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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
DATE: February 18, 2014
TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board
FROM: Jeff Littrell
SUBJECT: Proclamation for Drinking Water Week
DEPARTMENT: Water and Sewer
BCC DISTRICT: All
STATEMENT OF ISSUE: May 4-10, 2014 is “Drinking Water Week”. This observance is
sponsored each year by the American Water Works Association (AWWA) and a number of other
organizations and agencies. Following the theme "What do you know about H²O?”. Drinking
Water Week provides an opportunity for the public to focus on the role we all play in
understanding and caring for our water supplies and systems.
BACKGROUND: For more than 35 years, American Water Works Association and its
members have celebrated Drinking Water Week as a unique opportunity for water professionals
and the communities they serve to join together to recognize the vital role water plays in our
daily lives. People use water every day to meet their domestic, industrial, agricultural, medical,
and recreational needs. Access to public water sources that are safe and reliable is crucial for the
health and prosperity of a society.
OPTIONS: Approve or deny.
RECOMMENDATIONS: OCWS requests BCC approval to authorize the Chairman to
proclaim May 4-10, 2014 as Drinking Water Week.
RECOMMENDED BY:
APPROVED BY:
Ernie Padgett, County Administrator