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1/13/2025
WT Staff
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January 13, 2025 725 am PST
NWS: Los Angeles Radio Outage continues
National Weather Service Radio Outage Message issued by NWS Los Angeles
The recent fires and power outages have affected some of our radio and observation equipment. While backup generators are in place, circumstances out of our control have resulted in longer outages than usual. We are working hard on finding solutions. We greatly appreciate everyone's patience.
For more information, see readyforwildfire.org, here.
See wildfirerisk.org, here.
Safe Drinking Water Advisories
Los Angeles County: Pasadena The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power issued a boil water notice for the 90272 zip code and nearby areas. This measure is effective for 48 hours. Other districts, including Pasadena Water and Power, advised using bottled water only.
On January 8th, the California wildfires forced evacuation orders and warnings to expand in Santa Monica, and forced officials in parts of Malibu to issue a Boil Water Advisory.
Jan 8 Pacific Palisades Boil water and water conservation advisory issued by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power due to quality issues stemming from the massive Palisades Fire. Affects 90272 zip code encompassing the Pacific Palisades area.
Drinking water source protection - Textile certification body OEKO-TEX® sets new limit value for PFAS
Toxic materials pollute drinking water sources, above and below ground. Hazardous materials spills reported to state authorities are part of the set of water impacting factors depicted as they happen on the front page map. In addition to the spills covered here, watersheds are impacted by industrial discharges from federally regulated sites, as reported to the Toxic Release Inventory. Sampling is done at landfill test sites for leaching contaminants impacting groundwater. Industrial point-source discharges regulated by national and state discharge permits are known and expected sources of contamination loading the waterways of the state. Municipalities release treated wastewater with an accepted level of residual contaminants. Heavy rains flush untreated sewage into watersheds from combined sanitary and storm sewer storage. In CrimeBox, find the deliberate or negligent violations of the Clean Water Act. All of these factors, plotted in time-space within the watershed tell the story of water, our subject of interest.
Toxics shedding from consumer goods have been showing up in the wastewater for decades. Public awareness and a change in consumer behavior may be the shortest path to curbing the continued pollution of drinking water supplies.
Textile quality standards certifier OEKO-TEX® issued new standards for certification in 2024. "With the widespread use of PFAS and potential impact on human health and the environment, rapid adjustments are required. OEKO-TEX® has replaced the extractable organic fluorine (EOF) method with total fluorine. The new limit value of 100 mg/kg affects OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100, ECO PASSPORT, LEATHER STANDARD and ORGANIC COTTON as of January 1, 2024. This update enables all OEKO-TEX® certifications to remain compliant with the U.S. regulations on PFAS."
OEKO-TEX® standards cover release of microplastics, and compliance with Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals Program. Look for the OEKO-TEX® mark on new garments this year, support the higher environmental and health standards through your household wardrobing purchases.
See garment safety certifier Oeko-Tex statement on PFAS, here.
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