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Pleasanton and Dublin are the only cities that will receive the treated water. Except for the proposed advisory measure, the public will have no part in the decision making. There are no long term studies about the effects of reverse osmosis treated water and the National Research Council has said this should be used only as a last resort. That is not the situation here. She firmly believed further information was necessary about the effects. Los Angeles uses this type of water, but there is no information about how much is used, who is getting it, or the effects. Information has been given that the reverse osmosis treated water is better than the current drinking water. If that is so, why doesn't DSRSD purify our drinking water? She reiterated that the word sewage should be in the ballot language. Peter MacDonald, 400 Main Street, Suite 210, felt it was inappropriate for Council to put an item on the ballot when there is an organized political group (Protect Our Water) in the valley already organized on the issue and which is unwilling to get its own initiative on the ballot. In 1997 the City Council negotiated and signed the Principles of Agreement. An essential part of that agreement is that Pleasanton would withdraw its opposition to the reverse osmosis project. He quoted from the agreement. Council also entered into an agreement with the Dublin San Ramon Services District regarding control of the injection of treated water. He believed it was inappropriate for Council to put an item on the ballot which requires the City to violate its agreements. He felt an initiative would prevent scientific and environmental compromises. The RO project would result in water recycling and decrease the salt loading in the valley. He believed that inflammatory words should not be used in the ballot language. He said the water coming from the tap has a substantial component of recycled sewer water. If citizens vote against drinking recycled sewer water, then the City could no longer use South Bay Aqueduct water. That water is far worse than reverse osmosis treated water. He did not think it was right to try and resolve this with a ballot measure. The question is whether the water is pure and a ballot measure is unscientific and will cut off reasonable recycling and groundwater basin management alternatives. With regard to the issue of dumping the treated water into the creek, he did not think it was sensible to pay to purify water and then dump it. Jeff Renholts, 7489 Aster Court, suggested amending Option 5 but to keep the language neutral. The terms sewer water, wastewater, and all other pejorative phrases in other options are not appropriate for the ballot. He supported the reverse osmosis process and believed the water was better than what is currently coming from the taps. Bob Beebe, 7051 Dublin Boulevard, General Manager for Dublin San Ramon Services District, indicated it is not permitted to discharge RO water into the Alamo Canal or Arroyo de la Laguna because Alameda County Water District takes water out of gravel beds adjacent to the creek. The Health Department requires the water of a wastewater origin, that has had RO treatment, to spend at least a year in the ground before it is drank. The water of Alameda Creek reaches the wells of Alameda County Water District in about two weeks. That is why we can't put it in the creek. Ms. Ayala asked why the water has to be in the ground for a year. Pleasanton City Council 16 12/07/99 Minutes