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HydroMentia South Relief Canal Algal Turf Scrubber 1 . INTRODUCTION The Indian River County Utilities Department, in cooperation with the Public Works Department, Stormwater Division , recently submitted an application for an Industrial Wastewater Permit to FDEP for a water treatment facility and relocated South Relief Canal Outfall to be located contiguous to the Indian River Farms Water Control District's South Relief Canal within Indian River County. The South Relief Canal is a major tributary within the network of canals managed by the Indian River Farms Water Control District (IRFWCD) . The proposed treatment system is to be designed around. the application of an Algal Turf ScrubberV (ATS Tm ) ' to remove nutrients and eliminate toxicity associated with a blend of an RO concentrate , as generated by the Utilities Department in the production of potable water, and surface waters associated with the South Relief Canal (South Canal) . The proposed treatment facility is referred to as PC South . On July 5 2011 HydroMentia was authorized by the County to provide services related to Task 1 —Continued Permit Procurement Services . Attachment 1 of Change Order 2 . These services included specific tasks and associated costs attendant with efforts needed to develop a complete application as related to the FDEP Wastewater Application Form 2CS -- " Permit to Discharge Process Wastewater from New or Existing Industrial Wastewater Facilities to Surface Water" . The Industrial Wastewater Permit (IWP) application for the initial site located adjacent to 7th Road SW and 1st Place (Site 1 ) was completed by HydroMentia , Inc. for the Utilities Department , under agreement entitled " Indian River County Proposed Water Treatment Facility Proposal for Permit Procurement Services Indian River County , Florida" dated July 2011 . HydroMentia completed all of the tasks included in this agreement with the submittal of the completed application on October 3 , 2011 . On January 23 2012 HydroMentia was authorized by the County to provide services related to Task 1 —Continued Permit Procurement Services . Attachment 1 of C .O. 3 . Task 1 : Continued Permit Procurement Services of said agreement specified that HydroMentia shall provide assistance in the timely response to Requests for Additional Information ( RAI) associated with the previous submittal of the Industrial Wastewater permit application to FDEP . In addition HydroMentia shall provide assistance as requested in obtaining other permits required for the project, including Environmental Resource Permit (ERP) and Consumptive Use Permit (CUP) . In completing the effort to obtain the IWP for Site 1 , it was necessary for HydroMentia to conduct work outside of the scope of Task 1 — Change Order 3 . Specifically , this work included ( 1 ) revisions to original application submittal to adjust for changes related to relocation of the influent pumping facility and piping network , a change resulting from conditions associated with the Indian River Farms Water Control District ( IRFWCD) and The Algal Turf Scrubber® is a proprietary technology available exclusively through HydroMentia , Inc. Indian River County ATSTm Site 2 Permit Procurement Services Proposal 1 October 5, 2012 (Rev Nov 15, 2012)