Item 3: Resolution 5022 Concerning the Sale of Water to the City of Veneta

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ATTACHMENT C After studying other options, Veneta has found no other viable long-term solutions to provide safe drinking water to its residents. Veneta’s initial water needs would increase EWEB’s intake by 0.02 percent—two hundredths of one percent. The amounts of water represented in the contract will have negligible, if any, impacts to the river while helping our neighbors to the west by providing a secure source of high quality drinking water to Veneta residents, many of whom work in Eugene. In return, Veneta’s payments under the proposed contract will subsidize EWEB’s operating costs and contribute to EWEB’s bridge strategy for achieving partial certification of the third water right. The McKenzie River and its tributaries support drinking water, fish habitat, recreational, residential, and aesthetic uses. Consistent with EWEB’s current policies, wholesale water contracts should not impair the long term viability of these uses. In summary, the Eugene Chamber supports the proposed EWEB sale of water to Veneta as we believe it is in the best interest of the region and its citizens. Sincerely, Laura Potter Director of Business Advocacy Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce