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adhere to Title 22, NPDES Permit which requires ,Secondary and Tertiary Treatment. A full scale program will allow Colton to come into compliance. Mayor Gonzales inquired about the LEMMA Proposal and the SARI line. Director Decker replied these two items will be discussed further down on the Agenda. Councilmember Beltran asked Director Decker who had authorized a study on LEMNA. Director Decker responded after the LEMMA Proposal to the City Council, the Council asked staff to look at the proposal and prepare a. report. Referring to various transparencies, Mr. Gary Nuss, CH2M Hill Engineering Consultants, spoke with regards to their involvement with the RIX demonstration project, saying the project had demonstrated compliance of three main points: 1. Essential Virus Free. 2. Coliform 2.2. MPI' /l00 ml. 3. Turbidity 5.2. NTU and they are involved with the present design of the full scale RIX project and the conveyance pipelines for San Bernardino and Colton. Mr. Fuss presented a cost comparison on a full scale RIX Program vs, Traditional Treatment,, saying like the pilot project, the full scale project will be a joint project with. the City of San Bernardino and the costs will be apportioned. Colton -'s cost will go down as the preliminary design is refined. The RIX pilot project has been selected by California and. in National Competition as an Innovative Wastewater Treatment Program. Cou.ncilmember Beltran asked if will Grand Terrace share in the east. Mr. Nuss said Grand Terrace will also pay; however, under a different formula. Mr. Nuss presented the design of the full scale RIX project and the conveyance pipelines for San Bernardino and Colton., outlining each on a diagram, pointing out the location of the p, *lot project and the route of the SARI and conveyance pipelines. The pipelines will parallel each other from San Bernardino into Colton and will be installed in the same. trench. The location of the additional. 65 acres of land that will be needed for the Phase II Project is downstream from the Phase I. Mr. Nuss stressed the need to proceed to acquire the land and to go forward with the design. Mayor Gonzales inquired as to the timeline for the SARI line. Mr. Nuss responded it is anticipated that it will be concurrent with the RIX Project and should be ready in the fall of this year. Director Decker said in the very near future, possibly next Council meeting, he will be requesting that the Council authorize the expenditure to purchase the Beckett property. Director Decker introduced Mr. David Thornburgh, Chief Treatment 51