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8 A Perspective from a Water Company
8 A Perspective from a Water Company
Pages 60-65
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However, it is the third largest publicly traded company in the United States, because some of the larger companies have been purchased by foreign companies. It is traded on the New York Stock Exchange, provides water service to 75 cities in California and two Arizona communities, and was incorporated in 1929.
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The PUC conducted an investigation into the lawsuits, and AWC had to go back into its records for 25 years to provide the PUC with all the analyses of water distribution and treatment plant samples, in excess of 2 million samples. In those samples, contaminants Number of Regulated Contaminants 120 100 80 60 40 ~ 20 ~ O ~ 9~33 ~ 9~35 ~ 9~37 ~ 9~39 ~ 991 ~ 993 ~ 995 30 25 20 15 10 5 o FIGURE 8.2 Number of regulated contaminants versus EPA research investment.
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WATER DISTRIBUTION PROBLEMS In terms of California's water supply, there is great production in the northern part of the state, but poor distribution. About 75 percent of available water in California is in the northern third of the state, yet 75 percent of the actual demand is in the southern two-thirds.
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Considering that water is on the shelf at room temperature, it is alarming to find any bacteria at all. Eli Greenbaum, of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, stated that if bacteria can be detected easily in bottled water, there should be a reduced carbon source in there as well.
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Another dam cannot be built in California. Indoor Water Demand David Layton, of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, noted that the minimum demand usually seemed to be in January, which represents primarily indoor water use.
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It is behind EPA in terms of regulations actually on the books. He pointed out that the requirement is for pathogenic microorganisms, not bacteria or other microorganisms that are nonpathogens.
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