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Bushland, TX     11/07/2009 1:15 PM

Amos - No the project didn't have merit. Yes the majority of the folks were against it. The township and CLRSD board members knew it. They knew it as far back as 2005 when they decided to take that survey. They knew the majority of the people affected were against it, and went ahead with it anyway. Do you think that is acceptable? The MPCA is on record stating centralized sewer is no better than individual septic systems for treating waste water. When the meeting to approve the water treatment plant permit was held in St Paul, an individual on that panel stated that the project merely moved a little bit of waste water from one place to another. Think water treatment plants are fail safe? Think again. The people in Williams MN probably wish they had their septic systems back. http://wcco.com/local/sewage.treatment.plant.2.1290935.html The treatment plant there is leaking and it's only 9 years old. It's going to cost 1.6 million to replace. There are 200 people in that community. How many septic systems could that 1.6 million buy? The CLRSD centralized sewer project was a farce from the get-go. 10 years ago they sold it by telling all the lake cabin people that their lakes were impared due to all the failing septic systems and that if centralized sewer wasn't installed, they would only get worse. Here we find out the septic issue is approx 8% of the problem. Fast forward 10 years and low and behold, the lakes in the CLRSD district are still in pretty decent shape. However the ALASD sewered lakes around Alexandria aren't fairing so well. Why do you think that is? It is because residential runnoff is the majority of the problem. Also an individual with the CLRSD scared people by telling them that if their septic was over 10 years old it was probably failing. They were also told that mound systems are not only expensive (up to $40,000) but that they don't work around here. Well our septic system is over 20 years old and passed it's inspection with flying colors. The second drain field hasn't even been touched yet. Imagine that. Somebody was telling stories. I'd say people should educate themselves on this WHOLE affair before coming to a conclusion.