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