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Mayer: Is it clear that the proposed pipeline is not going to go through the Coal Creek Golf Course? Tom Phare, Director of Public Works, stated that from the discussion with the District, getting from the terminal point of the pipeline to Louisville and/or Superior through partial joint facilities and part independent facilities is yet to be 100% determined and agreed upon. The District has the obligation, should Superior ask them to, to get from where ever the pipeline ends, on what ever route is chosen, over to their place, with or without Louisville in the project. Mayer: Are there any restrictions in the way we take water? Dreher: Mayer: You would have a contractual right to the 3.0 C.F.S. at any time, any day, providing the pipeline is operational. This does not tie you to any particular water supply. When the allotment contract is talked about, it's really the C.F.S. and the pipeline and not the .... ? Dreher: That's correct. In the end you will have to consider three (3) allotment contracts. This first one is the pipeline allotment of capacity. Then, there would be an allotment contract for ownership of CBT water, if you chose to own CBT. Then, the allotment of Windy Gap, if you chose to own Windy Gap. Mayer wondered at what point and at what increments could Louisville increase their C.F.S. Dreher: In terms of the timing, the last date that you could get additional capacity with certainty is March 15. Beginning after the middle of March we will be drawing production. At that point, to change the capacity would involve going back and redoing some design. That may still be possible, but if we were to do that, you would have to incur the full cost of the redesign. By May 1, even if you were willing to pay the redesign costs, there probably is 7