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a twenty-year period between 1950 and 1970 to accommodate the City's development. The water distribution infrastructure accounts for 60% of the Water System. Most of the water wells and storage reservoirs were developed during the last 50 years and some of these are only 25 years old. The City purchases and pumps untreated water. The City uses sodium hypochlorite as a mean to treat its groundwater. An average of 0.6 mg/L of chlorine residual is maintained throughout the distribution system and in the storage reservoirs to effectively disinfect the water. All well facilities have a sodium hypochlorite treatment system on site. The water chlorination treatment takes place at the wellhead prior to being delivered and distributed into the Water System. Organization and Staff The City's Water System is under the direction of the following individuals: Acting City Manager, Alvaro Nunez, Executive Director of Finance & Management Services, Kathryn Downs, Public Works Director Nabil Saba, and the Water Resources Manager, Cesar Barrera. Alvaro Nunez, Acting City Manager of the City of Santa Ana. Mr. Nunez has served the City in various capacities for over 30 years. His professional journey began as an intern in the City's Planning and Building Agency, paving the way for a progression through various roles, including Code Enforcement Officer, Code Enforcement Manager, and most recently, Assistant Director of the Planning and Building Agency. Mr. Nunez has a degree in Political Science from the University of California, Irvine, studied Public Policy & Administration / Chicano Studies at California State University, Long Beach, and holds certificates in Property Maintenance and Housing Inspections, Zoning, and Code Enforcement from the International Code Council, and is a Certified Code Enforcement Officer through the California Association for Code Enforcement Officers. Kathryn Downs, Executive Director of Finance and Management Services. Ms. Downs has served as the Executive Director of Finance and Management Services since October 2018. Ms. Downs has worked over 24 years in local government. Ms. Downs previously served as the Director of Finance for the City of Carson prior to being appointed the City's Executive Director of Finance and Management Services in 2018. Prior to that, Ms. Downs worked for the City of Rancho Palo Verdes for 15 years. Ms. Downs began her career as a financial statement auditor, and holds a California CPA license and Bachelor of Business Administration with a major in accounting and a minor in management from Eastern Michigan University. Nabil Saba, has over 33 years of experience in all aspects of water resources operations, engineering, and management. For the past 4 years, he has served as Director of Public Works for the City of Santa Ana. Prior to that Mr. Saba served as the Deputy Public Works Director - Water Resources Manager for 6 years and as the Water Production Principal Civil Engineer for 6 years for the City. Mr. Saba is certified in water treatment and distribution and is registered Professional Civil Engineer in the State of California. Mr. Saba has a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the California State Polytechnic University at Pomona and a Master in Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. Cesar Barrera, Deputy Public Works Director and Water Resources Manager, has over 27 years of experience in all aspects of water resources operations, engineering, and management. For the past three years, he has served as Water Resources Manager for the City of Santa Ana. Prior to that Mr. Barrera served as the Water Production Principal Civil Engineer for 10 years for the City. Mr. Barrera is certified in water treatment and distribution and is registered Professional Civil Engineer in the State of California. Mr. Barrera has a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the California State University at Fullerton and a Master in Science in Civil Engineering from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. The Water Department is operated by a staff of 76 full-time employees. The following Table 1 summarizes certain operating statistics of the Water System for the past five Fiscal Years. Certain information for the 2023-24 Fiscal Year is estimated. 17