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2025 Public Health Goals Hearing
(PHGs)
Nov 4, 2025
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MANHATTAN BEACH
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Manhattan Beach Water System
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•
Sources:
➢
Local wells
➢
Imported Metropolitan
Water District (MWD)
water →
Colorado River
& State Water Project)
Peck Iron and Manganese Treatment Plant (Local
Wells)
MWD Facility (Imported Water)
Testing
: Regular
monitoring for chemicals,
radioactivity, bacteria
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MANHATTAN BEACH
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PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM RESPONSIBILITIES
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All water systems with > 10,000 connections
must:
➢ Comply with Health & Safety Code
116470(b)
➢ Prepare written report every 3 years
➢ Hold public meeting to present report
➢ Water quality analyses made during
calendar years 2022, 2023 and 2024
Manhattan Beach Water Tower
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MANHATTAN BEACH
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What are Public Health Goals?
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➢ Advisory goals, not regulatory
limits
➢ Set by the Office of
Environmental Health Hazard
Assessment (OEHHA)
Term
Who Sets It
Enforceable?
Purpose
MCL
EPA (federal) & CA State
Yes
Legal limit for drinking water
MCLG
EPA (federal)
No
Health
-
based goal with safety
margin
PHG
OEHHA (California)
No
State health
-
based goal
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MANHATTAN BEACH
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Overall Findings
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➢ Drinking water delivered to customers met all state & federal standards
➢ All results remained well below enforceable limits (MCLs) ➢ Some results* exceeded health goals (PHGs/MCLGs), mainly in MWD water
Compliant with State & Federal Standards
*Full results could be reviewed in the staff report
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MANHATTAN BEACH
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Conclusion & Recommendations
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Conclusion:
➢ Manhattan Beach drinking water
meets all enforceable standards
➢ Further reductions would require
costly advanced treatment with
minimal added health benefit
Recommendation:
➤
No additional action required
beyond filing the report and
holding the hearing.