Agenda - 02-21-2023; 4-b - OWASA Annual Update Presentation

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OWASA Quarterly Report 6 January 26, 2023 Page 5 OWASA's involvement with the WIP to this point includes investing in planning, permitting, and design projects to access water from Jordan Lake. As part of this limited partnership, the Jordan Lake water treatment facility and other project components may be built on OWASA- owned property in Chatham County. AVID Tours: OWASA was grateful to be able to host a series of tours late last fall for seventh-grade students across Chapel Hill—Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS)who are part of the AVID program. AVID is a nationwide program standing for Advancement Via Individual Determination and supports students by preparing them for continuing their education after high school. Many of these students are potentially first-generation college students or have been under-represented in collegiate prep courses in the past. As part of this program, these students were able to tour the Jones Ferry Road Water Treatment Plant and hear from all facets of OWASA's operations. There was also a career panel with each session to show the potential areas they could focus on and find a productive career they are passionate about. CHCCS communications personnel followed along for one of the tours and wrote an article for the district website. Key Infrastructure Investments: Several large projects investing in the community's water and wastewater infrastructure are either recently completed, underway, or soon to begin. OWASA's contractor is nearing completion of the second phase of the West Cameron Avenue water line replacement project. The initial phase of the project was completed in August 2020 in the intersection of West Cameron Avenue and Columbia Street. Phase 2 is replacing water lines roughly from Pittsboro Street to Merritt Mill Road. The OWASA Team has been coordinating with partners at the Town of Chapel Hill and UNC throughout this project and will continue to do so. New water line installation has been completed and contractors are finishing tie ins to connect customers to the newly installed line. Repaving and restoration work will take place before the project is completed, which is expected by spring 2023. A maintenance project will soon begin on the Reclaimed Water System that serves UNC— Chapel Hill and St. Thomas More in Chapel Hill. This project has been coordinated to take place while demand for reclaimed water is lower than other times of the year. The project is expected to be completed by May 2023. Throughout the service area, OWASA construction crews are making progress on several smaller water line replacement projects in neighborhoods and OWASA contractors are working on rehabilitating sewers.