Arvin finally achieves federal standard for arsenic in drinking water
Federal and state officials announced Tuesday that Arvin has finally met the federal Safe Drinking Water Act’s arsenic health standard after a frustrating, 13-year process that resulted in five new groundwater wells serving about 20,000 people. Area residents no longer have to use tokens to get safe drinking water through free vending machines since tests reported the city’s new wells produce water containing 7.3 parts per billion of arsenic, which is below the federal standard of 10 ppb and a big improvement from readings of 20 to 56 ppb reported in 2008.
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