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/ .. Mr. Kent Gumina January 11. 1989 Page Two In order to compare apples to apples the (MCQWD) has to be compared to the rehabilitated system which further treats the water to remove the total disolve solids and provide water quality similar to (MCQWD). This requires an expenditure of $754.000 and cost a monthly $31.95 per tap. This solution solves all the problems and leaves the community with a locally controlled, expandable system. We are reluctant to recommend the cheaper rehabilitated system by itself. Our opinion is that users are going to be disappointed to have spent $254,000 and have water that still has some problems with being aesthetically suitable for human consumption. However. we are also appalled at the relatively high cost of finalizing a system that would provide high quality water in the proper quantity. We therefore suggest the following program. That the results of the investigation be presented to the users at a pUblic hearing. The users be fully advised of the short comings of the "rehabed" system and that they be given the choice of how mUCL to spend and how to proceed. The Village adopt a long range plan to update the system, to provide the quality of water desired by the users. If the "rehabed" system is chosen. the users should plan to implement the fully treated system at a future date. The system then will supply the desired quality of water. This could be accomplished by doing the basic rehab system now and then adding a monthly surcharge to build financial reserves to facilitate future funding for improvements. The Engineers have not assured us that the drilling of new wells will guarantee the removal of "Iron Bacteria". Health Dept. input on this item is desired and some guarantees from the Engineer should be obtained before the large sum of money is spent on a scheme that may not obtain the desired results. The maintenance required to purge and free a system of Iron Bacteria should be discussed and a firm commitment by the village to provide the future maintenance needed to preserve the system should be required.