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DEC 1; 14 BOOK 59 and the next consideration was a large line from South County up to service a D.R.I. that is in process for the Grand Harbor project. He did not believe there is any question that the South County plant never could serve the entire county, one factor being that there is not enough wellfield area, and, therefore, he believed any study would -tell -the --County to•look at a North County system. Commissioner Bird inquired about the possibility of trans- mitting water to the northern part of the county from the existing plant so that if we decide to build up there, we then would have an existing customer base. Chairman Scurlock felt that is a good possibility, but stated he would oppose it because he believed we have a plant that can be acquired up there right now. He felt the analysis will demonstrate that a 20" line with booster pump would be ineffective other than to service a private project. Administrator Wright confirmed that all these factors will be considered in the analysis. He agreed that we do want to increase customer base without increasing debt, if possible. Commissioner Bowman inquired about whether the engineers are doing a hydrological study or just using current information as she did not want to pay money for more studies if data is available. Utilities Director Pinto felt it will be found that Indian River County has been studied more than most, and that there is a great wealth of information available. Director Pinto informed the Board that another extremely important factor is that the engineers are going to take our existing pipe network and computerize it to the point where it will be possible to determine the effect of a new development on the overall system. This would enable us to know, for instance, whether it might be necessary to require the developer to build a booster pump to alleviate the effects of his development on the system. 54