The Plymouth City Council met Thursday evening to discuss several water related issues on the agenda. The night began with a special meeting to discuss changes in the Plymouth Pipeline Project and the elimination of Segment 3, the Swift Tank. The elimination of the Swift Tank, which was officially agreed upon by the water Agency at its own Thursday meeting, will reduce the Pipeline Projects overall cost by an estimate of approximately 785 thousand dollars to 915 thousand dollars. Although the cost reduction is welcome by the city, costs will be incurred in the future associated with the need for additional storage capacity.

Terry Moore of the AWA was present at the meeting to answer questions from council and to present some additional information. One board member stated that the total cost reduction of the project would not be finalized until the bids come in. Members of the public voiced their opinion, questioning the numbers in cost reduction and in storage space. Vice Mayor Pat Fordyce felt that in regards to water, the City is constantly taking “1 step forward and 2 steps back,” and that the City “needs a good reliable source of water.”