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City Manager Office www.santa-ana.org/cm Item # 33 or City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Staff Report December 21, 2021 TOPIC: PFAS Legislation AGENDA TITLE: Resolution Supporting Federal PFAS Legislation that Protects Ratepayers and Water/Wastewater Agencies RECOMMENDED ACTION Adopt a resolution supporting federal PFAS legislation that protects ratepayers and water/wastewater agencies. DISCUSSION At the November 16, 2021 meeting, Councilmember Mendoza added the following councilmember requested item: Discuss and Consider Directing the City Manager to Direct Staff to Introduce a Resolution Supporting PFAS Legislation that Protects Ratepayers and Water/Wastewater Agencies. There was consensus among members of the City Council to proceed with this item. About PFAS Dating back to the 1940s, Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) have been commonly used to coat carpets, clothes, furniture, food packaging, cookware and other products. These chemicals were popular for their resistance to water, stains and food sticking, which made them particularly useful in cookware. They were also used in fire -fighting foams, cleaning products and industrial uses. PFOA and PFOS are part of a larger group of inorganic chemicals referred to as per -and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Most people have been exposed to PFAS through consumer products, but drinking water can be an additional source of exposure in communities where these chemicals have entered water supplies. How PFAS Gets Into Drinking Water PFAS is common in groundwater in urban and industrial areas like Orange County, where remnant traces from consumer products and factories, military bases and other industrial uses are found. PFAS can its way into rivers, such as the Santa Ana River, which City Council 33 — 1 12/21/2021