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_ r FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT QUESTIONED MR. WRIGHT IN REGARD TO HIS STATEMENTS BLAMING THE WATER PROBLEMS ON THE CONDITION OF THE DISTRI- BUTION SYSTEM. MR, WRIGHT SAID HE MIGHT HAVE DISCUSSED FIGURES FOR THE COST OF REPLACEMENT OF THE PIPES, NOTING THAT THE POSSIBILITY OF REPLACING ALL OF THE GALVANIZED PIPES HAS BEEN A SUBJECT THAT HAS CROPPED UP IN THE LAST FOUR 'OR FIVE YEARS BECAUSE TECHNOLOGY NOW SAYS GALVANIZED PIPE IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE PRODUCT FOR THE DELIVERY OF WATER. HE FELT HE MIGHT HAVE MENTIONED THOSE COSTS AS AN ILLUSTRATION AS TO WHAT THAT KIND OF REPLACEMENT WOULD COST IN REGARD TO THE RATE OF RETURN. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT QUOTED FROM THE MINUTES OF THE MEET- ING OF SEPTEMBER 14, 1977, AS FOLLOWS: "MR. WRIGHT CONTINUED THAT AS TO THE QUALITY OF WATER IN ROCKRIDGE, IN 1974 THEY FELT THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE OLD GALVANIZED 2" MAINS WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO THE BRED WATER LOOK.' HE STATED THAT THEY HAVE TRIED TO CLEAR UP THAT PROBLEM BY CONSTANT FLUSHING. THE ENGINEERING STAFF FEELS THE ONLY SOLUTION IS THE TOTAL REPLACEMENT OF THE GALVANIZED MAIN...." MR. WRIGHT SAID THAT TESTIMONY WAS GIVEN BASED ON INFORMA- TION HE HAD AT THAT TIME, AND HE HAS SINCE LEARNED FROM TESTIMONY _GIVEN BY MR. FOX, THAT THIS IS NOT TRUE. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT ASKED MR. WRIGHT IF HIS COMPANY HAS EVER DONE A TEST AFTER THE WATER WAS TREATED AND AT THE HOME. MR. WRIGHT REPLIED THAT HE DIRECTED THEIR MANAGEMENT ENGI- NEER, JOHN KNOWLES, TO CONDUCT SUCH A TEST, AND MR. KNOWLES RECOM- MENDED THE SEQUESTERING AND THE WATER SOFTNER. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT ASKED IF MR. KNOWLES IS THE ENGINEER TO WHOM MR. WRIGHT REFERRED WHEN HE SAID THE ENGINEERING STAFF FEELS THE ONLY SOLUTION IS THE TOTAL REPLACEMENT OF THE GALVANIZED MAIN. MR. WRIGHT SAID HE SAID THAT, NOT:THE-ENGINEERS. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT POINTED OUT THAT THE MINUTES REFLECT THAT MR, WRIGHT SAID THE ENGINEERING SATFF.MADE THIS STATEMENT, AND MR.WRIGHT SAID, "THEN, THAT IS NOT A TRUE STATEMENT." COMMISSIONER SIEBERT ASKED MR. WRIGHT IF HE FELT A UTILITIES COMPANY IS ENTITLED TO RATE OF RETURN REGARDLESS OF THE QUALITY OF THE WATER, AND MR. WRIGHT SAID HE DID BECAUSE A UTILITY COMAPNY CAN- NOT GIVE SERVICE WITHOUT A RATE OF RETURN. 17 SEP 2 7191,77 M' a 31 PAP, F 170 �l