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Regular City Council Meeting January 12 , 2004 Page 11 The study also projected, using the same criteria, that Lamar County Water will need 9.4 MGD in 2005 and 11.52 in 2025. The plant will be under capacity if this happens. Upon a question from Councilwoman Neeley, Mr. Mussullam indicated that if the sedimentation basins were fixed and there was no big increase in demand, then the plant could stay in compliance for the next five to ten years. Mr. Mussullam went over various regulations that the Water Treatment Plant has to be in compliance with. The study compared cities with comparable water treatment plants to review their staffing. There is a recommended minimum of 2 operators per shift, so there will be a back-up in case of emergencies. He said, currently, the City of Paris has 2 operators on the day shifts, but only one operator on the night shift. Freese and Nichols has determined during their studies that the newer plants take less maintenance personnel and the old plants take more maintenance personnel. Because the Paris plant is not a new plant, it takes more maintenance personnel. Taking an average between the older and newer plants, the study came up with a figure of 6.8 maintenance for a treatment plant the size of Paris. Also because of various duties of the maintenance personnel, the study showed Paris to be short one maintenance person. Mr. Mussullam said the recommended improvements were divided into three phases. Phase 1, the most critical, would bring the Water Treatment Plant to its reliable capacity of 32.3 MGD. He indicated they would need to replace the rapid mixers, add the sedimentation basins, and add the chlorine injector after the filters to add flexibility to the disinfection scheme. Mr. Mussullam estimated the cost of Phase 1 to be about $3,450,000. He continued with Phase 2, which consisted of relocating chlorinators and constructing a barrier wall around the chlorine storage for safety, and also