9/14/1977 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

MRs WRIGHT CONTINUED THAT HE BELIEVED THAT THE PEOPLE TESTIFYING HERE TODAY IN REGARD TO THE QUALITY OF THE WATER ARE CERTAINLY SPEAKING THE TRUTH AND HE BELIEVES THE SAMPLES THEY HAVE BROUGHT ARE WHAT THEY SAY THEY ARE; BUT HE IS SURPRISED BY THE QUALITY OF THE WATER AS HE HAS NOT BEEN AWARE OF ANY COMPLAINTS MADE BY CUSTOMERS EITHER TO HIM OR TO MR. OVERSTREET. MR, WRIGHT THEN INFORMED THOSE PRESENT THAT ANYONE WITH A COMPLAINT COULD CALL.THE OFFICE OF MR. OVERSTREET COLLECT AT (305) 644-3964 OR HIS OWN OFFICE COLLECT AT (305) 274-5211. HE ASSURED THE BOARD THAT THESE MATTERS WILL BE ATTENDED TO. MR. WRIGHT NOTED THAT THE PROBLEM OF THE WATER QUALITY AND WATER SUPPLY ARE SOMEWHAT RELATED, HE STATED THAT THE WATER SUPPLY AT THIS LOCATION IS EXTREMELY LIMITED AND THERE IS NO OTHER SOURCE OF WATER IN THAT AREA. HE CONTINUED THAT IN ORDER TO GET THE SAME QUALITY OF WATER AS THE CITY OF VERO BEACH PROVIDES WOULD MEAN INSTALLING A COMPLETE SAND FILTRATION PLANT AND WOULD REQUIRE SEVERAL PERSONNEL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO MAINTAIN AND OPERATE THE PLANT, MR. WRIGHT INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THEIR ENGINEERS DID LOOK INTO THIS, AND IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $400,000'TO BUILD SUCH A PLANT AND ABOUT $68,000 A YEAR TO OPERATE IT, WHICH WOULD BE VERY EXPENSIVE. HE FURTHER NOTED THAT BECAUSE OF THE LIMITED SUPPLY OF WATER, NO NEW CUSTOMERS CAN BE ADDED TO HELP DEFRAY THE EXPENDITURE. MR. WRIGHT ESTIMATED THAT A CAPITAL EXPENDITURE OF THIS AMOUNT TO BUILD,SUCH A PLANT WOULD RESULT IN A COST TO THE CUSTOMER OF APPROXIMATELY $40.00 PER YEAR WITHOUT TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE PERSONNEL TO RUN THE PLANT. HE INFORMED THE BOARD THAT IN TALKING WITH CITY MANAGER LITTLE ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF OBTAINING WATER FROM THE CITY, IF THEY ARE LEGALLY ABLE TO DO THIS, THE CITY WOULD REQUIRE A $400,000 CONNECTION CHARGE. ATTORNEY GATLIN ASKED MR. WRIGHT IF HE IS SAYING THAT EITHER OF THESE ALTERNATIVES IS UNECONOMICAL FOR BOTH CUSTOMER AND UTILITY. 17 SEP 14 1977 ROCiK 31 PAG) F 46