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Sarasota News Leader October 11, 2013 Page 114 Siesta Seen order the pumps and UV lighting equipment, the project's expense was the most under-esand the diffuser is being assembled on prop- timated of all the facets of the work. erty Forsberg owns offsite. When SKA Vice President Michael Shay asked In response to a question about the 14-inch whether the pumps on site would automatiPVC pipeline that extends into the Gulf of cally begin working if the stormwater pond Mexico, Boudreau explained that 1,000 feet begins to overflow, Boudreau replied that the of it is underground while the remaining project had been designed that way. two-thirds is offshore. Getting the pipeline installed, he said, "actually went very, very In response to a question about whether a smoothly. … It went off without a hitch." backup generator would be installed on the That part of the project was innovative, site for use when the power went off and the according to staff memos sent to the County pumps needed to run, Boudreau said such an Commission over the past year. That part of element was not part of the plan. A roseate spoonbill and ducks share one of the stormwater site ponds on Oct. 3. Photo by Rachel Hackney