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ON A BID THAT WAS SUBMITTED TO THE CITY OF VERO BEACH IN JANUARY OF <br />1979, AND THE COST OF MATERIALS IS GOING UP MONTHLY. IN ADDITION, <br />THEY HAVE INCREASED THE DIAMETER OF THE TEST PRODUCTION WELL FROM <br />12" TO 16". ALSO, THEY NOW ANTICIPATE THAT THEY MAY HAVE TO GO DEEPER <br />THAN ORIGINALLY PROPOSED, AND BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE BACTERIOLOGICAL <br />PROBLEMS, THEY MAY HAVE TO GO TO A VERY EXPENSIVE TYPE OF PLASTIC <br />PIPE. MR. TESSIER CONTINUED THAT INITIALLY THEY CONSIDERED 24 HOURS <br />FOR TESTING, BUT THE WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT HAS SUGGESTED 72 HOURS <br />WHICH WILL INCREASE THE COST, HE FURTHER NOTED THAT IT WILL TAKE <br />LONGER TO DRILL TWO PRODUCTION WELLS THAN ONE PRODUCTION WELL AND <br />AN OBSERVATION WELL AND THEY NOW HAVE ADDED TASK 5, WHICH INCLUDES <br />HEARINGS, MEETINGS, ETC., AFTER THE APPLICATION FOR WATER PERMIT USE <br />IS SUBMITTED. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE NOTED THAT IN TASK 3, THEY TALK ABOUT AN <br />OBSERVATION WELL AND PRODUCTION WELL, AND MR. TESSIER EXPLAINED THAT <br />THEY PLAN TO PUT -IN A 12" AND A 16" WELL. THE 12" WELL, WHICH <br />ACTUALLY WILL ALSO BE A PRODUCTION WELL, IS CALLED THE OBSERVATION <br />WELL. <br />ENGINEER RALPH ENG EXPLAINED THAT IN LIEU OF PUTTING IN A <br />6" OBSERVATION WELL AND NOT BEING ABLE TO USE IT FOR PRODUCTION, THEY <br />FEEL IT WILL WORK OUT CHEAPER IN THE LONG RUN TO PUT IN TWO PRODUCTION <br />WELLS. HE CONTINUED THAT THEY HAD BUDGETED $237:000 FOR THE TEST <br />WELL AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THREE PRODUCTION WELLS FOR THE TREATMENT <br />PLANT. IF THEY DELETE THE OBSERVATION WELL AND MAKE IT A PRODUCTION <br />WELL, MR. ENG FELT IT WOULD SAVE UP TO $40,QOO OVERALL. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE ASKED AT WHAT POINT THEY DECIDE WHAT OUR <br />CHANCES OF USING.THAT AS A PRODUCTION WELL ARE. <br />MR. TESSIER STATED THAT IT WILL BE DESIGNED AS A PRODUCTION <br />WELL. HE NOTED THAT IF YOU COULD NOT AT LEAST USE THOSE TWO WELLS <br />AS A PRODUCTION WELL AND A BACK-UP, THEN THE WHOLE SYSTEM SIS NOT <br />USABLE BECAUSE IT WOULD INDICATE THAT THE WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM HAD <br />NOT PERMITTED YOU ANY DIVERSION AT ALL. THE APPROVAL OF THE LOCATION <br />AND THE PERMIT TO DRILL THE WELL IS DONE BY THE DER BEFORE HAND, AND <br />AFTER THAT IT JUST REMAINS FOR THEM TO ACCEPT IT AS A PRODUCTION WELL, <br />64 <br />BOOK ::-42 PAGE 369 <br />J <br />