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MAY 13 1966 BOOK �� f'a, - 3,9O ON MOTION by Commissioner Bowman, SECONDED by Commissioner Lyons, the Board unanimously accepted the one -million gallon wastewater capacity allocation from the City of Vero Beach wastewater treatment plant. Under items_2 and 3, joint action on wastewater treatment plant sludge disposal and handling of septage (septic tank pumpout effluent), Director Pinto advised that we are presently involved in a study for sludge and septage and have asked the consultants to include the City of Vero Beach in that study. The results of the study are expected in 30-40 days, and Mr. Little noted that would be around the same time the City expects their study to be completed, and the consultant will be looking at the financial feasibi I ity of piping toc _ander the 17th Street Bridge over to the golf courses in the Moorings and Indian River Shores. The wetlands area is also being considered. Chairman Scurlock felt that one of the biggest problems is that the DER and the St. Johns Water Management District need to work together, and Mr. Little felt the best way to handle them is to simply. -tell them what we are going to do and then do it. Chairman Scurlock emphasized that many ways of disposing of these things are not legal any longer and the new ways are extremely costly. Commissioner Bird felt assured that we are working together to come up with a solution to this problem and that we should no -t have to hire all kinds of consultants in order to reinvent the wheel, and Mr. Little stressed that the consultants are working together -also. Under item number -4, which is the redefining of service territory boundaries, Director Pinto provided a map with the City and County boundaries outlined. He noted that the City has done a considerable amount of work on this already and felt that we are just about there except for some fine details. He pointed 5