Arsenic, nitrates among pollutants in California drinking water: report
Source: Latestnews-headlines.com, Date: , 2015
California’s public drinking
water systems violated safety levels for contaminants more than 1,000 times
during the 2012-2013 fiscal year says a report that cites high levels in some
water systems of arsenic, nitrates and other pollutants. The report, ordered by
the state Senate's Environmental Quality committee, is part of a broader effort
to improve compliance with drinking water regulations, prompted by criticism of
the state's oversight and a court settlement. "Although the vast majority
of Californians who receive drinking water from a public water system receive
water that met quality standards in recent years, there are still many who may
have consumed unsafe water," Senate researchers said in the report, which
was releasedon
Wednesday.