How will Sweetwater Authority notify renters, who may not receive Sweetwater Authority materials about PFAS education?

We are committed to outreach strategies that will engage all customers on this issue. We are using a variety of outreach methods, including water bill inserts, eblasts, community meetings and workshops, press releases, outreach with cities in the service area (City of National City and City of Chula Vista) and local school districts, notices and social media to ensure customers and community members are aware of testing requirements and results.   

We are also hosting a series of community outreach meetings and workshops in early 2025. These meetings will provide additional opportunities for residents to learn about the PFAS and ask questions. Links and meeting details will be available on our website on the PFAS education page, www.sweetwater.org/PFAS.  

We’ve shared information with the local school districts, City of National City, City of Chula Vista and County of San Diego District 1 Office and requested they share through their communications channels to help us engage community members more broadly. 

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1. How will Sweetwater Authority notify renters, who may not receive Sweetwater Authority materials about PFAS education?
2. Are quarterly test samples required at point of discharge from plant per UCMR and Sweetwater Reservoir water per state order?
3. Where is the sample point for Sweetwater Reservoir? Is it at the intake tower?
4. Will Sweetwater Authority post presentations from the community workshops on the webpage?
5. Is there an auto reply on the pfas@sweetwater.org?
6. How much does it cost for a PFOA test? And to treat PFAS on a long-term basis? Is there EPA funding available to cover this?
7. If Sweetwater isn’t able to comply with the future EPA standards, what are the impacts?
8. How are other agencies in San Diego County addressing PFAS? Is Sweetwater staying ahead of these regulatory requirements.
9. Are there other emerging contaminants in the water that the public should be aware of? And any future testing to be aware of?
10. Should people be eating fish caught at Sweetwater Reservoir? Does EPA regulate that? Or is that a different agency?
11. Is water entering Sweetwater Authority water supply from other districts, including the San Diego County Water Authority and Imperial Water, going to be tested?
12. It’s been documented that the EPA has experienced federal funding cuts. How will this impact PFAS treatment efforts?