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Posted by: thepinetree on 12/02/2009 07:41 AM
Updated by: thepinetree on 12/02/2009 11:10 AM
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Angels Camp Approves $2 Million "Fourth Filter"...But They May Not Need It. ~By John Hamilton
Angels Camp, CA...One of the central items of last night's Angels Camp City Council was the "Fourth Filter" and was it needed to keep the City in Compliance with the water regulatory agencies. The Council approved to go forward with the project on a 4-1 vote with a caveat that they hope they won't be forced to install it. The City was recently cited for exceeding capacity for a few days in 2007 and also 2008. The discussion centered around what was the best way to solve the deficiencies. Mayor Jack Lynch was adamant that the problem has already been solved through the $700k main water line repair completed a few months ago....
The above graphic shows system performance before and after the Main Line repair...
to back this up he cited figures that in 2007 & 2008 and before the City was actually treating up to 18% more water than it was billing for. This put the City close or past capacity in the peak July and August months.
Mayor Lynch brought forth numbers that showed that since the main line repair Angels Camp is now comfortably under capacity and still has room to accept new connections to the system without spending the $2 Million for the new filter.
The rub is that since the City has been cited this may not be enough to fix the deficiency. According to the regulatory agency they require an approved plan to reduce consumption by the ratepayers or increased capacity. The agency would have to approve the main line repair as an "Approved Plan" for reduction of peak throughput. Whether they will do this or not remains to be seen.
So...the motion that was passed stipulated that representatives from the City are to meet with the regulatory agency and show them the report on post mainline repair operations. If they accept this a cure for the problem they the City can keep the $2 Million in the reserve fund for a later date. If not then the motion directs the City to commence at once with installation of the new filter.
Some of the concerns for the City expressed that since the City is now in a state of "Non-Compliance" that say for example McDonald's or Mark Twain St. Joseph's Hospital apply for permits to commence construction in the City they would be required to perform Environmental Impact Reports before they could build and the regulatory agency would also have to sign off on the projects.
This is a situation the City would like to avoid and hopefully the steps taken last night will solve this problem. The City also faced fines of $250 per day starting in March of 2010 if they did not take steps to resolve this issue....
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