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Most of the water consumed by our customers of Laurelhurst Public Utility District comes from the Niles Cone aquifer, a groundwater basin in Alameda County. They work diligently to protect this essential resource and deliver drinking water to your tap that meets or surpasses all federal and state drinking water standards.
Water Testing
Laurelhurst Public Utility District tests for more than 200 regulated and unregulated contaminants in our drinking water.
We collect samples across the entire system:
- Source water runoff from the Alameda Creek watershed
- In-town storage tanks
- Reservoirs
- Main water lines
- Customer taps
Water quality testing allows us to monitor the effectiveness of disinfection and treatment to meet regulations to protect public health.
Regulations
Laurelhurst Public Utility District is required to meet both federal and state water quality regulations. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responsible for establishing federal standards through the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). The State Health Authority (SHA) is responsible for setting state standards through the Drinking Water Quality Act. Laurelhurst Public Utility District is required to comply with these regulations and must routinely report water quality test results to the EPA, SHA, and the public.