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Receive an Update on Recent Water Quality Issue at Alameda Point. (Base Reuse 819099)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jill Keimach, City Manager
Re: Receive an Update on Recent Water Quality Issue at Alameda Point
BACKGROUND
On Friday, September 8, 2017, and through the weekend, calls came in to East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBBMUD) and the City from residents and businesses at Alameda Point regarding the look and taste of the water coming out of their taps. EBMUD responded to each complaint and tested water within the properties; test results were consistent with EBMUD drinking water and considered safe to drink. Another call was received Monday, September 11, and the samples taken that day, as before, came back with clear test results. Separately, EBMUD's routine sampling of the water system (independent of the incident) did not indicate abnormal water conditions at the designated sample site.
On Tuesday, September 12, additional sampling was conducted, and results made available late in the afternoon showed the presence of non-potable water in the Alameda Point drinking water system. With this test data from EBMUD, the City of Alameda issued a Do Not Drink/Do Not Use advisory to the 268 homes and more than 60 businesses at Alameda Point. The City notified RiverRock (the City's property management company) and the Alameda Point Collaborative, who went door-to-door with an advisory for affected properties.
The City's first priority was making free bottled water available for residents and businesses. The Alameda Police Department contacted the Red Cross, who along with the Alameda Fire Department and City staff, provided free bottled water at two locations within Alameda Point by 7:00 pm. Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) volunteers were mobilized and helped distribute approximately 20,000 bottles of water that evening and throughout the water quality incident.
The City began issuing regular Communi...
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