Final Report, 2010 Urban Water Management Plan - Culver City

Chapter 5: Water QualitySection 10634 of the Act requires an analysis of water quality issues and their impact to supplyreliability. The Act states as follows:Section 10634. The plan shall include information, to the extent practicable, relating to the quality of existingsources of water available to the supplier over the same five-year increments as described in subdivision (a) ofSection 10631 and the manner in which water quality affects water management strategies and supplyreliability.5.1 GSWC Measures for Water Quality Regulation ComplianceTo facilitate full compliance with water quality laws and regulations, GSWC maintains anEnvironmental Quality Department that has independent lines of reporting authority within theorganization. The Environmental Quality Department is headed by a company officer specificallyassigned to oversee and manage the company’s environmental and water quality programs.The Vice President of Environmental Quality has a staff of three managers, including two WaterQuality Managers. The Water Quality Managers, in turn, manage a staff of Water QualityEngineers and Technicians that are assigned to district offices. Each district office is assignedone Water Quality Engineer and at least one Water Quality Technician to provide direct supportto the local drinking water systems within the district.The District Water Quality Engineer is the main point of contact for the California Department ofPublic Health (CDPH) as well as other regulatory agencies. The Water Quality Engineer also isresponsible for coordinating compliance measures through scheduling required samplecollection, preparing water quality related plans, maintaining a water quality database, providingtraining to operations, maintaining a cross connection control program, and preparing andsubmitting monitoring reports, permit applications and other regulatory related correspondence.As a whole, the Environmental Quality Department monitors and participates in theimplementation of new water quality related laws and regulations. Through routine departmentmeetings and training, the District Water Quality Engineers are kept up to date with changingwater quality regulations and related technology. These efforts contribute towards maintaining apool of trained water quality professionals that can be utilized throughout the company. Thisprovides the company the ability to respond to a wide variety of water quality issues oremergencies.5.2 Water Quality IssuesThe drinking water quality of the Culver City System must comply with the Safe Drinking WaterAct (SDWA), which is composed of primary and secondary drinking water standards regulatedby the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and CDPH. Water Quality sampling is performedat each well and within the distribution system to ensure compliance with the regulatorystandards.Final Report, 2010 Urban Water Management Plan – Culver City Page 5-1Golden State Water Companyg:\adminasst\jobs\2010\1070001.00_gswc-uwmp\09-reports\9.09-reports\2011-08\grp3\gswc_culvercity_2010_uwmp-final.doc