about businesses and services available in Pacifica, check out the Pacifica
Chamber of Commerce at www.pacificachamber.com.
The Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency (BAWSCA has a new web site.
Please visit www.BAWSCA.org. BAWSCA
represents the interests of 26 cities and water districts, and two private
utilities, that purchase water wholesale from the San Francisco regional water
system. The entities provide water to 1.7 million people, businesses and
community organizations in Alameda, Santa Clara and San Mateo counties.
In California, the USEPA delegates responsibility for the
enforcement of drinking water standards to the State of
California Department of Health Services (CDHS) Drinking Water Program.
CDHS regulates drinking water systems in California to ensure
compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act and establishes drinking
water standards that must meet or exceed USEPA standards.
NCCWD must follow these standards to ensure that water served
by NCCWD is always safe to drink. For information about CDHS or to
learn about the drinking water regulations in California, go to www.dhs.ca.gov/ps/ddwem/index.htm.
The United States Environmental
Protection Agency (USEPA) establishes standards for water quality that
must be met by all drinking water systems in the country.
USEPA maintains the Drinking Water Hotline where consumers can
ask questions about drinking water quality. Access the Hotline and
obtain drinking water information at www.epa.gov/safewater/.
The American Water Works Association (AWWA) is the main organization
of drinking water professionals. The AWWA includes individual
members as well as water agencies and water industry companies.
AWWA provides educational services for its members and the public,
conducts research in the drinking water field, and lobbies federal and
state legislatures on behalf of the drinking water industry.
For information related to their activities go to www.awwa.org.
NCCWD purchases its water from the City of San Francisco Public
Utilities Commission (SFPUC). SFPUC provides high quality water from
a pristine source located in an isolated section of Yosemite National Park.
For more information about SFPUC and the source of NCCWD’s water,
go to www.ci.sf.ca.us/puc/html/wqb.htm.
NCCWD provides drinking water to the
City of Pacifica.
Located on the edge of the Pacific Ocean in San Mateo County,
Pacifica is home to 40,000 residents, all customers of NCCWD.
Find out more about the City at