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Progress Report We are committed to doing what is right in Hinkley Pacifc Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is committed to sharing timely and accurate information about our groundwater remediation and community programs in Hinkley. This is the seventeenth in a series of regular Progress Reports. May 2014 California Poised To Establish Drinking Water Standard for Chromium 6 On April 15, the California Department of Public Health submitted its fnal proposal to set the nation’s frst drinking water standard for chromium 6 at 10 parts per billion (ppb). The existing State standard of 50 ppb is for total chromium, which includes both chromium 3 and chromium 6. The new 10 ppb standard for chromium 6 alone was proposed as a draft last year. The state’s Offce of Administrative Law was given 30 working days to review the standard. If, as expected, the regulation is approved, the new standard will be in effect as of July 1. Prior to a drinking water standard being in place, local residents voiced their concerns about the safety of their well water. All of the Hinkley domestic wells currently in use and sampled by PG&E are well below the chromium 6 standard soon to be in effect. As the Department of Public Health worked towards this decision, PG&E offered treatment systems and bottled water to eligible residents in response to concerns expressed by the Hinkley community. Once the new standard is in place, PG&E will be evaluating the future of these programs and will work closely with participating residents on any changes. Local Jobs and Job Training Continue Through Career Institute Partnership Since August 2012, 17 local youths have completed the demanding 12-week work experience and career development program funded by PG&E and administered by the Career Institute. The two most recent graduates completed the program on April 18, after working side-by-side with PG&E staff for more than 400 hours. During the program, the graduates assisted PG&E with irrigation system implementation, landscape maintenance, fence repairs and the installation of a state-of-the-art, solar powered production well. In addition to this paid, hands-on work experience, participants received training in career development, education planning and life skill development. “This program has been as enjoyable and enriching for our staff as it has been educational for the young people who have participated,” said Jeff McCarthy, Site Operations Manager and program mentor. Positions are available for the Career Institute’s Hinkley Program in July. For more information and how to apply, visit http://www.cinow.org/Hinkley_Training_Center.html. PG&E program mentor, Dave Chaney, works with program participants to install a solar powered production well. Hinkley Cleanup Provides Educational Opportunity for Stanford University Students In March, twenty Stanford University geology students toured PG&E’s Hinkley remediation facilities to learn more about our sustainable cleanup technologies and how they address the challenges presented by the surrounding geological conditions. PG&E often works with interested stakeholders to provide these educational exchanges that both beneft our programs and allow on-the- ground observation of these emerging technologies. In the past year, the Mojave Water Agency, Riverside Public Utilities and Victor Valley College faculty and students have all toured our facilities and have noted key environmental advantages of our technological methods, including water conservation and improved water quality. For More Information If you would like more information, please contact us by phone at (760) 253-7896, by email at hinkleyinfo@pge.com or visit our Hinkley Community Resource Offce located at 22999 Community Boulevard. We are open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. or by appointment. Printed on 100% recycled paper Jeff McCarthy, Site Operations Manager, explains drag-and-drip technology, which conserves water by reducing evaporation, to visiting Stanford students.
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Progress Report We are committed to doing what is right in Hinkley
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is committed to sharing timely and accurate information about our groundwater remediation and community programs in Hinkley. This is the seventeenth in a series of regular Progress Reports. May 2014
California Poised To Establish Drinking Water Standard for Chromium 6 On April 15, the California Department of Public Health submitted its final proposal to set the nation’s first drinking water standard for chromium 6 at 10 parts per billion (ppb).
The existing State standard of 50 ppb is for total chromium, which includes both chromium 3 and chromium 6. The new 10 ppb standard for chromium 6 alone was proposed as a draft last year. The state’s Office of Administrative Law was given 30 working days to review the standard. If, as expected, the regulation is approved, the new standard will be in effect as of July 1.
Prior to a drinking water standard being in place, local residents voiced their concerns about the safety of their well water. All of the Hinkley domestic wells currently in use and sampled by PG&E are well below the chromium 6 standard soon to be in effect.
As the Department of Public Health worked towards this decision, PG&E offered treatment systems and bottled water to eligible residents in response to concerns expressed by the Hinkley community. Once the new standard is in place, PG&E will be evaluating the future of these programs and will work closely with participating residents on any changes.
Local Jobs and Job Training Continue Through Career Institute Partnership Since August 2012, 17 local youths have completed the demanding 12-week work experience and career development program funded by PG&E and administered by the Career Institute. The two most recent graduates completed the program on April 18, after working side-by-side with PG&E staff for more than 400 hours. During the program, the graduates assisted PG&E with irrigation system implementation, landscape maintenance, fence repairs and the installation of a state-of-the-art, solar powered production well.
In addition to this paid, hands-on work experience, participants received training in career development, education planning and life skill development. “This program has been as enjoyable and enriching for our staff as it has been educational for the young people who have participated,” said Jeff McCarthy, Site Operations Manager and program mentor.
Positions are available for the Career Institute’s Hinkley Program in July. For more information and how to apply, visit http://www.cinow.org/Hinkley_Training_Center.html.
PG&E program mentor, Dave Chaney, works with program participants to install a solar powered production well.
Hinkley Cleanup Provides Educational Opportunity for Stanford University Students In March, twenty Stanford University geology students toured PG&E’s Hinkley remediation facilities to learn more about our sustainable cleanup technologies and how they address the challenges presented by the surrounding geological conditions.
