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of the heavy metals. <br />The DER and EPA have those capabilities. Rigid <br />State and Federal Laws that pertain to these paints and the bonding of <br />heavy metals to prevent leeching into the water, is available. He said <br />the safeguards they had built, then to palm -off requirements like that, <br />without having the capability of evaluating it, is a problem they could <br />see here tonight; and he would just have to assure them those questions <br />have been looked into and will have to be answered before final permitting <br />approval. <br />Mr. Thomas stated at the University of Florida Laboratories <br />they have methods for testing the models. In a marina designed like this, <br />they simply inject a chemical substance they .can trace and see what <br />happens to it. <br />Salt water entrusion was then discussed. Mr. Thomas told <br />how Dr. Christensen had found through soil borings, they have an aquifer <br />that would not be penetrated by the -marina itself; -so there was a barrier <br />between the marina waters and the aquifer, quite a way below that. The ' <br />borings were taken just east of the yacht club... <br />Mr. Jones asked if they would be eight feet below the <br />maxium depth of the basin and was told it was more like 20-25 feet below <br />by Mr. Beindorf. <br />Mr. Thomas referred back to the letter stating the -refuel- <br />ing facilities were inadequate and he didn't know how to determine that <br />since they haven't given the final details of what kinds of pumps are <br />going to be there and those would be specified by DER. and the Corp. <br />He closed by saying they were well aware of the problems and had the best <br />know expert with the best know research available to design that marina <br />and if the Board thought he had answered their questions relevent at this <br />stage of the game, very well, and they could stay as long as they wanted <br />to go over the information, but he thought this would be taken care of <br />by the other eight agencies they would have to go before. <br />Mrs. Bowman read an excerpt from Dr. Christensen's letter <br />and asked what the term " " meant and was told it meant "not <br />dissolved", by Mr. Thomas, who again confirmed all this would be taken <br />care of before permitting through the other agencies. <br />In closing, Mr. Thomas said they were aware of the damage <br />done in the past; they could see the poor water quality in some of the <br />canals and marinas, constructed in the past. This led to a "stereo -type" <br />thing, that all marinas were bad and during the environmental,movement <br />JAn 8 PAGE 71I <br />