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AEugene Water & Electric Board <br />NHMP Project Team Member: <br />Jeannine Parisi, Customer Relations Manager <br />A.1 Jurisdictional Profile <br />A.1.1 Introduction <br />The Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) is the largest publicly owned electric and <br />water utility in Oregon. The City of Eugene (the City) commenced utility operations in <br />1908 with the purchase of a privately -owned water system. In 1911, upon completion <br />of the City's first municipal hydroelectric power plant, the City organized the Eugene <br />Water Board to operate the City's electric and water utilities. The name of the Eugene <br />Water Board was changed to the Eugene Water & Electric Board in 1949. <br />EWEB is chartered by the City and supplies electric and water service within the city <br />limits of Eugene and to certain areas outside the city limits. Employing about 500 <br />people, EWEB operates as a primary government, and is not considered a component <br />unit of the City. EWEB is governed by a five -member Board of Commissioners who <br />are elected by voters residing in the City. The Board is responsible for the adoption of <br />this plan and funding for priority activities. The General Manager will oversee plan <br />implementation <br />• Population served: 168,916 (2017 estimate, U.S. Census Bureau) <br />• Land area served: 236 square miles <br />• Land area owned: 44.15 square miles <br />This annex notes EWEB specific variances from the Eugene -Springfield Area NHMP <br />base plan (Sections 1-4, 6). Variances arise due to differing risks faced by EWEB <br />compared to the Cities of Eugene and Springfield. The different risks are due to utility <br />specific regulations, infrastructure, and locations. Unless explicitly expressed by this <br />annex, EWEB complies with the 2020 NHMP. Public outreach activities are located in <br />Appendix B. <br />5-7 January 2020 <br />