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18 <br /> 1 Matt Efird said that looking into the future, the nutrients create a problem unless there are <br /> 2 changes in the interpretations of the Falls Lake rules. <br /> 3 Slide #8 <br /> Other Development Project Recommendation <br /> Considerations <br /> • Planning and Financial Considerations <br /> • Current and Future Land Uses(Town, ETJ,County) <br /> • Comprehensive Sustainability Plan <br /> • Transportation Planning <br /> Utilities Capital Improvement Planning <br /> Financial Benchmarks <br /> Water and Sewer Area Planning Boundary Agreement <br /> Already Committed Projects and Status <br /> • Town Resources <br /> • Political Will <br /> 4 <br /> 5 <br /> 6 Slide #9 <br /> Capacity Takeaway <br /> Utilities Staff Concerns in Priority <br /> Order <br /> 1. Collection system <br /> 2. Distribution system r <br /> 3. Nutrient wastewater limits <br /> 4. Water treatment process limits <br /> 5. Water storage/fire protection <br /> 6. Water supply <br /> 7 <br /> 8 Chair Bedford asked for clarification of the graph on slide #9. <br /> 9 Matt Efird said it is just a graphic representation of changing priorities and the numbers <br /> 10 don't mean anything. <br /> 11 Commissioner Fowler asked if the nutrient issue was related to waste, or was it related to <br /> 12 stream overflow. <br /> 13 Matt Efird said it is increasing waste in the system from more users, the treatment <br /> 14 processes are very efficient, but there is only a certain amount of nutrient removal that is possible. <br /> 15 He said that what is leaving the plant is about as clean as they can make it because the <br /> 16 concentration of nutrients increases with capacity. He said that it is primarily driven by capacity. <br /> 17 He said that there are also updates in Phase 2 of the Falls Lake Nutrient Rules that decrease the <br />