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projections from RWSA have been looked at and they were found to be reasonable, <br />though the population projection was 7% higher than projected by the Virginia <br />Employment Commission. He said conservation measures are taken into consideration. <br /> <br /> Mr. Hassell said there is no regulatory reason not to allow water release from <br />Beaver Creek. <br /> <br /> Mr. Hassell said Ragged Mountain should be kept on the same critical drought <br />cycle. <br /> <br /> Regarding the amount of influence from the community on projects, Mr. Schwin <br />said it is up to the applicant to determine the purpose of need. He said there should be a <br />distinction between what people need and what they want.. He said there is a provision <br />that allows the Governor to weigh in on a project and to request that the Corps reconsider <br />a project. <br /> <br /> Mr. Ken Boyd, member of the Board of Supervisors, said it appeared that <br />RWSA's consultant was leading them down the path of the pipeline to James River being <br />only one of two viable options. He said this project is the least attractive for the <br />community. He asked if input from the community has any impact on the decision <br />making process. <br /> <br /> Mr. Schwin said that the regulations are somewhat draconian. He said public <br />interest review factors are considered, but he cannot say they will be the sole determining <br />factor. <br /> <br /> Mr. Lindsay Dorrier, member of the Board of Supervisors, asked if there are any <br />financial incentives to encourage communities to have joint projects. <br /> <br /> Mr. Wagner said that state law and regulations encourage regional plans, but there <br />is no financing available to support this. <br /> <br /> Mr. Dorrier asked if the fact that there are four or five other permit requests in for <br />the James River influence the decision. <br /> <br /> Mr. Wagner said yes, there would be conditions on the amount of water removed <br />from the James. <br /> <br /> Mr. Rooker asked if water from one source requires less treatment is that taken <br />into consideration regarding practicability. <br /> <br /> Mr. Ron Conner, Health Department said that the Health Department does not get <br />involved in the water until after permits are issued. He noted that many people are using <br />the James River for water. <br /> <br /> Responding to a question from Mr. Lynch, Mr. Conner said he feels he can <br />support all options being considered. <br /> <br />Mr. Lynch asked if the 2002 plan was ever sent to DEQ. <br /> <br /> Mr. Gaffney explained that after the plan was approved in 2002 the data was <br />updated and showed that the 2002 plan would not meet the needs. <br /> <br />Mr. Lynch expressed concern about what happened with this plan. <br /> <br /> Mr. Gaffney said this information is available from RWSA but is not an issue for <br />today's discussion. <br /> <br /> Mr. Schwin said that an application for a reservoir at Buck Mountain would go <br />through the same process as other options. <br /> <br />Mr. Rooker said he has been told that it is highly unlikely that a reservoir at Buck <br /> <br /> <br />