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ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: May 8, 2002 <br /> ., Action A9en <br /> Item No. <br /> SUBJECT: Drinking Water Wei OWASA Taste of Hope Program <br /> DEPARTMENT: Board of County Commissioners PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) - No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Buck Tredway,e#2126 <br /> Proclamation <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough 7328181 <br /> Chapel Hill 91 <br /> Durham 688-7331 <br /> Mebane 336-227-2031 <br /> PURPOSE: To proclaim May 611, 2002 as Drinking Water Week in Orange County and <br /> encourage participatbn in the Orange Water and Sewer Authority's(OWASA)-Taste of Hope" <br /> Customer Assistance Program. <br /> BACKGROUND: Each year, OWASA sponsors public awareness events to inform dinners on <br /> the importance of a safe drinking water supply. An important part of the OWASA program has <br /> been the willingness of elected officials to sign a proclamation in support of Drinking Water <br /> Week. <br /> The proclamation also acknowledges the contributions of water and sewer utility employees <br /> from the Town of Hillsborough, Orange-Alamancs water system, Graham-Mebane water system <br /> and Orange County. <br /> The proclamation also addresses OWASA's Taste of Hope- Customer Assistance Program, <br /> which allows customers to have their monthly bills automatically rounded up to the nearest <br /> dollar as a donation to help families in need. The Inter-Faith Council for Social Service then <br /> uses the 'Taste of Hopa'donations to temporarily help OWASA customers when they are <br /> unable to pay their water/sewer bills. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: None <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board proclaim May&11, 2002 <br /> as Drinking Water Week in Orange County and authorize the Chair to sign the proclamation on <br /> behalf of the Board. <br />