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I I I Counci 1 Meeti n December 13, 1 Page 8 continued Kleinrath open d the floor to questions, or inquiries can be mailed to: Jennifer all Beese US EPA - egion 5 230 S. De rborn St. Chicago, L 60604 Gunderman aske what rationale was used by EPA's technical advisers to come to thi decision. Kleinrath expl ined the performance objective which was issued by the EPA. Basic lly, the objective was to prevent off-site migration from the base. The EPA has installed monitoring systems which will insure the det ction of contaminant migration. If this system is faulty, the EP will correct it. Gunderman aske what guarantee does the City has if this system is found to be fa lty. Kleinrath said presently the system is working as forecasted, but the present mo ifications has corrected any problems. Benke commente , IIEPA will spend millions of dollars building more wells just in ase something won't work, but you're not willing to build Well #13 because maybe the City does not need it. Where is the difference in the rationale and the logic in that situation?1I Kleinrath said EPA is preventing contamination from spreading a large area. EPA has installed monitoring wells as a part of a normal study. Benke further commented, lIyet EPA is spendi ng mi 11 ions to put in more wells be ause EPA thinks it may not be working, there's a chance that it might not.1I Kleinrath said EPA is spending lots of money on wells, but that's not where the ig money is. The amount spent in well development does not have anything to do with monitoring the BGRS (boundary groundwater re overing system). Benke said, 11m point is that you are pumping the well water and you are buildi g lots of safety factors, but you are not giving us a safety facto II. Williams asked what was the length of the planning process for Well #13. Council Business Presentation of EPA Covering Replacement c WEll #7 Report 88-349