Water utilities in Altadena and Pacific Palisades are undertaking an arduous process of repressurizing their underground pipelines, testing for contaminants and attempting to flush them out.

The Wastewater Surveillance Act, if passed, would require at least one wastewater monitoring site in every California county.

Problems are just starting for some San Jose residents flooded out of their homes after the latest round of rain soaked an already saturated Bay Area.