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Feasibility Evaluation of the Arkansas Valley Pipeline <br />Water Works! Committee <br />June 2003 <br />would be offset by savings from not being required to maintain a disinfectant residual in the <br />new Arkansas Valley pipeline. <br />3.4.4 Option 4 -Water Treatment for the "No-Action" Option <br />Water treatment costs associated with a "No-Action" option have also been estimated. For <br />this option, the anticipated costs of satisfying future drinking water regulations while <br />utilizing existing sources of supply are estimated for the larger municipalities and water <br />suppliers in the project area. Estimating water system treatment and supply development <br />costs for small community water systems presents a number of challenges. The owner of a <br />small system may fail to fully assess its long-term infrastructure needs, thereby <br />underestimating the true financial costs required to maintain compliance with increasingly <br />stringent drinking water regulations. Failing wells and antiquated treatment plant equipment <br />will likely require replacement within the planning horizon of this study. However, it is <br />difficult to assess these costs without a rigorous inspection of each community's water supply <br />infrastructure. <br />34 <br />GEI Consultants, I11C. 0284 03-0630 Feasibility Evaluation Final <br />