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ATTORNEY COLLINS ASKED IF THEY ARE PROPOSING THAT THE COUNTY ENTER INTO AN OPTION; DRILL A WELL TO SEE IF THERE IS GOOD WATER AND THEN IF THERE ISN'T, THEY WOULD NOT EXERCISE THE OPTION. MR. ENG STATED THAT THEY HOPE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE AN OPTION FOR THE ENTIRE TREATMENT PLANT SITE OF I0-20 ACRES. BASED ON ALL PRELIMINARY INFORMATION, THEY DO NOT SEE WHY THAT AREA SHOULD NOT YIELD A WELL SUFFICIENT FOR PRODUCTION. IF THAT WELL DOES NOT PROVE 0UT, HE -FELT THE COUNTY MIGHT NOT WANT TO EXERCISE THAT OPTION, BUT NOTED THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO USE THE LAND FOR THE TREATMENT PLANT ANYWAY. HE FELT THE COUNTY COULD EITHER HAVE AN OPTION OR BUY OUT- IN�fe3af ATTORNEY COLLINS ASKED IF IT TAKES TWO WELLS TO FIND OUT ABOUT WATER QUALITY, AND MR. TESSIER EXPLAINED THAT IT TAKES ONE WELL TO DETERMINE THE QUALITY, BUT TWO WELLS FOR THE RESPONSE OF THE AQUIFER TO THE DIVERSION. CHAIRMAN WODTKE QUESTIONED IF IT WOULD PAY TO GO TO THE AREA UNDER CONSIDERATION AND PUT DOWN A 2" WELL TO FIND OUT WHAT YOU CAN GET., MR. TESSIER NOTED THAT IT IS DIFFICULT TO PUT ANYTHING LESS THAN 6" DOWN TO 450'. THE OTHER ALTERNATIVE WOULD BE TO USE SOME EXISTING WELL THAT MIGHT BE USED FOR AN OBSERVATION WELL AND NOT HAVE TO DRILL THE SECOND WELL, BUT SO FAR THEY HAVE NOT GOTTEN INTO THE INVENTORY AND DON'T KNOW WHAT IS AVAILABLE. MR. ENG POINTED OUT THAT THE TEST WELL PROGRAM IS BASED ON THE REQUIREMENTS NECESSARY TO GET A CONSUMPTIVE USE PERMIT FROM ST. JOHNS WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTIAND THE COST OF THE PROGRAM, AFTER WE RECEIVE A COMMITMENT FROM FMHA, WILL BE REIMBURSABLE FROM THE PROJECT FUNDS. MR. TESSIER DISCUSSED PERFORMING TASKS I AND 2 TO SEE WHAT OUR OPTIONS ARE IN REGARD TO USING AN EXISTING WELL FOR AN OBSERVATION WELL; ALSO, POSSIBLY WITH SPECIFICATIONS, WE COULD GET A BETTER IDEA AS TO THE PRICE OF A I2" AND A 16" WELL. HE NOTED THAT THIS WOULD DELAY THE PROGRAM, BUT IT IS A CONSIDERATION, AND A WELL INVENTORY HAS TO BE PERFORMED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. DEC 191979 66 Box 42 PACE 371