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_I JUN 2 2 1990 8900 0 F',1 G E 4 ,,- the efficient use of effluent. The County anticipates a line going to the City's treatment plant, and if that happens we hope for a line across the bridge to link all the systems for a total combined system to supply irrigation water for everyone. Ultimately, we will be creating about 4.5 million gallons of effluent in the south county plant, and we can easily send 2 mgd or even the entire amount to the barrier island if we lessened the amount going farther west. Director Pinto stressed that we are moving as quickly as we can with this project, but there is always the question of funding and rate structures. He briefly went over the methodology for rate structures that he would be recommending to the County Commission. Commissioner Scurlock asked where we are at with regard to what the City is willing to accept at this time, and Director Pinto replied that he was not positive. Mayor Smith stated that it was 2 mgd, and Mr. Little emphasized that a letter was written to the County stating that. Director Pinto felt the problem was that the letter only said that the City may be able to do something. Mayor Smith stated that he would clarify that right now. The I*etter said that the City will accept two million gallons per day from the County. The City is already oversizing the line and hangers to accompany a larger line over the 17th Street Bridge. Eventually, they would have had to do that anyway in order to pick up the capacity of their plant when it reaches capacity. They are not thinking of charging the County for the oversizing of that line or for overstressing the blocks to carry the line. The letter also says that at some future date when they come up to full capacity of 5 mgd out of their plant, they may have to put in some additional pumps in the beach area in order to handle the County's 2 mgd, and it is at that point they think the County would have to pick up the cost for those pumps. Mayor 4