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The City of Portland ordains:

Section 1.  The Council finds:

1. On December 18, 2017, the Oregon Health Authority issued a Bilateral Compliance Agreement with the Portland Water Bureau, revoking the 2012 Bull Run Treatment Variance and requiring a schedule for installing Cryptosporidium treatment and for protective interim measures until treatment is installed.
    
2. The Portland Water Bureau is required to meet all surface water and Cryptosporidium treatment requirements by September 30, 2027, as part of a compliance agreement with the Oregon Health Authority.
    
3. Until surface water treatment requirements are met, the Portland Water Bureau must meet interim measures as described in the Bilateral Compliance Agreement. This includes submitting a pilot study by November 30, 2020 and submitting design documents by October 31, 2022.
    
4. On December 12, 2018, Resolution 37402 authorized the Bull Run Filtration Preferred Alternatives related to Bull Run Filtration Project's plant capacity, location, and filtration technology.
    
5. In March 2019, the Portland Water Bureau procured the Bull Run Filtration Pilot, a small-scale treatment facility to be used for regulatory approval, informing process selection and detailed design, and training operations staff.
    
6. On November 27, 2019, Resolution 37460 identified priority values to guide developing project design and implementation. Among the eight identified values were "Provide Resilience/Reliability" and “Look to Future Needs”.
    
7. On November 30, 2020, the Bull Run Filtration Pilot Study Report was submitted to Oregon Health Authority, meeting the first requirement of the Bilateral Compliance Agreement.
    
8. In September 2021, the Portland Water Bureau, in conjunction with the consulting firm Brown & Caldwell and the University of Waterloo, submitted a research proposal to the Water Research Foundation titled, “Enhancing Drinking Water Treatment Resilience to Wildfire Events”. The objective of the proposed study is to explore how rapid filtration meant to remove Cryptosporidium from Portland’s drinking water will provide additional resiliency against future risk of water quality impacts from wildfire.
    
9. The research proposal underwent significant scientific review and was selected in a competitive process for funding by the Water Research Foundation in May 2022.
   
   
10. The Agreement, attached as Exhibit A, will be the instrument used in order for the  Portland Water Bureau to co-fund the Water Research Foundation Project (Project) #5168 titled, “Enhancing Drinking Water Treatment Resilience to Wildfire Events.”
     
11. The Portland Water Bureau will provide $58,000 to the Water Research Foundation in support of the Project and will also provide up to $457,000 in-kind services. In return, the Water Research Foundation will match the funds and provide a panel of experts to provide additional technical expertise for the Project. The funds will be sent to the research team collaborators, who will additionally provide funding for professional and technical services.
     
12. The Agreement must be approved by Council to enter into arrangements with the Water Research Foundation and pursue the Project.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Council directs:

1. That the Portland Water Bureau Director is authorized to execute on behalf of the City an Agreement with the Water Research Foundation generally in accordance with the agreement attached as Exhibit A.
    
2. The Agreement authorized by this ordinance is subject toapproval as to form by the City Attorney's Office.
    
3. The Portland Water Bureau will pay $58,000 to the Water Research Foundation in support of WRF’s Project #5168 and will also provide up to $457,000 in-kind services for this Project.
    
4. Funding in the amount of $58,000 will be paid in full to the Water Research Foundation upon full execution of the Agreement and upon invoicing the Portland Water Bureau.
    
5. The Mayor and Auditor are hereby authorized to draw and deliver checks chargeable to the Water Fund when demand is presented and approved by the proper authorities.

Section 2.  The Council declares that an emergency exists because delays in the execution of the agreement necessary to transfer funds to the Water Research Foundation would prevent the work to capture critical seasonal water quality this year and would have to be delayed an entire year; therefore, this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Council.