{"id":73051,"date":"2025-05-23T16:40:58","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T23:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=73051"},"modified":"2025-05-23T16:40:58","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T23:40:58","slug":"new-state-funded-water-treatment-system-will-eliminate-pfas-from-tustins-drinking-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=73051","title":{"rendered":"New, state-funded water treatment system will eliminate PFAS from Tustin\u2019s drinking water"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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What you need to know:<\/strong>\u00a0The City of Tustin received a new water treatment system filtering \u201cforever chemicals,\u201d or PFAS, from local\u00a0drinking water.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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TUSTIN<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 As the federal government announces plans to weaken regulation of \u201cforever chemicals\u201d in drinking water, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the city of Tustin received a new, state-funded water treatment system removing\u00a0per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds<\/a>\u00a0(PFAS). The new water system was unveiled by the State Water Resources Control Board, the City of Tustin, and the Orange County Water District (OCWD).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cI\u2019m proud to share the City of Tustin will now receive drinking water clean of \u2018forever chemicals\u2019 that have been associated with negative health impacts. As the state works to bring more water systems like the one announced today to fruition, California is leading by example in prioritizing the wellbeing of our communities.\u201d<\/h4>\n
Governor\u00a0Gavin Newsom<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Commonly referred to as \u201cforever chemicals,\u201d PFAS are comprised of 12,000 human-made substances that have been used for commercial and industrial purposes and persist in the environment. PFAS can accumulate within the human body over time\u00a0and have been linked to increased cancer risk and several other health impacts in laboratory studies.<\/p>\n

\u201cPFAS have only been recognized as a threat to public health fairly recently,\u201d\u00a0said Joe Karkoski, the State Board\u2019s deputy director and head of the Division of Financial Assistance.\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cBut with increasing data substantiating the need to eliminate these compounds from our drinking water, the board is moving quickly to support projects similar to the one we are marking here today.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since 2022, California has received a total of $269 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for State Revolving Fund allocation to help public water systems like Tustin\u2019s provide drinking water that is free from emerging contaminants, such as PFAS. The $29.5 million water treatment system announced today received a $10 million grant from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, a federal-state partnership that helps public water systems finance drinking water infrastructure projects. This project also received another $11.5 million in additional federal funding.<\/p>\n

“We are grateful to the State Water Board for this grant to support a new PFAS treatment facility in Tustin,\u201d\u00a0said OCWD President Denis R. Bilodeau, P.E.\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cOCWD did not create the PFAS problem, but we are tackling it head on by partnering with our water retailers to build treatment systems to ensure our communities continue to receive drinking water that meets all state and federal standards.”<\/p>\n

Tustin\u2019s new water system is one of seven led by OCWD to address PFAS in Orange County\u2019s drinking water. The board has provided a total of $28.5 million from the State Revolving Fund to support six other projects. Nearly all of the projects are either complete or nearing completion.<\/p>\n

In addition to providing financial support for water systems, the board has been\u00a0investigating<\/a>\u00a0and assessing the presence of PFAS in water systems and groundwater statewide for several years. Based on this research, it launched protective health advisories for four kinds of PFAS that established response levels and notification levels to ensure transparency and protect human health. Last year, the board\u00a0expanded testing for PFAS<\/a>\u00a0to nearly 4,000 wells in disadvantaged communities and is leveraging this data to\u00a0map PFAS contamination<\/a>\u00a0and inform water treatment strategies.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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