New bacteria limits passed for LA River
Molly Peterson
Southern California Public Radio
07/10/2010
Cities along the Los Angeles River face increasing responsibility for preventing bacteria from entering the waterway after regional water regulators passed new standards at a meeting in Glendale on Friday.
The rules will apply to all cities whose storm drains empty into the river or its tributaries. The Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board passed the standards over the loud objections of the cities. They're claiming that the added responsibility of eliminating bacteria from water entering the river will cost millions if not billions of dollars.
