LA County Board

13.\nAddressing Water Quality and Safety and Other Hazardous\nEnvironmental Issues in the Los Angeles County Jails\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Hahn: Request the Sheriff, in\ncollaboration with the Director of Public Health and the Sybil Brand\nCommission, to address, mitigate, and resolve the water quality and safety\nissues presented in all County jails within 180 days or earlier and report back to\nthe Board in writing in 60 days after the resolution on the steps taken to resolve\nthe immediate issues and a plan to address any future water quality and safety\nconcerns. Until the water quality and safety issues are addressed and resolved,\nrequest the Sheriff to provide all people who are incarcerated with access to\nbottled water or clean potable water, especially those with medical or other\nneeds, immediately. Instruct the Sybil Brand Commission to continue inspecting\nwater quality and safety issues at the jails and provide a monthly update on the\nprogress of the above directive in their reports, until completion. Request the\nSheriff to conduct a thorough infrastructure assessment to identify water quality\ncause, including meeting with the local water agencies, with assistance of the\nDirector of Public Health, to improve water quality in the County jails, along with\nimplementing other recommendations and best practices and cost analyses.\nInstruct the Director of Public Health to conduct a survey of the water quality\ntesting results from the water purveyors supporting all the County jails for the\npast five years to identify any water quality issues in the water supply; assess,\nwithin its existing authority and currently available resources, any additional\nactions or support the Department can provide to strengthen oversight and\nensure safe and reliable drinking water in these facilities, and report back to the\nBoard in writing in 90 days on the findings. Instruct the Sybil Brand\nCommission to report back to the Board in writing in 120 days, noting other\nenvironmental issues and hazards they observed during their inspections and\ncomplaints received by people who are incarcerated in the County jails, along\nwith recommendations to address and resolve. (26-0645)\nMotion by Supervisor Hahn\nMotion by Supervisor Hahn (Updates Following Cluster)