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City Council Water & Sewer Subcommittee <br />May 15, 2003 <br />Page 39 <br /> <br />compliance. Mr. Sanders said that Mr. Dixon states that the other plants that <br />he goes to that get out of compliance that are on privatization are out of <br />compliance constantly. He said that the reason is that the company that comes <br />in and runs the plant is not held responsible for being out of compliance <br />because they do not own the plant. TCEQ is going to come down on the city, <br />not that private operator because the owner of that plant is the City of Paris. <br />Mr. Sanders recommended to the committee that they should talk with Mr. <br />Dixon. <br /> <br />Chairman Plata stated that you have to place that feature in the contract to <br />make them be responsible. Mr. Sanders said that was true, and they can save <br />the city money the first year on cut back and other things, but after that, you <br />will start having maintenance expenses that are astronomical because they are <br />not keeping up the equipment. Mr. Sanders told the committee that he did not <br />recommend privatization to any city that is not having problem with <br />compliance, he also said the City of Paris is not having that problem. <br /> <br />Mr. Campbell stated that the city has never violated a water treatment rule and <br />the city has been fined $5,000.00 at the wastewater plant because some sludge <br />got out of the spray zoning and got into the buffer zone about 16 years ago. <br />The only time the city has been in noncompliance is in the collection system. <br /> <br />Chairman Plata stated that he wanted everyone to understand that he has never <br />said and will not say that the water production plant is not run properly. The <br />only thing that he is saying is that it can be done a little more efficiently. <br /> <br />Mr. Plata assured everyone that he will go out and look at the water treatment <br />plant and the wastewater treatment plant and said he would get with Mr. Wims <br />on Monday. <br /> <br />City Manager Malone advised that the tour should be scheduled through his <br />office. <br /> <br />Chairman Plata said this is going to the City Council unless Councilwoman <br /> <br /> <br />