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25 <br /> 1041 <br /> 1042 Venkat Yendapalli: Okay. Thank you. <br /> 1043 <br /> 1044 Beth Bronson: Sorry if you don't mind just staying up there for just a minute. Is it okay if I go over my questions, <br /> 1045 then? <br /> 1046 <br /> 1047 David Barcal: Oh, yeah, go ahead. <br /> 1048 <br /> 1049 Beth Bronson: So,you were saying that the requirement is .5 gallons per minute. <br /> 1050 <br /> 1051 David Barcal: What they do is, if you look at public water standard they say 400 gallons per day per connection, <br /> 1052 and then they assume 12 hours of pump time for your well. They do 400 divided by 12, divided by <br /> 1053 60. That gets you the .555 gallons per minute. <br /> 1054 <br /> 1055 Beth Bronson: You're not talking about your actual output. <br /> 1056 <br /> 1057 David Barcal: Yeah. So, that's the output of the actual well. What it has to do per connection. <br /> 1058 <br /> 1059 Beth Bronson: And this may be a question for you and for Ward,too, because it's, it's well and septic related, so, <br /> 1060 with the well,you are asking for, it's at 600 feet, and it was over 80 gallons per minute, right?The <br /> 1061 idea being that this community well will service 49 four-bedroom homes? <br /> 1062 <br /> 1063 David Barcal: Yes. <br /> 1064 <br /> 1065 Beth Bronson: That's correct? The idea that you wouldn't be at half a gallon a minute if all 49 people turned their <br /> 1066 well on or turned their water on at the same time. <br /> 1067 <br /> 1068 David Barcal: The way public water looks at it, the number of connections you're allowed is one thing. So,that's <br /> 1069 the .56. Then they have you look at your peak demand storage,which in this case we have been <br /> 1070 proposing a 5,400-gallon hydromatic tank. So,the rule says, basically,you take your peak <br /> 1071 demand minus the yield of your well, and then you times it by 20 minutes, and then, there's a <br /> 1072 formula to come up with your minimum amount of volume you have to be able to push out of your <br /> 1073 storage tank. <br /> 1074 <br /> 1075 Beth Bronson: This makes sense. Yes. <br /> 1076 <br /> 1077 David Barcal: That's what size is to meet your peak demand, so, like,you're saying,you get everyone showering <br /> 1078 at 7 a.m. and then, or everyone using their water at night. <br /> 1079 <br /> 1080 Ward Marotti: Just let me clarify. It's not coming from the withdrawal well to the house. It's through the storage <br /> 1081 tank and thereby accommodates peak flow,yes. <br /> 1082 <br /> 1083 Beth Bronson: Yes. Absolutely. So,you have to have that reservoir tank. In my house I have a well, and we <br /> 1084 have a,what is it, the tank that's there. That tank goes into the house, and then the well pumps <br /> 1085 into the tank. <br /> 1086 <br /> 1087 David Barcal: It's just a big version of that. <br /> 1088 <br /> 1089 Beth Bronson: And the idea that you're within feet of a township that does provide water, I guess? I'm just trying <br /> 1090 to understand why there wasn't a conversation or at least even a request to serve, or a feasibility <br /> 1091 to serve. <br /> 1092 <br /> 1093 Beth Trahos: In fact,there was. The initial approach was to the town of Hillsborough. The town of Hillsborough <br /> 1094 declined. So,the project came through the Orange County process. Now the town has come <br /> 1095 back in comments to this case to say we,we may be able to provide water. <br />