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Press Release - A state fish advisory provides safe eating advice for five species of fish from Anderson Lake in Santa Clara County.

September 18, 2017 workshop on the draft technical support document for the update of the Public Health Goals (PHGs) for cis-1,2-dichloroethylene (cis-1,2-DCE) and trans-1,2-dichloroethylene (trans-1,2-DCE) in drinking water.

The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) of the California Environmental Protection Agency is announcing the availability of the draft technical support document for the update

Draft technical support document for the update of the Public Health Goals (PHGs) for cis-1,2-dichloroethylene (cis-1,2-DCE) and trans-1,2-dichloroethylene (trans-1,2-DCE) in drinking water.  The document proposes an updated PHG of 13 parts per billion (ppb) for cis-1,2-DCE and 50 ppb for trans-1,2-DCE.

Safe eating advice for six species of fish from Lake Chabot, located just north of Castro Valley and east of San Leandro in Alameda County.

Fish advisory for Lake Chabot based on mercury and PCBs.

Understanding what Proposition 65 is and how it works.

Safe eating advice for black bass species, Rainbow Trout, Channel Catfish, and Goldfish from Lafayette Reservoir, located in Lafayette in central Contra Costa County

This is the public comment period for OEHHA's proposal to adopt a new Section 25501.1 in Article 5 in Title 27 of the California Code of Regulations.  The new section would provide guidance for businesses and the public by establishing default natural background levels for arsenic in rice.

OEHHA proposes to amend Article 6 of Title 27 of the California Code of Regulations by adopting Sections 25607.32 and 25607.33.