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Water standard could be changed; Glendale utility may have to add expensive treatment practices to keep chromium 6 out of local taps

Posted by: Maven on August 26, 2009 at 6:03 am

From the Glendale News-Press:

“With the state moving closer to significantly lower drinking water standards for chromium 6, local utilities could be forced to institute expensive treatment practices to strip the contaminant from water supplies. The contaminant, also known as hexavalent chromium, was discovered in 2000 in groundwater supplies in the San Fernando basin — a byproduct of war-era manufacturing plants along the San Fernando corridor.

Currently, utilities for Glendale and Burbank blend the water with untainted imports from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, keeping what flows from the tap well within state and federal safety thresholds.

But last week, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment released a public health goal of just .06 parts per billion for the contaminant, which is significantly lower than the current state standard and one that would likely require extensive treatment. …”

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August 26, 2009 · Filed Under Southern California

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