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1 I don't necessarily believe that. It's too
2 easy to go back in, and I know we've talked about, yes,
3 there's going to be another hearing if they want to do
4 that, et cetera, et cetera. We all know how that works.
5 There will be four people there, and it will pass
6 through. We'll get a sign off, and it will be a done
7 deal, and that water well will get used and drilled, and
8 it could possibly put damage up.
9 And if that looks like it's going to happen,
10 then we'll be working with counsel, and we will
11 definitely come back to the Caruso Affiliated group and
12 go for a bond or something because we will be damaged
13 permanently if they do some damage to that groundwater
14 basin.
15 The problem is is that, if they do that, they
16 will not monitor. They say -- they will tell you they
17 will. But unless some outside agency actually monitors
18 that, monitors the effect that that well has on the
19 groundwater basin, there's no protection whatsoever.
20 In actuality that could destroy service to
21 around about 1,000 residents in the area that take water
22 out of that groundwater basin including Montecito Water
23 District.
24 During the process of discussions, the Caruso
25 group was asked that, if they want to use that well, why
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