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Mr. Munksgaard noted that in the Master Plan they looked at <br />whether it is better to have the subregional approach, which is <br />obviously better for the water or effluent side of the equation. <br />However, on the wastewater residual side, it was concluded that <br />is not the best solution and that the best thing to do was to <br />centralize the management of those residuals. <br />Commissioner Scurlock assumed our treatment plants are at <br />least as advanced as those of the City of Vero Beach. He noted <br />that the City now is suggesting it may remove themselves from our <br />program, and although there may be some short term cost savings <br />to them, how is it in terms of long range - are they gambling <br />that these rules that are going to be promulgated are going to be <br />lightened up considerably in terms of land application, etc.? <br />Mr. Munksgaard stated there is good news and bad news. The <br />good news is that what CDM is recommending on the interim basis <br />is exempt from these rules. CDM, however, is not recommending <br />that in the long term the county dispose of their sludge in the <br />Landfill facility but that they need to move with a joint program <br />with your solid waste and combine that with your yard waste. <br />What the City of Vero Beach had recommended to them by their <br />consultant is to get into a process to further reduce pathogens <br />by heating the sludge and changing it to a Class A. Right now <br />they are at Class C. <br />Commissioner Bird still wished to know if we need to do <br />something to upgrade ours. <br />Director Pinto explained that we are proceeding in the <br />direction of doing exactly that - the difference being that our <br />study shows that it is not cost effective to move from the Class <br />C to Class A at each individual plant. He clarified that we are <br />talking about sludge treatment, not the treatment of the water <br />itself. We are fine with our treatment of sewerage; we meet all <br />the criteria for that and will be able to irrigate with it. For <br />sludge treatment, we have determined the best solution is to <br />centralize it and treat all the sludge at one facility where we <br />5 <br />DEC 21d98 <br />BOOK .78 ME 731 <br />