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OCT 2 5 199"J" CONCLUSION BooK 90 PA-UF844 Inasmuch as Masteller & Moler, Inc. are the engineers designing and coordinating the construction of the wetlands for the West Subregional Wastewater Treatment, and inasmuch as the Utilities Department has a contract in-place with Masteller & Moler, Inc. for these and similar services. it is prudent to have Masteller & Moler, Inc. apply for permits from the DEP and Corps of Engineers to eliminate the wetlands at the landfill; and mitigate their elimination with constructed wetlands in the wetland wastewater management area at the West Subregional Wastewater Plant. Attached is Work Authorization #4 under an existing contract between Utilities and Masteller & Moler, Inc. for initial services as follows: Task 1 - Site Assessment of Wetlands Located at the Landfill Task 2 - Coordinate with DEP and Corps of Engineers Staff and Negotiate a Mitigation Using Constructed Wet- lands at the West Subregional Wastewater Facility Task 3 - Develop an Alternative Mitigation if the Use of Wetlands at the West Subregional Facility are Determined Unacceptable by the DEP and Corps of Engineers Task 4 - Submit Permit Application to the DEP and COE for Elimination of the Landfill Wetlands with Replace- ment Wetlands at a Location Acceptable to the DEP Note in the attached Work Authorization that Task #3 will be approached under a separate work authorization if the DEP and Corps of Engineers do not accept the West Subregional Facility Wetlands for Mitigation and an alternative mitigative process is needed. Additionally, no fees are outlined under this task as the fee requirements for the task cannot be determined until some direction is received from the DEP and COE. If the mitigation process utilizing the wastewater treatment wetlands is accepted by the .DEP and COE there will be no additional cost as Task 3 will not be necessary and the expense for the design and construction of the mitigative wetlands will already be covered in existing contracts for the design and construction of the wastewater treatment wetlands at the West Subregional Facility. The cost under Work Authorization 4 outlined herein is $6,220.00. Staff believe that these costs are reasonable. SWDD staff requests the Board's approval of the project and authorization for the Chairperson to sign the Work Authorization. ON MOTION by Commissioner Eggert, SECONDED by Commissioner Adams, the Board unanimously (4-0, Chairman Bird being absent) approved Work Authorization #4 under an existing contract between Utilities and Masteller & Moler, Inc., for services as set.out in staff's memorandum. WORK AUTHORIZATION #4 IS ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF CLERK TO THE BOARD 12