Environmental & Energy
Apr. 29, 2014
State leads way on drinking water standard
California recently became the first state in the nation to establish a drinking water standard for hexavalent chromium.
David M. Metres
Principal
Beveridge & Diamond
333 Bush St Ste 1500
San Francisco , CA 94104
Phone: (415) 262-4000
Email: dmetres@bdlaw.com
David practices in all major areas of environmental litigation and compliance counseling, focusing on Superfund investigation and remediation, endangered species and natural resources policy and permitting, and water quality and supply for both surface water and groundwater.
On April 15, California became the first state in the nation to establish a drinking water standard for hexavalent chromium (Cr6). Prior to the new California standard, state and federal laws set drinking water standards for "total chromium" (all valences of chromium), but did not set a separate standard for Cr6. The new standard released by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) for Cr6 was 10 micrograms per li...
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