HomeMy WebLinkAboutProclamation - Drinking Water Week & OWASA Taste of Hope ProgramORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
PROCLAMATION
DRINKING WATER WEEK
IN ORANGE COUNTY
WHEREAS, water is a fundamental need of all people; and
WHEREAS, an adequate supply of safe water is a crucial part of the public health and
quality of life in the Orange County community; and
WHEREAS, the Orange Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA), Town of Hillsborough,
Orange-Alamance Water System, Graham-Mebane Water System and Orange
County work to serve Orange County residents with a safe, dependable quality
and quantity of water now and for the future; and
WHEREAS, the dedicated people serving the public at water and sewer utilities have made
significant contributions in developing, operating and maintaining these
systems; and
WHEREAS, through the Taste of Hope Customer Assistance Program, OWASA customers
can have their monthly bills automatically rounded up to the nearest dollar as a
donation to help families in need; and
WHEREAS, the Inter-Faith Council for Social Service uses Taste of Hope donations to
temporarily help OWASA customers when they are unable to pay their
water/sewer bills;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Orange County Board of Commissioners does hereby proclaim the
first through the seventh of May, two thousand and five as
DRINKING WATER WEEK
in Orange County and urges all residents to recognize the contributions and
service of water and sewer utilities to our community.
AND FURTHER, the Board of Commissioners encourages OWASA customers to participate
as donors for pennies per month in the Taste of Hope program, and to contact
OWASA for information and to become Taste of Hope donors.
This the third day of May, 2005.
Moses Carey, Jr., CFiair
Orange County Board of