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The San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH), Environmental Health Section participates in a unique collaboration with the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Water Quality Bureau to ensure a safe drinking water supply for the 2.4 million people in the Bay Area served by SFPUC water. This collaboration is an example of public health specialists, water quality engineers, and public utility personnel working together to provide safe drinking water. This collaboration involves maintaining current high quality water supplies by addressing drinking water issues from the public health perspective. Collaborative activities include the following: research projects, public health education about water quality issues, regulatory support, emergency preparedness assistance and water borne disease surveillance, and cross connection control.