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Ms. Ayala believed the people want to vote on this issue and would vote it down even if the City stands by the Principles of Agreement. She felt time and energy was being wasted in pursuing the issue instead of researching where else this water could be used. She hoped Alameda County Water District would take another look at alternatives. Mr. Myer said there is a general agreement on building regional facilities and trying to find some regional solutions and cooperating to find places to use all of the water. He said every gallon of water that is recycled and can be used safely is less water that Zone 7 has to import. He said all five agencies recognize that they have to cooperate in order to make this work. He said the first problem to resolve is to find an area for the injected water (if the water needs to be injected) and delay its movement towards any potable wells to give Zone 7/DSRSD time to work out possible solutions. Ms. Dennis wondered if this would put off the program for salt management. Mr. Myer said direct RO injection gives the best benefit for salt management. The less RO water is injected, the smaller impact on the salt balance. He said the next best solution is to substitute the RO water for urban irrigation. The least effective is to water the grapes in the fringe basins. He said there are RO facilities planned for groundwater to go into the potable system. Zone 7 is trying to find what is workable for the community. Mayor Tarver suggested removing the salt from the water Zone 7 gets, rather than the water from the sewage system. Mr. Myer said as the TDS in water is lowered, the quality of the water will get better. Mr. Beebe said it would help if Council directed its staff to work with DSRSD on a flamework on how it could recycle water together. But there would still be a problem on the wettest weather days. Mayor Tarver said Zone 7 will be having a meeting on September 15 to present more information. He said Zone 7 will potentially make a decision on that night. It was moved by Mr. Hco, and seconded by Ms. Michelotti, to direct staff to work with the representatives from DSRSD, Zone 7 and the City of Livermore, to come up with a short term solution for the coming wet weather period that would allow DSRSD to meet its wastewater disposal needs without the direct injection of RO treated wastewater into the roundwater basin. Mr. Pico felt that there were tither alternatives to look at. Ms. Ayala felt it was important for the public to understand the crisis that the City is facing. She said the City almost did not make it through the last winter. Pleasanton City Council 18 09/08/98 Minutes