HomeMy WebLinkAbout14 Public Hearing Report Public Health Goals 2022 TRUCKEE - AGENDA ITEM #14
Public District
MEETING DATE: July 6, 2022
TO: Board of Directors
FROM: Chad J. Reed, Water Utility Director
SUBJECT: Schedule a Public Hearing for the District's 2022 Public
Health Goals Report
APPROVED BY
Brian C. Wright, General Manager
RECOMMENDATION:
Schedule a Public Hearing for August 3, 2022 at 6:OOPM or shortly thereafter to receive
input from the public regarding the District's 2022 Public Health Goals Report.
BACKGROUND:
Provisions of the California Health and Safety Code specify that larger water utilities
(>10,000 service connections) prepare a special report if any of their water quality
measurements have exceeded any Public Health Goal (PHG). The law also requires that
where a PHG for a constituent has not been established, the water suppliers are to use
the Maximum Contaminant Level Goals (MCLG) adopted by the United States
Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). Only constituents which have a California
primary drinking water standard and for which either a PHG or an MCLG has been set
are to be addressed. There are a few constituents that are routinely detected in water
systems at levels usually well below the drinking water standards for which no PHG or
MCLG has yet been adopted. These will be addressed in the future as they are adopted
in either the California or the Federal standards. If a constituent was detected in Truckee
Donner Public Utility District in the years 2019 through 2021 at a level exceeding an
applicable PHG or MCLG, this report provides the information required for our customers.
Included is:
• The numerical public health risk associated with the Maximum Contaminant Level
(MCL) and the PHG or MCLG. (MCLs are set by the USEPA or the California
Department of Public Health in their enforceable drinking water standards).
• The category or type of risk to health that could be associated with each
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constituent.
• The best treatment technology available that could be used to reduce the
constituent level.
• An estimate of the cost to install that treatment if it is appropriate and feasible
SB 1307 requires that public water systems present the report in the form of a public
hearing, providing opportunity for customer input. Previously, the TDPUD 2019 Water
Utility Public Health Goal Report was presented in a public hearing held at the District's
June, 2019 Board Meeting Informational area.
ANALYSIS/BODY:
The Truckee Donner Public Utility District 2022 Public Health Goals Report has been
prepared for review and publication. In accordance with SB 1307, following the Public
Hearing staff will notify the California State Water Resources Control Board, Division of
Drinking Water that a Public Heath Goals Report has been prepared prior to the July 1,
2022 deadline, and will be presented to the District's water utility customers in the form
of a publicly scheduled hearing.
Public notice of the hearing to receive public input regarding the District's 2022 Public
Health Goals Report requires publication of a notice in a generally circulated newspaper
for two successive weeks, with at least five days between the respective publication dates
and at least 10 days prior to the public hearing. The notice has been published in the
Sierra Sun in accordance with District Code. The District's 2022 Public Health Goals
Report is Attachment 1.
Goals and Objectives:
This item is in support of the following goals and objectives:
District Code1.05.020 Objectives:
1. Responsibly serve the public
1.1. Conduct the District's business in a legal, ethical, open, and transparent
manner
3. Provide reliable and high quality water supply and distribution system to meet current
and future needs.
6. Manage the District in an effective, efficient and fiscally responsible manner.
Strategic Goals:
1. Manage for Financial Stability and Resiliency.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no anticipated fiscal impact with this public hearing
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment 1 - Truckee Donner Public Utility District 2022 Public Health Goals Report
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