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Tri-Valley Water Roundtable Discussion Notes Page 5 • Sierra Club • PleasantonVoters.com associations • Friends of Alameda Creek • Town hall • Water agencies • Hospitals • American Association of • City Councils and other • Chamber of Commerce and University Women (AAUW) elected officials(state, federal, other business leaders(Oracle, • Unions(SEIU,employees) county) Workday) • City employees • Nongovernment organizations • Rotary • City committees and (NGO) leaders • Lions commissions • Real estate associations • Shriners • Stockmen's and wine grower • School districts • National Research Council associations; ranchers • Service groups • Lawrence Livermore National associations • East Bay Regional Park Laboratory • Pacific Gas&Electric District(EBRPD) • Sandia National Laboratories • Wineries • Livermore Area Recreation and Park District Some additional comments on the nature of outreach included: • We should incorporate testimonials for other water agencies who are further along in implementing indirect potable reuse. • It is important for us to stay on the message; this is about a preference for locally sourced water;indirect potable reuse decreases necessity for large Delta facilities. Discussion of Question 4: How should elected officials support the public outreach effort? Responses from participants about ideas to be explored were as follow: • Take photos of elected officials "tasting" the water(possibly at a community wine tasting event). • Have a booth for outreach at public events and farmers market. • Contact supporters about indirect potable reuse specifically. • Support staff at events. • Have recycled water dunk tanks at events. • Build consensus on talking points and work in unison. • Develop a resolution that supports indirect potable reuse;engage community to define project before we go too far. • Build reliability from the bottom (so we are less dependent on the Delta fix); the tunnels may be less of a necessity if indirect potable reuse is widespread. • We have to have consistent messaging about the twin tunnels and keep in mind that we are 80% dependent on water conveyed through the South Bay Aqueduct and the Delta, which is our cheapest source of water; it is not possible for us to make up the difference • with desalination and indirect potable reuse;nevertheless, our 80% dependency could be reduced.