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COMMISSIONER SIEBERT ASKED WHAT PART THE REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL PLAYS IN ALL THIS, AND MR. SWALLOWS STATED THAT THEY ARE CON— SIDERED TO BE THE REGIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE AND HAVE BEEN MEMBERS OF THE 201 TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE DURING THIS PROCESS, HE FELT THEY HAVE SAID THAT DISCHARGE INTO THE RIVER IS IN CONFLICT WITH THEIR POLICY. MR. SWALLOWS INFORMED THE BOARD THAT AN ALTERNATIVE RECENTLY HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO THEM BY THE GAME AND FRESH WATER FISH COMMISSION STAFF WHEREBY THE EFFLUENT WOULD GO INTO THE°MOSQUITO CONTROL IMPOUNDMENTS WHERE THERE IS A POTENTIAL OF NUTRIENT REMOVAL BEFORE THE EFFLUENT GOES INTO THE RIVER, I.E. THESE LAGOONS WOULD ACT AS POLISHING PONDS. HE NOTED THAT THE EPA AND DER HAVE TOLD THEM THAT THIS IS INNOVATIVE TECH— NOLOGY AND THEY CANNOT APPROVE IT UNTIL ALL THE DATA IS IN, BUT THEY WILL DISCUSS THIS IN ATLANTA TO SEE IF THE AGENCIES ARE RECEPTIVE AND WHAT THE CHANCES ARE FOR FUNDING SUCH AN ALTERNATIVE, HE NOTED THE MAJOR FACTOR TO MAKE THIS PROPOSAL PALATABLE TO THE DER AND EPA IS TO SHOW THAT IT IS LESS COSTLY THAN GOING INTO THE RIVER, COMMISSIONER LYOKS DISCUSSED THE POSSIBLE NEED FOR TERTIARY TREATMENT AND ASKED IF THE EPA WOULD FUND THAT AND WHETHER WE WOULD ALSO o GET STUCK FOR"MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION. MR, SWALLOWS STATED THAT THE COUNTY WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION IN ANY EVENT, AND THE EPA WOULD NOT FUND TERTIARY TREATMENT. HE NOTED THAT IT IS POSSIBLE THE HEARING MIGHT BE POSTPONED IN ORDER TO EVALUATE THE ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT DISCUSSED ABOVE. HE POINTED OUT THEIR MAIN OBJECTIVE IS TO PUT AN IMPLEMENTABLE PLAN IN THEIR REPORT. THE BOARD THANKED HIM FOR BRINGING THEM THIS INFORMATION. THE HOUR.OF 2:00 O'CLOCK P.M. HAVING PASSED, THE DEPUTY CLERK READ THE FOLLOWING NOTICE WITH.PROOF OF PUBLICATION ATTACHED, TO—WIT: 26 MAY; 2 31979 nox 40 PAGE 314 II