In response to Jerry Butler’s letter last week, Mr. Butler, you’re right that the Sanitary District does not control the quality of the reclaimed water in the lake, only to the lake.

So people understand, several years ago the reclaimed water went to the lake and then the lake fed the surrounding golf courses, which meant there was a constant flow of new water going into the lake, causing good aeration of the water.

Then the District decided to bypass the lake and send the water directly to the golf courses, not even telling the Town until after the fact.

As stated in the Cronkite News on October 10, 2012, “First, a study found the fountain wasn't running enough to properly circulate the water. At the same time, the sanitary district had stopped using the lake as a reservoir for watering the surrounding golf courses, which led to stagnation.”

A few years back, the Town was in talks with the District to transfer control of the lake to the District, believing they could manage it better because they deal with effluent water all the time. The District said that they may be in a position to construct a $1 million to $2 million mechanism that would better circulate the water. Somehow those talks did not work out. Why? I can only guess.

Mr. Butler, I feel there were some integrity issues involved here but I don’t think you were a Board member at the District at the time. Common sense tells me that all this smells, and it’s not the lake.

And, to correct another fake news report, the town recently did repairs to the fountain without the District’s help.