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Golden State Water Company (Golden State Water) has been providing reliable water service to Californians for more than 90 years, and water quality has always been our top priority.
We are contacting customers served by our West Orange County water system to share the update that recent tests have detected the presence of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS) in the groundwater extracted by one Golden State Water Company’s wells that supply the West Orange County system. Golden State Water has proactively taken the well out of service. Golden State Water has elected to take these steps to ensure customers can rest assured regarding the quality of their water. Although customer notification is not required, we are taking steps to proactively make you aware to maintain full transparency with regards to water quality.
Beginning in January 2022, this measure requires local governments to include medium- to high-density housing for moderate and above moderate-income households in general plan regional housing elements. The purpose of this measure is to increase housing density for higher income earners to facilitate the construction of additional housing units. Specifically, in metropolitan but not unincorporated areas, a local government must identify 25 percent of its sites for moderate income and 25 percent of its sites for above moderate income to be allocated to sites zoned for at least four units of housing, instead of single-family housing. The four units would be in addition to permissible accessory dwelling units or junior assessor dwelling units. The allocation of housing to sites according to this measure cannot be the basis for local government to deny a project that does not comply with the allocation. In addition, a local government may not impose an exaction or condition of approval i