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• Water use in summer more than twice as high as winter

  EWEB customers use more than twice as much water in the hot, dry summer months, compared to the cold, rainy winter months. The higher summer water use can almost assuredly be attributed to customers watering their lawns and gardens.

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• New water treatment trailer improves EWEB’s emergency response abilities

  The Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) is expanding its capacity to provide water to customers in case of an emergency.

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• Tests show EWEB water is free of “forever chemicals”

  EWEB is already in compliance with a new proposed federal rule that would require municipalities to test for PFAs, or forever chemicals, in drinking water. The good news for EWEB customers is that in over ten years of testing we have not found PFAs in our water.

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• March 7 Board Meeting report

  The EWEB Board of Commissioners meet on the first Tuesday of the month.

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• Ramping up on electric infrastructure investments

  To maintain the reliability customers have come to know and trust, EWEB must address an aging infrastructure bubble.

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• EWEB offering $50,000 community Greenpower renewable energy grant

  Greenpower Grants, a program funded by voluntary Greenpower customer subscriptions is currently accepting applications. The grant will fund a high-impact project that increase the use of renewable energy sources, the adoption of emerging technologies, clean energy education and reduce or offset our community's carbon footprint.

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• EWEB pursues second water treatment plant to ensure resiliency

  Eugene is one of the largest cities on the west coast with only a single source of drinking water, the McKenzie River. And though the McKenzie is a pure, reliable water source, EWEB will secure a second source ensure resiliency in the future, planning to build a water treatment plant on the Willamette River, upstream of Eugene and Springfield.

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• Stay warm as the weather dips into freezing temperatures

  With cold and icy weather forecasted for the next several days, we want to share some tips on how to heat your home while still conserving energy. We also have tips on how to stay warm if there is a power outage at your home.

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• Neighbors get exclusive peak inside water storage tanks before they’re sealed.

  EWEB is building two 7.5-million-gallon water storage tanks on a 10-acre property at East 40th and Patterson Street in South Eugene. The tanks are part of our work to improve EWEB’s water storage infrastructure for future resiliency to earthquakes and climate change. People who live nearby have been watching the progress of the work since summer 2021.

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• EWEB awards grants to local organizations to promote electric mobility

  EWEB has awarded nearly $125,000 in grant funds to local organizations that promote electric mobility and reduce community carbon emissions.

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• EWEB offering over $3 million in grants to fix septic systems damaged by Holiday Farm Fire

  Grantees in the McKenzie River Valley can receive up to $35,000 each

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• Remembering Wiley Griffon, an early Black resident of Eugene

  You may have noticed a plaque along the sidewalk on East 4th Avenue near the entrance to the employee parking lot at EWEB’s former headquarters building. It commemorates Wiley Griffon. He’s not considered the first Black resident of Eugene. But he is the first one mentioned by name, according to scholars.

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• Try something new on World Pulses Day

  World Pulses Day is celebrated on February 10, and is a day to celebrate and spread information on the environmental and personal health benefits of pulses, aka beans, peas and lentils.

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• Women in STEM: Danielle Fisher oversees EWEB’s water quality lab

  Eugene has some of the best drinking water in the world. That’s thanks to our source, the pristine McKenzie River. It’s also thanks to the people at EWEB; whether an engineer designing a new reservoir, a treatment plant operator ensuring the safety and quality of drinking water, or a member of a crew maintaining the infrastructure in our community, water professionals work around the clock to ensure tap water is there when you need it.

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• Firewood program in Blue River helps Holiday Farm Fire survivors stay warm

  An EWEB-supported program provides firewood for people affected by the 2020 Holiday Farm Fire. The McKenzie Firewood program was developed by Pure Water Partners (PWP) in 2021.

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