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TOWN OF PALM BEACH
Information for the Water Committee Meeting on January 29, 2009

To: Water Committee:
David A. Rosow, Chair
Denis P. Coleman, Member

Via: Peter B. Elwell, Town Manager

From: Sarah E. Hannah, Assistant Town Manager

Re: Information Regarding Water Supply

Date: January 23, 2009

The following documents are attached for your review in preparation for the Water Committee
meeting on January 29 at 3 p.m.:

1. Agenda

2. PowerPoint presentation from the City of West Palm Beach regarding the four options for
the Town’s water supply and relationship with the City.

3. Cost estimates and other information regarding private wells.

4. Follow-up on prior water committee information requests:

a. Information from the City regarding per capita usage in Palm Beach.
b. Information from the City regarding a comparison of the City’s water quality with
New York City’s water quality
c. Statistical analysis of the top 100 water consumers on the island.
d. Average daily effluent flow for the cities that use the East Central Regional Water
Reclamation Facility (ECRWR).
e. Executive summary of the results from the Town’s testing of the City’s potable
water (the rest of the report is available in the Town Manager’s Office).

cc: Mayor and Town Council
Eduardo Balbis, P.E., City of West Palm Beach
Jane Struder, Finance Director
H. Paul Brazil, Director of Public Works
John Page, Director of Planning, Zoning, and Building
James Bowser, Town Engineer

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