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1 -2- Mr. Hatcher told the Council just how much contaminated water he had calculated a person would have to consume before a serious health pro- blem might be experienced and Dr. ' Carr responded that those figures did not take into account the interaction of those contaminants with others already in - the environment of many residents. As an example, he pointed to the results of mixing cleaning fluid containing Tri- chloroethylene. (TCE) , the contaminant suspected to originate with the arsenal ,. with alcohol and its effect on the liver. The Health Officer concluded by saying he perceives most residents believe they have a right to pure, uncontaminated, drinking water. Mr. Anderlik -agreed, saying there have been systems developed in south- western states which are capable of producing safe drinking water by recycling sewage, but which the populace finds unacceptable.. He also said- his firm had contacted the company which carbon treats the water . at the arsenal and found out it would cost the City from $150 ,000 to ' $175, 0.00 to lease the system, which he noted would probably pay the cost of digging the well deeper within two years. The firm had been relu- ctant to provide the figures for purchasing the carbon treatment system he added, and the engineer reported there are no air filtering systems which have been developed to date which would be cost. effective.. Mr. Cartwright indicated he would be inclined to go along with the study recommendations but agreed to see if he could get another figure for purchasing a .carbon treatment system. Mr. Childs told those present he perceives the State Health Department would not accept the .installation of point of .use carbon filtration • systems because the City would have no control over the individual efficiencies in each home. Copies of the Mayor' s letter to our senators, representatives and other elected and appointed officials had been . distributed and when Council- man Ranallo said he would like to find out how successful New Brighton 's project had been, Mayor Sundland told him he had talked to Mayor Harcus who had indicated a willingness to share his experiences with St. Anthony officials . No decision was made that evening but staff was requested to prepare comparisons of the rate structures and time frames for the alternatives which had been discussed and to research the cost of the City buying its drinking water from Minneapolis or St. Paul, if such a purchase is possible at all, although the general consensus was that most St. Anthony residents would prefer having well water to drinking water which had come from the Mississippi River. The Council concurred with the recommendation that Well #3 be put back in operation for the summer and further consideration be given to the various options at either the Council ' s April 26th or May 10th meeting. Mr. Hamer explained that the discrepancies between the figure quoted the last meeting for painting the elevated water tower and those quoted by the engineers since that time, had resulted from the latest evaluation • of the tower' s- condition by Twin City Testing which now indicates sand