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r - DEC 191979 BOOK 49. Pac£370 CHAIRMAN WODTKE NOTED THAT YOU MUST GET A CONSUMPTIVE USE PERMIT, AND MR. TESSIER COMMENTED THAT AN OBSERVATION WELL IS UNUSABLE AFTER THE SYSTEM IS COMPLETE EXCEPT FOR MONITORING PURPOSES. CHAIRMAN WODTKE COMMENTED THAT THEY ESTIMATED BETWEEN $90,000 TO $170,000 FOR THESE WELLS, AND THAT IS A BIG BALL PARK FIGURE. MR. TESSIER STATED THAT THEY GOT A PRICE OF $170,000 AS THE MAXIMUM THAT ANY BID -SHOULD COME IN AT. THE $90,000 FIGURE WAS BEFORE THEY INCREASED THE SIZE FROM 12" TO 16", AND HE POINTED OUT THAT WITHOUT SPECIFICATIONS IT IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR A CONTRACTOR TO COME UP WITH A REAL GOOD PRICE. COMMISSIONER LYONS ASKED WHAT IS SO TRICKY ABOUT DRILLING A WELL DOWN TO THE FLORIDAN AQUIFER IN THIS COUNTY, WHICH HAS BEEN DONE MANY TIMES. MR. ENG NOTED THAT TO USE THIS AS A PRODUCTION WELL, THE MATERIAL, ETC., HAS TO BE APPROVED BY THE DER AND THEY HAVE ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC SUPPLY WELLS, MR. TESSIER EXPLAINED THAT FOR THE 16" WELL, THE COST OF 16" CASING ITSELF IS CONSIDERABLY MORE THAN 12". THEY ARE OFTEN DRIVEN TO THE TOP OF THE AQUIFER AND DRILLED OUT BELOW THAT. ON THIS WELL, THEY WILL HAVE TO DRILL IT ALL THE WAY DOWN AND THEN CEMENT IT ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE LAND SURFACE, WHICH MEANS A MINIMUM 22" DIAMETER HOLE DRILLED TO THE AQUIFER, OR AROUND 400'. HE NOTED THAT IF THEY WENT BACK TO A 12" DIAMETER FOR BOTH WELLS, IT WOULD LOWER THE COST A BIT, BUT FOR THE PUMP, THEY NEED A MINIMUM OF 12. MR. TESSIER CONTINUED THAT THEY ESTIMATE 5 TO 6-1/2 MONTHS TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT, AND THE PRINCIPAL CONTROL OF THAT IS THE DRILLING FOR WHICH THEY HAVE ESTIMATED S TO 12 WEEKS, THE LONGER IT TAKES, THE LARGER THE COST. ATTORNEY COLLINS INQUIRED ABOUT THE WELL SITE, AND MR. ENG STATED THAT THEY ARE SEARCHING FOR A PROPOSED TREATMENT PLANT SITE; ONE WELL WILL BE LOCATED THERE AND THE OTHER ABOUT 1,000' AWAY. THEY DO NOT KNOW THE EXACT LOCATION AT THIS TIME, BUT HOPE TO KNOW BY SOMETIME NEXT MONTH AND GET AN OPTION.