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6 1 THIS THE 20"' DAY OF FEBRUARY 2024. 2 3 4 Jamezetta Bedford, Chair 5 Orange County Board of 6 Commissioners 7 8 A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Hamilton, to 9 approve the proclamation and authorize the Chair to sign. 10 11 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 12 13 b. OWASA Annual Update Presentation 14 The Board received a presentation and information from the Orange Water and Sewer Authority 15 (OWASA) on recent activities. 16 17 BACKGROUND: At the beginning of each calendar year, OWASA representatives appear 18 before the Board of Commissioners to make a presentation on recent OWASA activities. 19 OWASA Board Chair Bruce Boehm, Orange County appointees Jody Eimers and Kim Piracci, 20 and Executive Director Todd Taylor will present the annual update. 21 22 Jody Eimers introduced herself, fellow board member Kim Piracci, and OWASA Executive 23 Director, Todd Taylor. She mentioned that her final term on the OWASA Board of Directors 24 expires on June 30th and encouraged the Board to appoint her replacement in a timely manner. 25 She began reviewing Attachment 1-OWASA Quarterly Report. She highlighted the Care to Share 26 Program, which provides financial assistance to families experiencing hardship. 27 Commissioner Portie-Ascott asked how the number of households receiving assistance 28 compares to previous years. 29 Jody Eimers said the number is similar to past years. 30 Jody Eimers continued her presentation and discussed OWASA's PFAS monitoring efforts 31 and treatment. She said OWASA will begin a new treatment process including a pilot study, which 32 will run 6-14 months at the Jones Ferry Rd. Water Treatment Plant. She said construction will 33 start in late 2025 and will take 24-30 months to complete, and the primary focus is drinking water 34 at this time. 35 Kim Piracci reviewed information from OWASA's report on the Drinking Water Service 36 Line Inventory. She said 48% of private service lines have been reviewed and no lead lines have 37 been identified in OWASA's service area through this effort. She also mentioned education efforts 38 around galvanized pipes. 39 Commissioner Hamilton asked how long it will take to review the remaining lines that have 40 not been checked for lead. 41 Todd Taylor said it will take several years to complete, but they are beginning to utilize a 42 machine that will learn and be able to predict pipes based on what other pipes are in the 43 neighborhood or in service area. 44 Commissioner Richards asked about the self-verification process. 45 Todd Taylor said residents take a visual inspection of the pipes, then take a picture and 46 OWASA staff will confirm the resident's evaluation on the pipe material. 47 Kim Piracci continued her presentation and read from OWASA's report to update the 48 board on the Jordan Lake Western Intake Partnership. 49 Commissioner Fowler asked about the timeline for construction of water treatment 50 facilities at Jordan Lake.