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rp- 0 CT 16 1979 ' Rcl OF 41. ea,E 743 ON LOTION BY COMMISSIONER LYONS, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER Loy, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AGREED TO GO ON RECORD AS FINDING ONE OR MORE OF THE METHODS OF FINANCING THE SOUTH COUNTY TAXING DIS- TRICT WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS, PHASE 1, AS OUTLINED IN THE LETTER OF AUGUST 14, 1979, FROM RALPH ENG, FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE AND AUTHORIZED MR. ENG TO CONTACT THE FMHA AND BEGIN PROCESSING OF THE APPROPRIATE GRANT APPLICATION. MR. ENG STATED THAT WE NOW NEED TO DISCUSS THE TREATMENT PROCESS -AND THE AQUIFER FROM WHICH THE WATER CAN BE DRAWN. HE NOTED THAT THEY HAVE PREVIOUSLY PRESENTED IN DETAIL THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF THE SHALLOW AND DEEP WATER AQUIFER -S, TOM TESSIER OF GERAGHTY & MILLER INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE*HAS VERIFIED THE OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE"FIGURES SHOWN IN THE REPORT FROM CAPE CORAL, AND THEY ARE AS CURRENT AND UP-TO-DATE AS CAN BE ESTIMATED. HE STATED THAT HE WENT BACK AS FAR AS THE REVERSE OSMOSIS PLANT GOES, AND THEIR COSTS HAVE NOT BEEN INCREASING SIG- NIFICANTLY, WHICH LEADS HIM TO BELIEVE THEIR COST PROJECTIONS FOR 1979-80 WILL BE PRETTY MUCH IN LINE WITH WHAT THEY HAVE SHOWN. COMMISSIONER LYONS FELT THAT ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS WE WERE LOOKING AT THE REVERSE OSMOSIS PLANT WAS BECAUSE OF THE WATER QUALITY IN THE AREA AND THE UNCERTAINTY AS TO WHAT WATER STANDARDS WILL BE IN THE FUTURE. THAT APPEARS TO BE THE GAMBLE AGAINST THE POSSIBLE HIGHER COSTS OF THE REVERSE OSMOSIS SYSTEM. HE CONTINUED THAT WHAT CONCERNS HIM IS WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN WITH ENERGY COSTS WHICH MAY DOUBLE AND HOW THAT WOULD AFFECT OUR GAMBLE. TOM TESSIER COMMENTED THAT THEY COMPARED MANPOWER, ELECTRI- CAL AND CHEMICAL COSTS. HE NOTED THAT THE COSTS FOR LIME SOFTENING ARE ENERGY BASED ALSO. MR, ENG POINTED OUT THAT IT TAKES LESS PEOPLE TO OPERATE A REVERSE OSMOSIS PLANT. HE STATED THAT IF ENERGY COSTS SHOULD DOUBLE, YOUR REVERSE OSMOSIS COSTS WILL NOT DOUBLE. COMMISSIONER LOY ASKED IF WE HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THE DER WOULD LOOK MORE FAVORABLY ON A REVERSE OSMOSIS PLANT, AND JOHN ROBBINS STATED THAT THEY JUST INSIST THAT THE WATER MEET THE DRINK- ING WATER STANDARDS.