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PUC holds required public hearing on 2010 public health goals; lead traced to customer plumbing
Summary
The SFPUC held its triennial public health goals hearing, reporting that most monitored contaminants met Public Health Goals and regulatory limits; lead exceedances arise from customer plumbing while arsenic was detected only rarely in special studies and not at levels that pose regulatory compliance concerns.
Andrew DeBrasa, director of the Water Quality Division, presented the 2010 Public Health Goals report required by California law and explained the difference between non‑enforceable public health goals (PHGs) and maximum contaminant levels (MCLs). DeBrasa said San Francisco’s regulatory compliance monitoring shows nearly all monitored constituents met PHGs; arsenic was included for special study and occasionally detected at…
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