{"id":451,"date":"2014-08-29T01:32:00","date_gmt":"2014-08-29T01:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2024-04-17T22:28:52","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T22:28:52","slug":"pud-whatcom","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pudwhatcom.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first   av-arrow-down-section container_wrap sidebar_right' style='background-color: rgba(0,54,73,0.45);  '  ><div class='container' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-451'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='avia-image-container  av-styling-    avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  avia-align-center '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='avia-image-overlay-wrap'><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-7128 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-7128 avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/www.pudwhatcom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/WhatcomPUD-logo-large-no-background.png\" alt='' title='WhatcomPUD logo large no background' height=\"338\" width=\"688\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pudwhatcom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/WhatcomPUD-logo-large-no-background.png 688w, https:\/\/www.pudwhatcom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/WhatcomPUD-logo-large-no-background-300x147.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><div class='av-extra-border-element border-extra-arrow-down'><div class='av-extra-border-outer'><div class='av-extra-border-inner'  style='background-color:rgba(0,54,73,0.45);' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section main_color avia-section-default avia-no-shadow  avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_button_big   container_wrap sidebar_right' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-451'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-3  el_before_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-first  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><p><div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h2  blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-4  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Public Utility District No. 1 of Whatcom County<\/h2><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div  style=' margin-top:30px; margin-bottom:5px;'  class='hr hr-custom hr-center hr-icon-yes   avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last '><span class='hr-inner  inner-border-av-border-thin' style=' width:50px; max-width:45%;' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><span class='av-seperator-icon' style='color:#1e73be;' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue8cc' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><span class='hr-inner  inner-border-av-border-thin' style=' width:50px; max-width:45%;' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/p><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_two_third  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_third  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><p><article  class=\"iconbox iconbox_left_content    avia-builder-el-7  el_before_av_icon_box  avia-builder-el-first  \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class=\"iconbox_icon heading-color\" aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue844' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'  style='border:1px solid #307ecc; color:#307ecc; ' ><\/div><div class=\"iconbox_content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h3 class='iconbox_content_title  '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Mission Statement<\/h3><\/header><div class='iconbox_content_container  '  itemprop=\"text\"  ><p>Public Utility District No. 1 of Whatcom County (PUD) is a steward of public assets and resources providing locally controlled utility services for the benefit of the community.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><br \/>\n<article  class=\"iconbox iconbox_left_content    avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_icon_box  el_before_av_icon_box  \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class=\"iconbox_icon heading-color\" aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue8cd' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'  style='border:1px solid #307ecc; color:#307ecc; ' ><\/div><div class=\"iconbox_content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h3 class='iconbox_content_title  '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >About Us<\/h3><\/header><div class='iconbox_content_container  '  itemprop=\"text\"  ><p>We are your community-based water and electric utility. With a locally elected Board of Commissioners, the PUD has been meeting the utility needs of Whatcom County industries for over 80 years.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><br \/>\n<article  class=\"iconbox iconbox_left_content    avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_icon_box  el_before_av_icon_box  \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class=\"iconbox_icon heading-color\" aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue8b1' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'  style='border:1px solid #307ecc; color:#307ecc; ' ><\/div><div class=\"iconbox_content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h3 class='iconbox_content_title  '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >The Environment<\/h3><\/header><div class='iconbox_content_container  '  itemprop=\"text\"  ><p>PUD #1 is also involved in local and regional environmental matters, salmon habitat\/stream flow restoration, along with utility issues, in an effort to <em>better serve<\/em> everyone in Whatcom County.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><br \/>\n<article  class=\"iconbox iconbox_left_content    avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_icon_box  el_before_av_textblock  \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class=\"iconbox_icon heading-color\" aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue80b' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'  style='border:1px solid #307ecc; color:#307ecc; ' ><\/div><div class=\"iconbox_content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h3 class='iconbox_content_title  '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Our Citizens<\/h3><\/header><div class='iconbox_content_container  '  itemprop=\"text\"  ><p>In 1937, county citizens voted in support of a PUD.\u00a0 We are one of 28 PUDs in Washington State, and are proud of the tradition of supporting <em>requests for action from the citizens<\/em> of Whatcom County.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><br \/>\n<section 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single-small with-slider post-8285 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-news tag-pud-1 tag-pud-1-of-whatcom-county tag-whatcom-pud'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class='blog-meta'><a href='https:\/\/www.pudwhatcom.org\/commissioner-grant-announces-resignation-from-board-of-commissioners\/' class='small-preview'  title=\"Capture\"   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pudwhatcom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Capture-180x180.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-7709 avia-img-lazy-loading-7709 attachment-square size-square wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pudwhatcom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Capture-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.pudwhatcom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Capture-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.pudwhatcom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Capture-36x36.