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OWASA's PFAS Playbook: We Want To Hear From You!
Although OWASA does not create PFAS, it is showing up in nearly every aspect of managing our community’s water: reservoirs, drinking water, wastewater, and biosolids. Technology for capturing and destroying PFAS is emerging and costly. Additionally, the impact of OWASA decision-making related to PFAS extends beyond service area boundaries.
OWASA is developing guiding principles to reflect our community’s values and help guide the utility’s decision making on actions and investments in mitigating PFAS in our water.
OWASA seeks feedback from the community on the following guiding principles.
Please let us know how important you think each principle is for OWASA to consider when setting priorities for managing PFAS. Please consider each principle on its own.
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How important do you think each principles is for OWASA to consider when setting priorities for managing PFAS.
This principle is not important at all.
This principle is of little importance.
This principle is average importance.
This principle is very important.
This principle is absolutely essential.
Protect Public Health:
We commit to protecting the health of our customers and the greater community from PFAS.
This principle is not important at all.
This principle is of little importance.
This principle is average importance.
This principle is very important.
This principle is absolutely essential.
Take a Holistic Approach:
We will consider options to reduce upstream sources and minimize or eliminate downstream impacts on public health and the environment in our PFAS-related decision making.
This principle is not important at all.
This principle is of little importance.
This principle is average importance.
This principle is very important.
This principle is absolutely essential.
Communicate Proactively:
We commit to openness, honesty, and transparency in our communication about the public health and financial considerations of addressing PFAS.
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This principle is average importance.
This principle is very important.
This principle is absolutely essential.
Protect Ratepayer Interests:
We will be responsible stewards of our ratepayers’ dollars and consider both long- and short-term cost effectiveness in our actions to address PFAS.
This principle is not important at all.
This principle is of little importance.
This principle is average importance.
This principle is very important.
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Maintain Flexibility:
We will analyze PFAS mitigation alternatives in a manner that allows for future flexibility in consideration of evolving regulations and emerging technologies.
This principle is not important at all.
This principle is of little importance.
This principle is average importance.
This principle is very important.
This principle is absolutely essential.
Act Deliberately:
We will engage in a robust and defensible process to ensure community confidence in our decision-making to address PFAS.
This principle is not important at all.
This principle is of little importance.
This principle is average importance.
This principle is very important.
This principle is absolutely essential.
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In your opinion, are there any concepts missing from the guiding principles above that OWASA should consider when making decisions about how to manage PFAS?
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Do you have any additional feedback for OWASA and our decision-making related to PFAS?
4.
Please let us know what description best describes your relationship to OWASA.
I am a resident of the Chapel Hill/Carrboro/Southern Orange County community and an OWASA customer.
I am a UNC student.
I am an employee/owner of a business/agency in Chapel Hill/Carrboro/Southern Orange County community.
Other (please specify)
Thank you very much for your time and perspective.
