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27 duly 2000 <br /> Page 1 . <br /> being put before the horse and the contamination should be stopped from <br /> leaking in and then ileal with the situation. <br /> Mr. smith there are three parts to the project. To deal with ghat is in the <br /> pond now; they are working on the discharge piece. They have done the <br /> emergency response and have shut off the treatment plant and it is no longer <br /> providing phosphorus. They shut off the storm drains. There are major <br /> reductions. They cannot just pump the phosphorus out so they are testing <br /> that the next year and looking forward to dealing with the remaining <br /> contribution. <br /> Another question was raised, is the treatment they are doing flushing the <br /> water column? what is to say in two or five years from now, the phosphorus <br /> is at the sane level and more metals are being added to the bottom of the <br /> pond. <br /> Dr. Mitchell stated it is not necessarily an attempt to flush the Phosphorus <br /> from the water column, it is more to prevent the regeneration of oxygen-peer <br /> conditions. They want to put a cap on the bottom to keep the phosphorus <br /> from coming up again. It is long teen management of the watershed. <br /> Al Orlando, who has lived on the pond since 1373, stated it has been thrown <br /> around about endangered species and fish, in -the years that he has been <br /> there, her has seem a complete decline in certain species on the pond at this <br /> present time. He has not seem a frog in three years, or crayfish. The last <br /> time he caught a fish from that pond, it had so many papilomas on it, you <br /> could not eat it anyway. He could not see how the alum could do any damage <br /> to the pond in its present state; if anything, it would help. He would life to <br /> see a working committee get together and iron out the differences so that this <br /> treatment can be at least tried, hopefully, this year. He has been working on <br /> this problem with the Ashumet valley property owners, he has been doing <br /> this for 17 years. Finally, there is a group of professionals hero and people <br /> here are questioning them. He thought these experts should be listened to, <br /> instead of questioning them. He did not think it makes any difference if the <br /> barge is a Cadillac or a Ford. The Commission is making conditions and <br /> these men are the experts. <br /> Mr. Sherman stated derogatory statements should not be made about Steve <br /> Hurley and Bili Fisher, they are professional, capable, men. The Commission <br /> has to have a few more details to see whose picture makes more sense. <br />