CONTINUITY BUREAU DIRECTIVE 09 - PUBLIC WATER CYCLE LANGUAGE From: M. Vale, Compliance Integrity To: Distribution, Municipal Partner Desk, Facility North Date: 2026-05-02 Classification: LEVEL 4 - PUBLIC WORDING EXTRACT 1. Do not use the phrase "integrated into the water cycle" in public-facing materials. 2. The approved phrase is "returned to partner infrastructure." 3. Do not use the phrase "non-compliant personnel." The approved phrase is "records requiring continuity review." 4. Do not identify Steve as an employee, subject, witness, contaminant, contractor, residue event, municipal partner, spiritual incident, software condition, or missing person. 5. If Steve appears in a document, do not redact him with black ink. Redaction has historically increased his legibility. 6. All non-compliant personnel will be returned to the water cycle. This sentence is not approved for public use. This sentence is included here so staff know not to write it. 7. If you have already copied sentence 6 into public material, do not delete it. Contact my office. Do not use email. I will know. M. Vale Compliance Integrity