Outreach Meetings Planned for Water System Oversight Change
California will assume oversight of several small Tulare County public water systems effective July 1, 2014.
The Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency’s Environmental Health Division and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) are offering a series of outreach meetings for community residents who will be impacted by the change in oversight.
Residents can expect to learn how the change will take place, what the change means for residents, and the types of water systems affected. Meetings in Three Rivers, Sultana, Porterville, Goshen, and Teviston will be conducted in English with Spanish interpretation services. Meetings in Woodville, Linnell, and Richgrove will be conducted in Spanish.
Under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), small public water systems with 14 to 199 service connections were previously under the Tulare County’s jurisdiction. However, CDPH recently recommended the County return regulatory jurisdiction.
“The CDPH will become responsible for administering and enforcing the SDWA, which includes permits, inspections, and compliance,” says Jason T. Britt, Director of Public Health.
Please see list of outreach meetings:
Three Rivers St. Anthony’s Retreat Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Assembly Room
43816 Sierra Drive
Three Rivers, CA 93271-0249
6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Sultana Monson-Sultana School Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Cafeteria
10643 Avenue 416
Sultana, CA 93666
6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Porterville Comision Honorifica Thursday, March 6, 2014
Mexican American, Inc.
Conference Room
466 E. Putnam Avenue
Porterville, CA 93257
6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Goshen Elementary School Monday, March 12, 2014 Cafeteria/Gym
6505 Avenue 308
Visalia, CA 93291
6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Teviston Teviston Betterment Association Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Meeting Room
12934 Avenue 80
Teviston, CA 93256
6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
(Spanish)
Woodville Woodville Child Development Center Monday, March 17, 2014
Woodville Labor Camp
16153 Road 192
Woodville, CA 93258
6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Linnell Linnell Child Development Center Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Linnell Labor Camp
1436 North Mariposa Avenue #4
Visalia, CA 93292
6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Richgrove Richgrove School District Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Gym
20812 Grove Drive
Richgrove, CA 93261-0540
6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
For more information, please contact the Environmental Health Division at 559-624-7400