REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing and Approval of the City of Sunnyvale's 2016 Public Health Goal Report on Water Quality ( 2013-2015), Direct Staff to file with the California State Water Resources Control Board Division of Drinking Water, and Find that the Action is Exempt from CEQA
Report
BACKGROUND
The California Health and Safety Code requires all California water retailers serving more than 10,000 service connections to prepare a report every three years to inform consumers of water quality constituents that exceeded the Public Health Goals (PHGs). PHGs are non-enforceable water quality goals established by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment and are based solely on public health risk considerations. Maximum Contaminant Level Goals (MCLG), established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), are the federal equivalent to California's PHGs.
Public water systems are also required to hold a public hearing for the purpose of accepting and responding to public comment on the report, which may be done as part of a regularly scheduled Council meeting.
The report is now being presented to Council to satisfy the public hearing requirements and to obtain Council approval before submittal to the California State Water Resources Control Board Division of Drinking Water (DDW).
EXISTING POLICY
Goal EM-4 Adequate Water Quality: Ensure that all water meets state & federal standards for aesthetics, quality and health.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Approval of the 2016 Public Health Goal Report is not a project within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act as is it an administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. (CEQA Guideline Section 15378(b)(5)).
DISCUSSION
The PHG Report (Attachment A) covers calendar years 2013-2015. It was prepared by HydroScience Engineers, Inc., a consultant employed by the City. Using an outside cons...
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