Council directs staff to explore mailing and translation options for annual water quality report

Councilors on July 28 discussed distribution of the city’s annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) for 2024 and asked staff to provide options for wider distribution, including mailing and Spanish translation. Staff said the CCR is an annual, Department of Health–mandated report about water supply quality and is posted on the city website under Public Works. Councilor Hart and other councilors said the report previously was mailed to water users; Deputy Mayor and staff said they would get an estimate of the mailing cost and can include the report in the city water bill mailings if council wants. Staff also said they would explore translating the report into Spanish for bilingual residents and that they could post it on social media. The council did not formally vote on a funding commitment but directed staff to return with cost estimates and distribution options, including the possibility of folding the CCR into the annual bill envelope or attaching it to the electronic bill distribution. No public-health or contamination concerns were raised during the discussion; staff described the report as confirming that Sunnyside’s water is safe.