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REPORT ON STATUS OF SOUTH COUNTY WATER SYSTEM ENGINEER JOHN ROBBINS REPORTED THAT THE PERMITTING IS VIRTUALLY COMPLETE; THEY HAVE THE INDUSTRIAL WASTE DISCHARGE PERMIT, THE DER CONSTRUCTION PEP�\1IT, THE DER DREDGE AND FILL PERMIT, THE FEC RAILWAY PERMIT FOR THE LINE UNDER THE RAILWAY, AND THE ARMY ENGINEERS PERMIT FOR THE WATER LINE CROSSINGS HAS BEEN APPROVED. THE DER PERMIT RE THE REVERSE OSMOSIS DISCHARGE HE HOPED TO BE ABLE TO PICK UP IN TALLAHASSEE TOMORROW TO CARRY TO ATLANTA, ALL OF THESE ARE NEEDED TO EXPEDITE THE NOTICE OF AWARDS FOR THE CONTRACTS, COMMISSIONER FLETCHER QUESTIONED THE LACK OF A RE- QUIREMENT FOR A CONTROL STRUCTURE TO REGULATE THE FLOW OF THE DISCHARGE INTO THE CANAL AND ON INTO THE RIVER, AND ENGINEER ROBBINS REPORTED THAT THE DER AND EPl! WILL REQUIRE THAT MONITORING TAKE PLACE IN THE VICINITY OF U.S.1 AND THE SOUTH RELIEF CANAL ON A CONTINUING BASIS, ENGINEER ROBBINS THEN REPORTED THAT THE ST. JOHNS WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT IS REQUESTING AN ADDITIONAL PERMIT, BUT HE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN INFORMED THAT WE WERE EXEMPT FROM THAT PERMIT AND INTENDED TO HAVE IT VERIFIED IN WRITING. HE INFORMED THE BOARD THAT A THIRD WELL WILL BE REQUIRED FOR THE WATER TREATMENT PLANTA PRODUCTION WELL -BUT HE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH FMHA FOR OVER A YEAR OW THE TEST PROGRAM AND HAS OBTA,h.NED ASSURANCE FROM THEM THAT THEY WILL ALLOW US TO AWARD THE CONTRACT WITHOUT HAVING THE THIRD WELL PERMITTED. HE EXPLAINED IN DETAIL THE PRECEDURES TO GET THIS WELL PERMITTED, NOTING THE WE REQUIRE TWO WELLS FOR OPERATION OF THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT, AND THE THIRD WELL IS REQUIRED FOR BACKUP. MRJOBBINS REPORTED THAT THERE IS MONEY AVAILABLE FOR THIS WELL. INQUIRY WAS MADE ABOUT THE STATUS ON THE ADDITIONAL FMHA GRANT, AND MR,ROBBINS STATED THAT INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE FUNDS MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE, AND THOUGH HE FELT IT IS VERY DOUBTFULI/ THEY ARE STILL WORKING ON IT. SEP 2 1981 31 BOOK 4 7 PAGE 368