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x <br /> NHNUTES August 22, 1996 9 BOARD of HEALTH <br /> present and offered her explanation."' 111 continued t dicate that we pay to bring town <br /> water in now or we bring it in later." "Mr. Rio's position was if we wait two years <br /> maybe town water will be right down the road and wewon't have to bring it up South <br /> Sandwich Road." "In any opinion, the result of the meeting was that the Selectmen d <br /> approve and will submit this article on the warrant." "They just want a more detailed <br /> explanation from the water District as to how they came up with$75,000.00." "The issue <br /> of non-compliance fiance is not going to go away." " ie expenses associated with bringing that <br /> water supply into compliance outweighs the connection costs of even $75,000.00."' <br /> `'what D.E.P. indicated was that if we sign a consent agreement by which time to be <br /> connected to town water they would basically lend a deaf ear to the notice of non- <br /> compliance and that date would be January 1, 1999.'' "In any opilion, our support should <br /> be for the article to bring town water to town hall and then we don't have to worry about <br /> their agreement to do something or not do something by January 1, 1999." <br /> Mr. Doherty stated, `when it's all said and done it's cheaper to bring town water <br /> in now because if you spend the money to put in a new well and corrosion control and <br /> comply with their testing protocol e'11 spend more money that's ultimately going to be <br /> wasted." <br /> Mr. Ball commented, "we could get a waiver until January 1, 1999."' <br /> Mr. McQuaid stated '"If we bring town water in we can spfinkle the building."' <br /> "We can't sprinkle the buidding on our old well."' <br /> Mr. Doherty commented, "There is the unstated public benefit of fire protection by <br /> bringing in town water because you also bring in fie hydrants not only benefiting town <br /> hall but local residents.7' <br /> Mr. McQuaid stated, "'Mr. VAritenour is the one who want to postpone it until <br /> 1999.13 <br /> Mr. Doherty stated, "If we bring ire water right away the town will probably save <br /> some money on building insurance." <br /> Mr. Cram relayed, "Costs may increase in the future." <br /> MT. McQuaid,stated, "one of the conditions the order of nor-com Nance is we <br /> must retain an engineer to come up with what is called a desk-top study to analyze how <br /> we axeg g o to control the lead and copper problem." `This study will. cost <br />