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Figure 1 <br /> Fund Balances - Total Funds <br /> $20 <br /> C $15 <br /> $10 <br /> $5 $3.9 <br /> $0 <br /> ($5) FY 2024 FY 2028 <br /> ($10) <br /> ($15) -$10.0 <br /> ($20) <br /> ($25) <br /> ($30) -$25.4 <br /> Ending Balances —Reserve Target <br /> Water Quality Regulations/PFAS <br /> In 2019, the City was made aware of contaminants of emerging concern called per- and <br /> polyfluoroalkyl substances, collectively known as PFAS, and as a result of testing <br /> results took the City's Well 8 out of service (it remains so currently). Removing Well 8 <br /> from service reduced the water system's capacity and redundancy to deliver water but <br /> the system was able to operate with Wells 5 and 6 with continued conservation. <br /> In late 2022, the State Water Resources Control Board Division of Drinking Water <br /> (DDW) issued a General Order requiring the City to perform testing in all groundwater <br /> wells beginning the first quarter of 2023. Based on testing results and lower water <br /> demand during winter months, the City took Wells 5 and 6 offline in November 2022. <br /> Since then, the City has been purchasing 100 percent of its water supply through Zone <br /> 7. The City is nearing completion of the final report for the evaluation of water supply <br /> alternatives to select a preferred project that will treat or replace the 3,500-acre feet of <br /> water produced by the City's groundwater wells; an update will be presented to the City <br /> Council on September 19, 2023. <br /> The City is actively engaged in advocacy efforts with state and federal legislators and <br /> agencies to secure funding to address the impacts of PFAS in Pleasanton; to date, both <br /> Congressman Swalwell and State Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan have been <br /> successful in allocating $3 million toward the City's projects. <br /> Comparison of Water Rates with other Jurisdictions <br /> Following years of increases based on CPI which includes some years of no increases <br /> due to outside issues, the City's water rates are the lowest of the surrounding <br /> jurisdictions for an average single-family residential household consuming 20 CcF of <br /> water per bi-monthly (60-day) period as shown in Table 1. Several of the jurisdictions <br /> Page 4 of 19 <br />