
Summary
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission on Thursday approved its 2025 San Francisco Water System Public Health Goal report and directed staff to notify the State Water Resources Control Board that a public hearing was held.
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission on Thursday voted to approve the San Francisco Water System 2025 Public Health Goal (PHG) report and directed the general manager or the general manager’s designee to submit a letter to the State Water Resources Control Board documenting that a public hearing was held.
The report compares recent monitoring data to California public-health goals or federal maximum contaminant level goals where state goals do not exist and identifies three contaminants that exceed public-health goals: bromate, hexavalent chromium and lead. Commissioners approved the report by voice vote; President Stacy, Commissioner Jamdar, Commissioner Levarone and Commissioner Thurlow voted aye; Vice President Arce was recorded absent.
Why it matters: public-health goals are non‑enforceable benchmarks intended to identify potential health risks and treatment options. Commission staff said the three contaminants of concern appear at concentrations far below regulatory limits (maximum contaminant levels) but above the PHGs, which are typically much lower.
Key findings and staff response
- Bromate: Detected…
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