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a 1"'J e BOOK 6 � �,;..;F. five believed the state now considers wastewater as a renewable resource, and we must start thinking of it in those terms. Chairman Scurlock discussed the possibility of a joint venture to develop a facility and to develop our resources. City Manager Little commented that he did not agree with anything he has heard here tonight on either side. He did not believe the numbers are intended to add up as Chairman Scurlock has added them. There are two ways to get the effluent out of the river that don't cost anywhere near that much, and he would suggest that the two staffs meet with the consultant who prepared these reports. Chairman Scurlock asked if that meant that the City Manager was not accepting the City's own study. City Manager Little noted that he himself has been in the utilities business a long time, and he believed there are some things that need to be discussed and improved upon. He stated that he would like to include Utilities Director Pinto in those discussions, go over this report in all of its nuances, and then come back to both parties with a recap. Chairman Scurlock believed the main goal is to get the discharge out of the river, and City Manager Little believed all this can be accomplished and much more economically without getting involved in a today's cost facility. Councilman Howard commented that what bothers him is that people think you can just go down there and cut that water off immediately, and then those people complain if it backs up in their bathrooms. Councilman Howard felt we should start where the problem is, and he stated emphatically that the pollution of the Indian River is not caused by their sewer plant. Mayor Acor and Councilman Macht agreed that the City plant is well run, and the Mayor felt that part of what -Councilman Howard is saying is that there are a lot more things polluting the river than just the sewer plant, i.e., runoff from the irrigation canals, etc. - 10