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MINUTES June 1, 2000 9 BOARD OF HEALTH Mr. Ball stated, "Ed, what is your question? What do you need from us?" Mr. Eichner stated, "I think I have already asked my question which was, if the Talanian project doesn't go forward, what the expectations would be for Life at Mashpee? What I really wanted to achieve at this meeting was to get everybody together in one room so we don't have to worry about letters going back and forth and get everything clear and out on the table." Mr. Ball stated, "I don't believe we have to vote. I believe our position is clear." Mr. Bliss questioned, "I guess I'd like to ask and maybe you... are you satisfied that the legal requirement was what it was and that..." Mr. Eichner interjected, "I am satisfied that the requirement is what it is." Mr. Bliss questioned, "And you are satisfied that they got Title V permits and that their intention was to do a standard Title V?" Mr. Eichner responded, "I am satisfied that they have permits and I have got a clear understanding of what the regulations are. I'm fairly clear and I think I've been fairly clear from the beginning of this. It's going to be a questions of, admittedly, of how it goes during the public hearings and what the Commission ultimately decides. I'm going to relay the information as was requested about what happened at this meeting and what's out there and what's been spoken and what's been said." Mr. Bliss stated, "If it was an existing facility, if Life had built their Title V systems and Talanian come along and said, look we've got something better, and then we wouldn't be having this discussion, right? If they updated an existing system, there's no question about whether they are entitled to a credit." Mr. Eichner responded, "Right. They have to, in order to get their project approved under our regulations, they have to meet the no-nitrogen loading requirement." Mr. Bliss continued, "Right, exactly. What I'm saying is that if they went to an existing facility and said, we're going to upgrade you, we're going to reduce your nitrogen output this amount, there's no question they'd get a credit, right?" Mr. Eichner responded, "Correct." Mr. Bliss continued, "The only reason we're having a question here is because Life wasn't built yet, right?" Mr. Eichner responded, "Right." Mr. Bliss continued, "The point is that everything was there, ready to go. They had their permits, there is no difference. There's no difference between Title V system being in the ground or having their permits. All they had to do was to have a contractor walk in and construct it. They were completely legally entitled. There were no strings, there were no conditions. There was nothing else. Furthermore, you've