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• • • Minutes, Regular Meeting, La Porte City Council January 6, 1982, Page 3 really. discussed it with you people, but from what we have been able to find out, we are told you intent to open this line and we want to hook up to it. Skelton: Mr. Barfield, am I interpreting what you have said correctly? You do not intend to put in a septic tank presently, but you are going to wait until the line is complete? Barfield: We would rather. wait. We have the plans to put in a septic tank. We have consulted with the engineer here in La Porte and have been advised as to the size and requirements would be needed. We would, however, rather wait if there is a possibility that the line is going to be opened. If we get to hook up it would enable several others to be able to hook up to that same line and not have to use septic tanks on their property. Faris: Would the Gulf station be required to .hook up to that line if Tooney's did? • Meza: Yes, sir. G_~; I was referring to some of the same things some of the others have touched upon concerning the septic tank. Sir, are you aware of the saturation in this area for the use of a septic tank? You are not going to get proper use out of a septic tank, especially with the gumbo soil. This doesn't matter really, sir, how far you run the lines or even if you put in a pump. The saturation wouldn't take care of it. I don't know what other alternatives that you would use in order to keep -- with-this establishment; you know this is an on premises permit. So there is going to be more use than it was at the Gulf station. These facilities are going to be used more. So we are looking at, you know what T mean, improper use for sanitation purposes. Barfield: Councilman Gay, we are looking to the City of La Porte who has a line very near that area, to open that line so that we may be availed to that service. We intend to hook up to that service. Gay: Sir, is it compulsive that you hook onto the line? Barfield: No, sir, I don't think it is compulsory that we do if it's not furnished by the City. We can deliver the service by the use of septic tanks. It would be extremely costly to us if we did not hook onto the City sewer line. That's why • we choose to hook on. But I think we could meet the require- ments,the City would put on us for services by doing it either way, but the most economical way would be hooking on to the sanitary sewer line.