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Rainbow Water & Fire District <br />NHMP Project Team Member: <br />Jamie Porter, Superintendent <br />B.1 Jurisdictional Profile <br />13.1.1 Introduction <br />Rainbow Water & Fire District was incorporated as a domestic water supply district by <br />a Lane County election held August 22, 1949. On June 9, 1952, Lane County voters <br />also empowered the district to protect its inhabitants from fire, which Rainbow has <br />fulfilled by contracting with the City of Springfield under an intergovernmental <br />agreement for fire protection and emergency medical services. hi 1985, Rainbow <br />formally changed its name to Rainbow Water and Fire District to provide clarity on <br />property tax bills but continues to do business as Rainbow Water District. <br />Rainbow is a special district, a political subdivision of the State of Oregon serving <br />residents of unincorporated Lane County adjacent to the Springfield city limits. <br />Rainbow's primary purpose is to provide water for domestic use, secondarily providing <br />fire protection and operating a small system of streetlights on higher volume county <br />roads in Rainbow's service area. A five -member Board of Commissioners, elected by <br />the residents within its service boundaries, governs the district. RWD employs seven <br />employees. The Board is responsible to adopt this plan and fund priority activities. <br />The Superintendent will oversee plan implementation. <br />Population served: 23,000 (City and County customers in north Springfield <br />comprise about 37% of the population of Springfield, which was 62,353 per the <br />2017 U.S. Census Bureau estimate) <br />• Land area served: 8.0 square miles (Rainbow -served portions of north and <br />west Springfield) <br />• Land area owned: 23.3 acres <br />This annex notes the Rainbow Water District specific variances from the Eugene - <br />Springfield Area NHMP Base Pan (Sections 1-4). Variance arise due to differing risks <br />faced by RWD compared to the Cities of Eugene and Springfield. This is due to utility <br />specific regulations, infrastructure, and locations. Unless explicitly expressed by this <br />annex, RWD complies with the Base Plan. Public outreach activities are in Appendix <br />B. <br />5-23 January 2020 <br />