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APR 17 1990 F BOOK (9 FAGE include reverse osmosis water systems, which would be a problem for us because we presently discharge from the south county r.o. plant, and plan to do the same with the north county water plant when it is built, into a canal which ultimately ends up in the river. We have done an analysis on that discharge in the permitting process, and have proved the beneficial effect in terms of raising the salinity in the canals and encouraging certain things to come up and breed. We have not seen anything negative from our south county r.o. plant after 8 years of operation. If the r.o. system were included in a bill, an option might be for deep well -injections and percolation ponds where you actually percolate brine discharge back into the shallow aquifer. Commissioner Scur.lock believed we should be supportive of the bill, but encourage the legislature not to expand it to include anything other than what is in there at the present time. Commissioner Wheeler reported that the MANWAC Committee unanimously recommends that the Board support this bill. ON MOTION by Commissioner Scurlock, SECONDED by Commissioner Bird, the Board unanimously declared their support of House Bill 3247 with the conditions that it not be expanded to include anything that is not presently included. AUTHORIZATION FOR UTILITIES TO PURSUE NEGOTIATION FOR ACQUISITION OF GENERAL DEVELOPMENT UTILITIES IN VERO HIGHLANDS AND SEBASTIAN HIGHLANDS Commissioner Scurlock requested the Board to authorize County Administrator Jim Chandler, Utilities Director Terry Pinto and himself to pursue acquisition of General Development Utilities both in Vero Highlands and Sebastian Highlands. There is an acquisition provision within the Sebastian Highlands franchise agreement, but there is no such provision in the Vero 40