PG&E often works with interested stakeholders to provide these educational exchanges that both benefit our programs and allow on-the-ground observation of these emerging technologies. In the past year, the Mojave Water Agency, Riverside Public Utilities and Victor Valley College faculty and students have all toured our facilities and have noted key environmental advantages of our technological methods, including water conservation and improved water quality.
For More Information If you would like more information, please contact us by phone at (760) 253-7896, by email at [email protected] or visit our Hinkley Community Resource Office located at 22999 Community Boulevard. We are open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. or by appointment. Printed on 100%
recycled paper
Jeff McCarthy, Site Operations Manager, explains drag-and-drip technology, which conserves water by reducing evaporation, to visiting Stanford students.
Informe de Progreso Estamos comprometidos a hacer lo que es correcto en Hinkley
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) está comprometida a compartir información precisa y oportuna acerca de nuestros programas de remediación de aguas subterráneas y programas comunitarios en Hinkley. Este es el decimoséptimo reporte de una serie de informes mensuales. mayo 2014
California lista para establecer un estándar para�la concentración de cromo 6 en el agua potable�El 15 de abril el Departamento de Salud Pública de California presentó la propuesta final para fijar, por primera vez en el país, la concentración máxima admisible de cromo 6 en el agua potable en 10 partes por cada mil millones (ppb).
El valor estatal existente de 50 ppb incluye la cantidad total de cromo, el cual incluye el cromo 3 y el cromo 6. El año pasado se propuso el nuevo valor de 10 ppb en cuanto al cromo 6 únicamente en un borrador. Se le ha concedido 30 días laborables al Departamento de Ley Administrativa estatal para revisar el valor propuesto. Si se aprueba la norma, como es de esperar, el nuevo valor tendrá vigencia el primero de julio.
Los residentes locales ya habían expresado su preocupación sobre la seguridad del agua en sus pozos antes de que hubiera un valor establecido para el agua potable. Todos los pozos domésticos de Hinkley de uso actualmente y en los que se está llevando a cabo muestreo por PG&E está por debajo de la concentración máxima de cromo 6 que pronto tendrá vigencia.
Mientras que el Departamento de Salud Pública estuvo trabajando para tomar una decisión, PG&E ofreció sistemas de tratamiento y agua embotellada a los residentes que reunían los requisitos en respuesta a la preocupación expresada por la comunidad de Hinkley. En cuanto el nuevo nivel se establezca, PG&E evaluará el futuro de estos programas y trabajará en estrecha colaboración con los residentes participantes en cualquier cambio.
Los trabajos locales y la formación profesional continúan con la colaboración con el Career Institute Desde agosto del 2012, 17 jóvenes locales han finalizado el programa riguroso de 12 semanas de práctica laboral y desarrollo profesional financiado por PG&E y administrado por el Career Institute. Los dos graduados más recientes finalizaron el programa el 18 de abril, después de haber trabajado hombro a hombro con el personal de PG&E durante más de 400 horas. Durante el programa, los graduados ayudaron a PG&E con la implementación del sistema de irrigación, el mantenimiento del paisaje, la reparación de vallas/cercas y la instalación de un pozo de producción de vanguardia que funciona con energía solar.
Además de esta experiencia laboral práctica pagada, los participantes recibieron formación en desarrollo profesional, planificación educativa y desarrollo de habilidades básicas. “Este programa ha sido tan agradable y enriquecedor para nuestro personal como educativo para los jóvenes que han participado,” dijo Jeff McCarthy, gerente de operaciones y mentor/tutor del programa.
Hay puestos disponibles para el programa de Hinkley del Career Institute en julio. Para mayor información y cómo solicitar el puesto visiten http://www.cinow.org/Hinkley_Training_Center.html
El mentor/tutor del programa de PG&E, Dave Chaney, trabaja con los participantes en el programa para instalar un pozo de producción que funciona con energía solar.
La operación de limpieza en Hinkley ofrece oportunidad educativa a los estudiantes de la Universidad Stanford En marzo, veinte estudiantes de geología de la Universidad Stanford visitaron las instalaciones de remediación de PG&E en Hinkley para aprender más sobre nuestra tecnología de limpieza sostenible y cómo dicha tecnología se ocupa de los retos que se presentan debido a las condiciones geológicas circundantes.
PG&E trabaja frecuentemente con los interesados para ofrecer estos intercambios educativos que benefician a nuestros programas y permiten la observación en el terreno de esta tecnología emergente. El año pasado, la Mojave Water Agency, los Riverside Public Utilities, y el profesorado y los estudiantes de la Victor Valley College visitaron nuestras instalaciones e indicaron las ventajas clave en el medio ambiente de nuestros métodos tecnológicos, incluídas la conservación del agua y la mejora en la calidad del agua.
Para Mayor Información Si desea más información, comuníquese con nosotros al (760) 253-7896, por correo electrónico a [email protected] o visite nuestra Oficina de Recursos Comunitarios de Hinkley situada en el 22999 Community Boulevard. Estamos abiertos de lunes a jueves de 9 a.m. a 4 p.m. y los viernes de 10 a.m. a 2:00 p.m. o con cita. Impreso en papel
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Jeff McCarthy, gerente de operaciones, explica la tecnología de irrigación mediante arrastre y goteo a los estudiantes visitantes de Stanford, la cual conserva agua al reducir la evaporación.
