The council will be busy on Feb 18th. They have a special meeting at noon to discuss the issues surrounding the water treatment plant, I still trying to confirm if this meeting is open to the public. They are discussing the plans and costs provided by WSB and moving forward with designs for a gravity filtration system. Then at 7pm there is another meeting (open to the public) where there will be a special presentation by State Senator, David Osmek. Whom some of the council members met with this week to discuss the best long term water solutions for Minnetrista.
The two biggest options for consideration are:
1. Take no action. The council approved Resolution 154-13 that authorized WSB to perform final design of a gravity filtration plant. Unless the council makes a motion to direct alternative action, staff will move forward with final design per the current direction outlined on December 2, 2013.
2. Add an agenda item for the 7:00pm regular council meeting to approve the following motion: “A motion to suspend Resolution 154-13 (thus suspending the design of gravity filtration) and to direct WSB to prepare a proposal for the March 3, council meeting for council to consider the design of a (pressure filtration or reverse osmosis) water treatment facility”.
If I were on the council I would put into motion option 2. As a reminder to my fellow residents. A gravity filtration system only removes Iron, Manganese and Gross Alpha. It does not however treat any emerging contaminants, radium and arsenic.
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