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13 <br /> Where are we headed? <br /> • Report to Board of Directors on community engagement-March <br /> • Develop guiding principles to evaluate Jordan Lake alternatives—May/June <br /> • Continue to evaluate Jordan Lake-FY22 <br /> • Mutual aid agreements <br /> • Full partner In new Intake and plant on western side of Jordan Lake <br /> • New agreement with Western Intake Partners toguarantee access to our Jordan Lake <br /> allocation <br /> •Select draft preferred alternative-FY22 <br /> • Engage the community <br /> • Develop final Long-Range Water Supply Plan with preferred <br /> alternative <br /> 1 <br /> 2 <br /> Questions <br /> • ❑o the Commissioners or community members <br /> have any questions or our long-range water <br /> supply planning process? <br /> What feedback would you like shared with the <br /> OWASA Board of Directors regarding future <br /> evaluation of Jordan Lake water supply <br /> alternatives? <br /> other? <br /> Ruth Rouse/rrouse@owasa.org fig <br /> 3 <br /> 4 <br /> 5 <br /> 6 <br /> 7 Commissioner Bedford asked if water is pumped from Cane Creek Reservoir to fill the <br /> 8 quarry. <br /> 9 Ruth Rouse said it is not done routinely, but would be if there was a water shortage. <br /> 10 Commissioner Bedford referred to PFAs and chemicals in water. She said OWASA <br /> 11 water has a reputation of being very clean, and asked if Jordan Lake water is the same quality. <br /> 12 Ruth Rouse said water can be cleaned to meet requirements, and Jordan Lake does <br /> 13 provide drinking water for parts of Wake County. <br /> 14 Commissioner Bedford asked if the process to remove the chemicals could be <br /> 15 explained. <br /> 16 Ruth Rouse said she is not sure what Wake County does, but OWASA uses carbon. <br /> 17 Todd Taylor said PFAS chemicals are monitored for, and are present, in Cane Creek. <br /> 18 He said OWASA's treatment techniques are effective at controlling the levels, primarily due to <br /> 19 the carbon that is used to treat the water. He said any water from Jordan Lake would be treated <br /> 20 to meet drinking water standards, prior to OWASA being willing to receive it. <br /> 21 Commissioner Greene said she had a memory of a quarry project not coming online for <br /> 22 30 years. She asked if there was another part of the quarry that has not yet come online. <br /> 23 Ruth Rouse said there is an expanded quarry project adjacent to the current quarry, of <br /> 24 which Commissioner Greene might be thinking. She said this will increase the supply when it <br /> 25 comes online. <br /> 26 Commissioner Greene discussed the quality of Cane Creek Reservoir and said Jordan <br /> 27 Lake was not created to be a drinking water source. She said, historically, community leaders <br /> 28 felt it should not be used as a water source unless absolutely necessary. <br />