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><span class=\"iconfont\" aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue836' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" >\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pudwhatcom.org\/commissioner-grant-announces-resignation-from-board-of-commissioners\/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Commissioner Grant announces resignation from Board of Commissioners'>Commissioner Grant announces resignation from Board of Commissioners\t\t\t<span class='post-format-icon minor-meta'><\/span>\t<\/a><\/h2><span class='post-meta-infos'><time class='date-container minor-meta updated' >April 10, 2024<\/time><span class='text-sep text-sep-date'>\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\">in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pudwhatcom.org\/category\/news\/\" rel=\"tag\">News<\/a> <\/span><span class=\"text-sep text-sep-cat\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">by <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pudwhatcom.org\/author\/ann\/\" title=\"Posts by Ann Grimm\" rel=\"author\">Ann Grimm<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pudwhatcom.org\/commissioner-grant-announces-resignation-from-board-of-commissioners\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class='post_author_timeline'><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.pudwhatcom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Capture.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>255<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>305<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Ann Grimm<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.pudwhatcom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/WhatcomPUD-logo-small-no-background-e1673295837716.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Ann Grimm<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2024-04-10T18:14:14+00:00\" >2024-04-10 18:14:14<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2024-04-10 21:11:01<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Commissioner Grant announces resignation from Board of Commissioners<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-7626 post-loop-2 post-parity-even single-small with-slider post-7626 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-employment-opportunity tag-pud tag-pud-1-of-whatcom-county tag-water-operator tag-whatcom-pud'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class='blog-meta'><a href='https:\/\/www.pudwhatcom.org\/were-hiring-seeking-water-system-operators-to-join-our-team\/' class='small-preview'  title=\"Hiring\"   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pudwhatcom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Hiring-180x180.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-7737 avia-img-lazy-loading-7737 attachment-square size-square wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pudwhatcom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Hiring-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.pudwhatcom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Hiring-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.pudwhatcom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Hiring-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.pudwhatcom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Hiring.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><span class=\"iconfont\" aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue836' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" >\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pudwhatcom.org\/were-hiring-seeking-water-system-operators-to-join-our-team\/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: We&#8217;re hiring! Seeking two Water System Operators to join our team'>We&#8217;re hiring! Seeking two Water System Operators to join our team\t\t\t<span class='post-format-icon minor-meta'><\/span>\t<\/a><\/h2><span class='post-meta-infos'><time class='date-container minor-meta updated' >April 8, 2024<\/time><span class='text-sep text-sep-date'>\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\">in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pudwhatcom.org\/category\/employment-opportunity\/\" rel=\"tag\">Employment Opportunity<\/a> <\/span><span class=\"text-sep text-sep-cat\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">by <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pudwhatcom.org\/author\/ann\/\" title=\"Posts by Ann Grimm\" rel=\"author\">Ann Grimm<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pudwhatcom.org\/were-hiring-seeking-water-system-operators-to-join-our-team\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class='post_author_timeline'><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.pudwhatcom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Hiring.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>250<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>250<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Ann Grimm<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.pudwhatcom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/WhatcomPUD-logo-small-no-background-e1673295837716.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Ann Grimm<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2024-04-08T18:09:21+00:00\" >2024-04-08 18:09:21<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2024-04-22 19:30:21<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>We&#8217;re hiring! Seeking two Water System Operators to join our team<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-8087 post-loop-3 post-parity-odd post-entry-last single-small with-slider post-8087 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-pud-1-of-whatcom-county tag-whatcom-pud'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class='blog-meta'><a href='https:\/\/www.pudwhatcom.org\/2024-legislative-session-begins\/' class='small-preview'  title=\"Capture\"   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pudwhatcom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Capture-180x180.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-7709 avia-img-lazy-loading-7709 attachment-square size-square wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pudwhatcom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Capture-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.pudwhatcom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Capture-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.pudwhatcom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Capture-36x36.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><span class=\"iconfont\" aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue836' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" >\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pudwhatcom.org\/2024-legislative-session-begins\/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: 2024 Legislative Session begins'>2024 Legislative Session begins\t\t\t<span class='post-format-icon minor-meta'><\/span>\t<\/a><\/h2><span class='post-meta-infos'><time class='date-container minor-meta updated' >January 11, 2024<\/time><span class='text-sep text-sep-date'>\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\">in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pudwhatcom.org\/category\/news\/\" rel=\"tag\">News<\/a> <\/span><span class=\"text-sep text-sep-cat\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">by <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pudwhatcom.org\/author\/ann\/\" title=\"Posts by Ann Grimm\" rel=\"author\">Ann Grimm<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pudwhatcom.org\/2024-legislative-session-begins\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class='post_author_timeline'><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.pudwhatcom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Capture.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>255<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>305<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Ann Grimm<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.pudwhatcom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/WhatcomPUD-logo-small-no-background-e1673295837716.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Ann Grimm<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2024-01-11T21:33:24+00:00\" >2024-01-11 21:33:24<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2024-04-17 22:47:30<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>2024 Legislative Session begins<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><div class='single-small'><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div><div  class='avia-button-wrap avia-button-center ' ><a href='https:\/\/www.pudwhatcom.org\/contact-us\/' class='avia-button avia-button-fullwidth  avia-font-color-theme-color av-icon-on-hover avia-icon_select-yes-right-icon avia-color-custom '  style='background-color:#1a4e80; 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