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TOGO INTO THE LAND TO BUILD THE TRANSMISSION LINE, THEN MAINTAIN IT IF NECESSARY; THEY DO NOT BLOCK THE FLOW OF WATER TO ANY IRRIGATION SYSTEMS, CHAIRMAN WODTKE NOTED THAT THE ROAD ITSELF COULD CREATE A DRAINAGE PROBLEM FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER AND ASKED HOW THIS IS NEGOTIATED WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER. MR. FAIR GAVE THE FOLLOWING THREE EXAMPLES AND HE REFERRED TO A "SHEET FLOW OF WATER," A TERM USED IN THE INDUSTRY. I. IF A PROPERTY OWNER HAS DRAINAGE PROBLEMS HE I'S AWARE OF AT THE TIME THE RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITION IS BEING DONE, THERE ARE STIPU- LATIONS THAT CAN BE PUT IN TO DETERMINE EQUITABLE CULVERTING TO EQUALIZE THE FLOW OF WATER ACROSS HIS PROPERTY. 2. IF THE PROPERTY OWNER DOESN'T KNOW THAT HE HAS A PROBLEM AND IF THE ENGINEER SEES THAT THERE MIGHT BE A UNIQUE FLOW OF WATER, HE WILL THEN CALL FOR EQUALIZATION CULVERTS. 3. IF THERE DIDN'T APPEAR TO BE A PROBLEM AND THE ENGINEER DIDN'T SEE ONE AND THEN LATER THERE IS WATER IMPOUNDMENT, THEN THEY PUT IN EQUALIZATION CULVERTS AS NECESSARY. MR. FAIR STATED THAT IT IS NOT THEIR INTENT TO FLOOD ANYBODY'S PROPERTY AND WILL CORRECT THE SITUATION IF IT DOES OCCUR; THEY WILL COME IN FOR MAINTENANCE OF ROADS IF NECESSARY. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT THEN ASKED IF FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT WOULD PROVIDE METHODS FOR IRRIGATING FOR THE SIDE OF THE GROVE THAT MIGHT BE CUT OFF FROM THE FLOW WELL. MR. EVANSON COMMENTED THAT PROPERTY OWNERS ALWAYS HAVE THEIR OWN MEANS OF INGRESS AND EGRESS AND THEY TRY TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER TO UTILIZE HIS EXISTING ROADS SO THEY WILL NOT HAVE TO BUILD THE ROAD. HE CONTINUED THAT STRUCTURES WILL BE PLACED SO AS NOT TO BLOCK EXISTING CANALS AND WILL SPAN OVER THE TOP OF THE.AGRICULTURE, UTILIZING THE EXISTING ROAD. MR. EVANSON SAID THAT THEY DO NOT BUILD A ROAD,.JUST USE THE PROPERTY OWNERS ROAD, THEREBY NOT DISRUPTING HIS DRAINAGE SYSTEM OR'ROAD SYSTEM. 30