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either have to have that contingency in the purchase agreement, or we would have to go get permission from the County and the City of Lafayette, as our partners in the purchase, to allow that expansion. I understand from your remarks that the sludge disposal, as far as the drying portion of the sludge from the treatment plant needs additional acreage to be spread out before it's mixed and given away or sold. That would be a natural activity that would like to occur on part of that property. That would either have to be covered in the original purchase agreement or would have to be subject to permission from our other partners. Is that correct? Phare: My opinion is to identify what rights come with that property regarding our particular interest would help clarify any future discussions with other owners of the property. The use for the Waste Water Treatment Plant is for ultimate permanent disposal of sledge through the incorporation of the soil. It would not necessarily be salvaged and made available. We think that we have more than enough to both give away and need a permanent land disposal site in the future. Our waste water needs are identified in the 3 to 3 1/2 million gallon range, ultimately. We have that amount of capacity, essentially, already in place, provided we have some modifications to our sledge disposal process. We are not necessarily stating that we absolutely need additional room. However, flexibility and freedom is always desirable when we're dealing with institutional land owners, because it can be quite a hinderance in the future for expansion should no other options be available. Davidson: In the discussions with the County and Lafayette on Monday, they're 22