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his system would provide like five times more than what the Wate
<br />require. And as you, no, as staff had also accurately kind of pointed out that you have to have a
<br />reservoir, but that reservoir has to be like at least 100 feet difference in elevation from where
<br />youÓre going to serve. And the reason why is that they want to have it like all gravity fed. Bu
<br />heÓs saying, you know, the only way he can go do that is he has got to have the reservoir like off-
<br />site. He has got to buy properties, you know, to make that elevation requirement. So he said, no,
<br />IÓll put the reservoir on my property and IÓll eat the cost of having it pumped. And so thatÓs how
<br />he solved the problem about like having this additional reservoir.
<br />The other thing that the Water Department wanted, they said, like, fine, you know, itÓs a private
<br />system so we wonÓt review the plans, we wonÓt inspect it. You know, itÓs all, itÓs fine as far as
<br />we were concerned, I mean the Water Department was concerned. But they said that we really
<br />wouldnÓt mind getting all of the reports, you know, from that. You know, if, let us know how
<br />the well is going to be constructed, how your water system is going to be designed, so on and so
<br />forth. So as a condition we had suggested, and the staff had incorporated a condition that said
<br />the system has got to be designed by a professional engineer; and then during its construction
<br />period it also has to be inspected by the professional engineer. And then after everything is said
<br />and done, then a report gets filed with both the Water Department and the Planning Director.
<br />And part of the reason the Water Department wanted that is that they suspect that the water
<br />system is good over there. So there might be a time in the future that the Water Department
<br />might want to get control of that well. So if they do get control of that well, they need to know
<br />what things they need to do to make the appropriate adjustments. So there is still that possibility.
<br />So, but Mr. Hogan, the applicant, is willing to do all of that; and so there you go. ThatÓs how we
<br />addressed the -.
<br />WOODWARD: Okay. Well, like I say, itÓs a peculiar hybrid that you have chosen. And I can
<br />tell you this, you canÓt use that well because it has got a PVC bore. That doesnÓt fly with the
<br />Department of Water Supply. So the well doesnÓt even qualify. Of course, it took only two days
<br />to drill this well and it only went down 115 feet. They may be interested in finding out what the
<br />water system, the water table is like. I donÓt think they have any interest in your water system
<br />itself.
<br />And the other thing is, you know, I would rather see, to make this a clean situation , is you build
<br />what you need. And, you know, the Department of Water Supply has a bunch of rules and
<br />regulations that are designed for things that are not of any concern to you, such as this backup
<br />system. The only reason they have required a backup system now, and it has only been in the
<br />last four years theyÓve required that, is because if theyÓre responsible for supplying water they
<br />donÓt want to have to truck it in if thereÓs a failure of one well. Well, itÓs your well, you have
<br />30,000 gallon tank. At 600 gallons a day for five lots youÓve got a 10-day supply there even if a
<br />pump craps out; and you can always get water trucked in. You know, I think drilling a second
<br />well is really expensive insurance. The thing about building it, a 100,000-gallon tank off-site
<br />just so you can use gravity flow, much cheaper to buy a few pumps. YouÓre right about that.
<br />You know, and so this is where government gets in the way. This is exactly opposite of, you
<br />know, Mr. Sumada who is trying to solve problems. Department of Water Supply is getting in
<br />your way and trying to create problems.
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