California sets long-awaited drinking water limit for 'Erin Brockovich' contaminant
11 months, 1 week ago

California sets long-awaited drinking water limit for 'Erin Brockovich' contaminant

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy California regulators voted Wednesday to establish a drinking water limit on hexavalent chromium, a toxic chemical compound made infamous by the movie “Erin Brockovich.” The rule is the first in the nation to specifically target the heavy metal, known as chromium-6, and is expected to reduce the number of cancer and kidney disease cases from long-term ingestion, state officials say. They want the state to adopt a drinking water limit closer to the public health goal of 0.02 parts per billion, the level scientists have said does not pose significant health risks. One person out of 2,000 exposed for 70 years to drinking water with 10 parts per billion of chromium-6 may experience cancer, according to a state water staff report. But, she added, a maximum of 10 parts per billion is an important start that should then be “adjusted according to both the public health issues that arise, and the new research data, at specific regular intervals.” Water staff must review standards every five years.

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Cost of bringing clean drinking water to California communities estimated at $11.5 billion
9 months ago

Cost of bringing clean drinking water to California communities estimated at $11.5 billion

LA Times  

California has made significant progress helping small communities address problems of contaminated drinking water, but the costs of bringing safe tap water to hundreds of communities over the next five years will run more than $11.5 billion, according to a new state estimate. In a newly released report, the staff of the State Water Resources Control Board estimated that at …

California sets nation-leading limit for carcinogenic chromium-6 in drinking water
11 months, 1 week ago

California sets nation-leading limit for carcinogenic chromium-6 in drinking water

LA Times  

After years of analysis and debate, California regulators have adopted a nation-leading drinking water standard for hexavalent chromium, a carcinogen found in water supplies across the state. The State Water Resources Control Board voted unanimously Wednesday to set the maximum level for chromium-6 in drinking water at 10 parts per billion, a limit that state officials determined will significantly reduce …

California sets long-awaited drinking water limit for ‘Erin Brockovich’ contaminant
11 months, 1 week ago

California sets long-awaited drinking water limit for ‘Erin Brockovich’ contaminant

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — California regulators voted Wednesday to establish a drinking water limit on hexavalent chromium, a toxic chemical compound made infamous by the movie “Erin Brockovich.” The rule is the first in the nation to specifically target the heavy metal, known as chromium-6, and is expected to reduce the number of cancer and kidney disease cases from long-term ingestion, …

Are YOU living in a secret forever chemical hotspot? Interactive map shows parts of US where cancer-causing PFAS toxins are most common in drinking water - after Biden's new ban
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Are YOU living in a secret forever chemical hotspot? Interactive map shows parts of US where cancer-causing PFAS toxins are most common in drinking water - after Biden's new ban

Daily Mail  

PFAS have been linked to cancers, fertility complications, hormone disruption and liver damage More than 70million Americans live in homes with PFAS-contaminated water Biden today announced a crackdown on forever chemicals in American drinking water that will force utility companies and local governments to strip the toxins from tap supplies. The Environmental Protection Agency handed down mandates this week that …

Biden administration sets first-ever limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden administration sets first-ever limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water

Associated Press  

The Biden administration on Wednesday finalized strict limits on certain so-called “forever chemicals” in drinking water that will require utilities to reduce them to the lowest level they can be reliably measured. “Even tiny, tiny, tiny amounts each time you take a drink of water over your lifetime is going to keep adding up, leading to the health effects.” PFAS …

EPA puts limits on 'forever chemicals' in drinking water
11 months, 3 weeks ago

EPA puts limits on 'forever chemicals' in drinking water

NPR  

EPA puts limits on 'forever chemicals' in drinking water Enlarge this image toggle caption Rogelio V. Solis/AP Rogelio V. Solis/AP The Environmental Protection Agency announced new drinking water standards Wednesday to limit exposure to a class of chemicals called PFAS. Sponsor Message Manufactured by several large companies including Dupont and 3M, PFAS have strong molecular bonds that don't break down …

California’s water-saving plan slammed as costly, complicated and unrealistic
1 year, 2 months ago

California’s water-saving plan slammed as costly, complicated and unrealistic

LA Times  

In a scathing review, advisors to the state Legislature have found that California’s proposed regulations for urban water conservation would be costly, overly complicated and difficult to implement. But the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office said in its report that the regulations, as proposed by the State Water Resources Control Board, would create challenges for water suppliers, “in many cases without …

Audit: California too slow to fix contaminated water systems
2 years, 8 months ago

Audit: California too slow to fix contaminated water systems

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The water that comes out of the tap for more than 900,000 Californians is unsafe to drink and the state isn’t acting fast enough to help clean it up, state auditors said in a report released Tuesday. Thousands of water systems supply the state’s 39 million people, and about 5% of them have some type of contaminant, …

Californians could see mandatory water cuts amid drought
2 years, 10 months ago

Californians could see mandatory water cuts amid drought

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom threatened Monday to impose mandatory water restrictions if residents don’t use less on their own as a drought drags on and the hotter summer months approach. Despite calls for conservation, the state’s water use went up dramatically in March — 19% compared to the same month in 2020 — and now Newsom is …

California Senate OKs lower standard for indoor water use
2 years, 11 months ago

California Senate OKs lower standard for indoor water use

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Mired in an extreme drought, California lawmakers on Thursday took the first step toward lowering the standard for how much water people use in their homes — a move that won’t be enforced on individual customers but could lead to higher rates even as consumption declines. California’s current standard for residential indoor water use is 55 gallons …

Californians use 22 percent less water, but more cuts loom
10 years, 1 month ago

Californians use 22 percent less water, but more cuts loom

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — December’s rains enabled Californians to finally meet Gov. California is by no means out of trouble, despite a survey released Tuesday that showed an unusually rainy month helped residents cut water use by 22 percent statewide from December 2013 levels. “You ask anyone here how they are going to sell a house with dead grass and dead …

California to set chromium limit for drinking water supplies
10 years, 11 months ago

California to set chromium limit for drinking water supplies

LA Times  

Caution signs hang on a fence surrounding a Hinkley, Calif., farm that uses irrigation water polluted with chromium, a carcinogen. California health officials are adopting the nation’s first-ever drinking water standard for hexavalent chromium, which is found in water supplies across the state. The state Department of Public Health is adopting the nation’s first-ever drinking water standard for hexavalent chromium, …

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