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Watsonville accepts 2024 water‑quality report; Cr‑6 and PFAS compliance loom
Summary
Council accepted the 2024 water‑quality and public‑health goals report; staff warned that hexavalent chromium (Cr‑6) averages exceed California's 10 ppb MCL in several wells and outlined a $6M new well and preliminary treatment planning ahead of a 2026 compliance window.
The Watsonville City Council voted Aug. 26 to accept the city's 2024 water‑quality report, while staff warned that two emerging contaminants — hexavalent chromium (Cr‑6) and PFAS — will require near‑term action and funding.
"In calendar year 2024, we're happy to report that we meet all federal and state regulations," Water Division Manager Beau Kiser said. But he cautioned that California has set a 10 parts‑per‑billion maximum contaminant level for hexavalent chromium, and "our averages are between 12 and 20, so we are just above it." Kiser said 73% of the city's production (six of 11 wells) currently exceed that 10 ppb threshold.
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