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r, MINIMIZE IMPACTS AND ENABLE THE COUNTY TO DEVELOP AND PRODUCE GOOD QUALITY WATER. MR. AMY STATED THAT INITIALLY THEY WOULD MAKE 5 TO 6 SMALL DIAMETER BORINGS TO DETERMINE THE AVAILABILITY OF WATER AND ITS QUALITY. AFTER DETERMINING THE BEST SITE, THERE IS THE OPTION OF INSTALLING EITHER A TEST WELL OR A TEST PRODUCTION WELL. MR. AMY NOTED THAT A TEST WELL COULD BE LEFT IN AS A MONITORING WELL AND COSTS CONSIDERABLY LESS THAN A TEST PRODUCTION WELL, WHICH COULD BE USED TO PRODUCE WATER IN THE FUTURE, MR. AMY µ THEN EXPLAINED IN DETAIL THE PROCEDURE TO BE USED IN SETTING UP TEST WELLS AND DETERMINING THE TOTAL YIELD OF A WELLFIELD. CHAIRMAN WODTKE ASKED IF HE WOULD BE ABLE TO GIVE THE BOARD AN ESTIMATE OF THE AMOUNT OF WATER IN THE HOBART PARK AREA, AND MR. AMY STATED THAT HE WOULD AND ALSO HOW MUCH CAN BE SAFELY EXTRACTED. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT NOTED THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT WHAT THIS WOULD DO TO THE EXISTING WELLS IN THE WABASSO AREA, AND MR. AMY STATED THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THE TESTS WOULD ANSWER, HE NOTED THAT HIS PREVIOUS PREDICTIONS IN REGARD TO AFFECTS IN THE WABASSO AREA HAVE BEEN PROVEN CORRECT, COMMISSIONER SIEBERT THEN DISCUSSED POSSIBLE DETRIMENTAL AFFECTS OF MINING OPERATIONS ON THE SAND RIDGE ON WATER SUPPLY, AND MR. AMY INFORMED HIM THAT YOU CAN MINE SAND WITHOUT ANY ILL AFFECTS AS LONG AS YOU DON'T DEWATER THE PIT. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT THEN ASKED WHETHER THE ENGINEER FELT WE NEED TO CONSIDER THE SOUTH COUNTY AT THIS TIME, AND MR. BEINDORF FELT THIS WILL NEED TO COME ABOUT SOON, BUT POINTED OUT THAT THE BOARD SO FAR HAS ONLY DISCUSSED A STUDY OF THE HOBART PARK AREA. COMMISSIONER Loy NOTED THAT TIMING IS VERY IMPORTANT, AND THOUGH SHE BELIEVES A STUDY OF THE SOUTH COUNTY AREA WILL COME ALONG RIGHT BEHIND THIS, SHE FELT THIS PROJECT SHOULD GO AHEAD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. IN APR KKK 34 PAGE D7