News Release: EPA Orders Public Water System on Indian Reservation in Riverside County to Address Arsenic in Drinking Water
From the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):
“The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week ordered D&D Mobile Home Park to address violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act. D&D, located on the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indian Reservation in Riverside County, was found to have high levels of arsenic in its public system that provides drinking water to its 300 mobile park residents. The order requires D&D to come into compliance with the arsenic drinking water standard as well as conduct more consistent arsenic monitoring.
“Sampling data showed arsenic at concentrations as high as 0.059 milligrams per liter—almost six times the EPA’s maximum contamination levels for arsenic. Sampling data also showed the presence of coliform bacteria.”
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