County officials defend water safety

Responding to a study that rated Los Angeles' drinking water quality among the lowest of large U.S. cities, county officials said Thursday that follow-up testing showed the local water is safe.Troy Anderson in the Daily News.

County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich ordered the follow-up study of local drinking water after a report released in December by the Washington-based Environmental Working Group ranked the city Department of Water and Power 83rd out of 100 cities and the Metropolitan Water District 58th.

In the follow-up study, the county's weights and measures, public health and other departments tested water at eight DWP and MWD treatment plants and pumping stations and found the water meets California drinking water standards.