On April 15 the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) submitted its final proposed regulation establishing the first ever drinking water Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) for hexavalent chromium (Cr VI). Over 18,000 comments were received by the CDPH regarding the new regulations. Most from the residents of the town of Hinckley, CA, located 10 miles west of … Continue reading California to begin enforcing stricter water standards for Chromium-6