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-'. 3~1 ;)J .- the Jones Creek line to the Koehler Plant. Even if this could be done by April 1987 there would be a 0.1 MGD treatment deficiency and a 0.2 MGD deficiency by January 1, 1988. This Plant would have to be expanded to handle the increased flow and to further complicate this possibility is the PSA and the State Water Control Board plan to switch 4 MGD capacity from the Koehler Plant to the Third Plant (Marrowbone) upon completion of the Third Plant. In fact, this is the basis for the Water Control Board issuing a permit to PSA to construct the Third Plant. Therefore, it appears to be impractical to increase the diversion to Koehler and even if the increased diversion could be accomplished this would only offer partial relief of a capacity needs problem for the period from the present to the end of 1988 and would not be a solution to the City's short or long term treatment capaCity needs. Additional Required Treatment Color Removal Another important consideration has recently developed as a result of recent concerns expressed by Eden, N. C., Danville, Va., and South Boston, Va., to the Water Control Board and State Health Department regarding problems and costs that these communities are experiencing with the removal of color that is originating from the City's Plant and to a lesser degree from the PSA Koehler Plant. As a result of recent meetings with the State agencies we have been advised that Martinsville must have in place operative color removal facilities by the expiration date of our current NPDES permit (January 18, 1989), whether we expand the City's Plant or not. The permit will not be issued if the City does not comply by that date. The color removal level has not been firmly established, however, the level will apparently be fairly stringent. Approval of plans by the State agencies for the expansion of the City's Plant will be predicated on the inclusion of test procedures to aid in the design and selection of facilities to remove the specific type color in the effluent from the City's Plant entering Smith River. During our discussion and review of plans with the State agencies to expand the City's treatment plant to 8 MGD we requested these agencies not to include facilities speCifically required for color removal. We indicated that there was some urgency in getting the City's Plant expanded quickly to meet immediate industrial needs and that we could better determine the SCope of color facilities needed to meet State requirements after the expanded Plant was in operation and the percentage of color removal was determined. However, we estimate that the facilities included in the proposed expansion of the City's Plant will remove fifty (50) percent of the color in the plant effluent which will be of considerable benefit in determining the additional facilities needed in connection with color removal. In addition, I pointed out that color removal was a basic responsibility of the industries necessitating the removal faCilities and that this matter could be best handled as a separate project in which cost could be defined and the rightful cost passed on to the color contribu- tors. As a result, the agencies agreed not to require that color removal facilities be incorporated in the expansion plans but would require that they be operational by January 1, 1989. 3 ----~-----~--------,._--"--~.-