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PUC accepts 2019 Public Health Goals report, flags six contaminants for follow up
Summary
The commission approved the 2019 Public Health Goals report covering 2016–2018 data; staff said six non‑enforceable public‑health goals were exceeded in samples (arsenic, bromate, chromium‑6, gross alpha, lead, total coliform) though regulatory limits were met; PUC directed more bromide/bromate monitoring and school/daycare follow up.
At a public hearing, the commission accepted the San Francisco Water System’s 2019 Public Health Goals report, which compares three years of monitoring data (2016–2018) to state public‑health goals (non‑enforceable health‑based benchmarks) and to regulatory standards.
Andrew DeGuassa, water quality division director, said staff reviewed 91 contaminants and that 85 fell within the "ideal" box between operational targets and…
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