The WQA was created and authorized by the State Legislature to address the critical need for coordinated groundwater cleanup programs in the Basin. The WQA is committed to:
- protecting public health and safety;
- prioritizing, facilitating, and coordinating groundwater cleanup/supply programs with local water providers and/or U.S. EPA; and
- minimizing local financial and economic impacts, including impacts on local groundwater consumers.
The WQA recognizes that groundwater contamination issues in the Basin are complex and the U.S EPA Superfund response alone may not adequately address the environmental, regulatory and financial issues that affect over one million residents and the many thousands of businesses who rely primarily on the Basin for potable water. In order to address affected and/or threatened local water supplies, as well as cleanup and containment goals, WQA will promote and participate in technical and financial partnerships, wherever possible. If partnerships cannot be voluntarily formed in a timely manner, WQA will seek ways to move forward and implement the necessary groundwater cleanup and will consider all options to require financial participation from those responsible for the contamination.
Download March 18, 2008 Section 404 Status Report
