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CHAIRMAN WODTKE STATED THAT THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ST. .JOHNS RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT HAVE BEEN INVITED TO OUR JANUARY 24TH MEETING BUT AFTER HAVING THIS MEETING, IT MAY NOT BE NECESSARY TO HAVE THEM ATTEND. HE ASKED MR. TRIPSON TO ENLARGE ON THE REPORT, AND NOTED HE HAD THOUGHT THE COUNTY COULD SET UP PERMITTING FOR WELLS UNDER 4". .JOHN TRIPSON STATED THAT COULD BE DONE BUT IT IS REALLY NO 9 NECESSARY SINCE INDIAN RIVER COUNTY DOESN'T HAVE ANY SALT WATER ENCROACH- MENT PROBLEMS TO SPEAK OF, ST. .JOHNS DOES NOT REQUIRE PERMITTING -FOR ANY- THING UNDER 4" WELLS, HE COMMENTED THAT HE HAD THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA FOR THE COUNTY TO PERMIT THESE WELLS�BUT AFTER LOOKING INTO IT, IT DOES NOT SEEM FEASIBLE. MR. TRIPSON NOTED THERE ARE ONLY ABOUT 100 WELLS 4" AND UP DRILLED A YEAR�AND HE BELIEVED THIS WILL BECOME LESS EACH YEAR. t COMMISSIONER SIEBERT EXPLAINED THAT THE BOARD'S INTENT HAD t BEEN TO CUT SOME RED TAPE FOR OUR LOCAL RESIDENTS, BUT IT NOW HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT A 4" WELL REQUIRES A CONSUMPTIVE PERMIT FROM ST. .JOHNS RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT REGARDLESS OF A LOCAL PERMIT,AND IF YOU GOT INTO PERMITTING WELLS UNDER 4", IT WOULD BE VERY EXPENSIVE AND WOULD ACTUALLY ADD RED TAPE. HE NOTED THAT THE REASON VOLUSIA COUNTY DID IT WAS BECAUSE THEY HAD SALT WATER INTRUSION PROBLEMS, COMMISSIONER LYONS NOTED THAT WE CERTAINLY WANT TO PROTECT THE SHALLOW ACQUIFER, WHICH IS THE SOURCE OF DRINKING WATER FOR THE CITY AND COUNTY. HE CONTINUED THAT BETWEEN 1200-1500 2" WELLS PER YEAR IS A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT, AND HE WOULDN'T LIKE TO SEE US PUT OURSELVES INTO A PROBLEM. HE INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE CITY OF VERO BEACH HAS PUT UP PILOT WELLS BETWEEN THE WELL FIELD AND THE RIVER JUST TO KEEP TRACK OF WHETHER OR NOT WE ARE GETTING ANY SALT WATER INTRUSION. COMMISSIONER LYONS COMMENTED THAT HE DOESN'T LIKE TO SEE ANY MORE PERMITS.THAN WE ALREADY HAVE, BUT WATER IS SECOND TO AIR AS FAR AS LIFE IS CONCERNED. PLANNING DIRECTOR REDICK INFORMED THE BOARD THAT WE DO KNOW •y� WHERE THESE WELLS ARE LOCATED, IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE BUILDING PERMITS. t HE BELIEVED THAT WE ARE, AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE, GOING TO NEED TO CONTROL THE LOCATION OF THE WELLS BUT AT THE PRESENT TIME, WE DO NOT HAVE THE CRITERIA TO WORK WITH TO DETERMINE WHEN A WELL SHOULD BE PERMITTED IN CERTAIN AREAS. HE STATED THAT HE CONCURRED WITH THE REPORT, PARTICULARLY AS TO THE WORDS "FOR THE TIME BEING." 25 JAN 101979