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Chairman Scurlock commented that we have met with Lost Tree Corp. over the years re these possibilities, and they have evidenced no desire to dispose of that line. We have consis- tently discussed joint use, and as long as they are able to maintain their needs and that raw water supply will not be interrupted, he believed there is definitely room to work together in the future. Commissioner Bowman inquired how deep the wells are that service that line, and Director Pinto answered that there is a shallow well, and they just installed a deep one and mixed the two. They have had problems with permitting from the shallow aquifer and they have to depend much heavier on the deeper aquifer. The Chairman asked if anyone present wished to be heard. A gentleman from the audience wished to know how the water which is supplied by North Beach and would be supplied by the county complies with the federal standards for carcinogens for a community of 10,000 or more. Director. Pinto advised that North Beach Water Company as it operates now does not have to comply with that standard because it is serving a community of Tess than 10,000. When the county buys it, we will have to comply with that regulation, and we would anyway as we meet all the Safe Water Drinking Act requirements. Another gentleman in the audience asked if this means that the county take-over will improve the quality of the water. Director Pinto noted that from the analysis he has seen of the North Beach water, he believed they are meeting current standards. If the county takes the system over, the type of membrane presently used there eventually will be changed out. Chairman Scurlock noted that the new membranes will cost about $150,000, but that was considered in the purchase price which we have negotiated from 6 million down to 3.1 million. APR 12 1988 17 Boov 72 Fr.1 17