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water on the Fairgrounds property. He did not approve of the City providing water to the <br />Fairgrounds. He asked three questions: 1) how many water connections are there between the <br />City and the Fairgrounds; 2) are the supply lines protected with state approved back flow <br />protection devices that a have a physical break; and 3) is the testing program for the back flow <br />devices still in place? He said the City used to test the water on the Fairgrounds. He would like <br />to see the water tested again. He felt if the City was going to jeopardize itself by providing <br />water to the Fairgrounds the system should be brought up to code. <br /> <br /> Randall Lum said there are two regular connections and one through a hydrant <br />connection. Each of the connections is metered. The back flow devices are protected and they <br />are tested annually. In fact, the backflow devices were tested in 1998. <br /> <br /> Ms. Ayala appreciated Mr. Cordtz's concern and asked staff to state the problem to ease <br />the minds of the public. <br /> <br /> Mr. Lum said the majority of the water for the Fairgrounds comes from wells on the <br />property. Routine tests found the water to be tainted with E.coli bacteria and the system was <br />shut down. It is believed that bird droppings that entered a storage tank with its hatch blown off <br />by the weather caused the contamination. The system itself has been flushed and cleaned. The <br />Fairgrounds is waiting test results before the Department of Health Services will allow the use of <br />the well system. He assured the public that the City's water system is protected by backflow or <br />check valves devices that only allows the water to go in one direction. These devices were <br />checked last year and found to be in good operating condition. The City tested the water at the <br />valve locations and found the water to be uncontaminated. <br /> <br /> Ms. Ayala asked if the City 's water is regularly checked for the E.coli bacteria. <br /> <br /> Mr. Lum said yes. The City of Pleasanton does not test the well system on the <br />Fairgrounds because it is a separate system that falls under the Department of Health Services <br />responsibility. <br /> <br /> Mr. Cordtz felt the Fairgrounds needed to be more responsible. He would like to see a <br />public hearing meeting held to determine what needed to be done to get the Fairgrounds to <br />address this and other serious situations. <br /> <br />Pleasanton City Council 6 01/05/99 <br />Minutes <br /> <br /> <br />