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Mehta Himanshu, <br />Utilities Services, gave a brief history of the two water <br />treatment plants using a PowerPoint Presentation (copy on file). He discussed expansion plans <br />for the North County Water Treatment Plant and confirmed anticipated demands. <br /> <br />6. ALTERNATIVE WATER SUPPLY PLAN <br /> <br />A.FD <br />UTURE EMAND <br /> <br />B.N-S(5) <br />EARTERM UPPLY YEARS <br /> <br />C.L-S(520) <br />ONGTERM UPPLY TO YEARS <br /> <br />Dr. Pat Gleason <br />explained how Indian River County’s demand for additional <br />water over the next five years would expand to the Upper Floridan Aquifer (UFA). Originally <br />six wells were proposed for expansion. There are now only three new wells proposed for the <br />next five-year expansion. He reported the new wells would allow the raw water to be applied to <br />the three new treatment skids at the existing facility, which would allow continued use of the <br />existing technology. Since the other three wells were held-off, he said, an alternative still needed <br />to be implemented. He defined the alternatives as: Upper Floridan Aquifer, Surface Water / <br />Reservoirs, Surficial Aquifer or Desalination of Seawater. The implementation would need to be <br />started now in order to have it completed within five years. <br /> <br />7. ROLE OF ST. JOHNS RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT <br />DISTRICT IN WATER SUPPLY <br /> <br />Kirby Green, <br /> Executive Director of St. Johns River Water Management District <br />(SJRWMD) gave a slide presentation that outlined the District’s role in water supply planning, <br /> <br />permitting and the development of future water supply projects. He felt Indian River County had <br />adequate Floridan aquifer water sources to meet required needs for the next 20-years based on <br />calculated demands, and it has not been designated as a “water caution area” like Central Florida. <br />December 6, 2006 <br />3 <br />ALTERNATIVE WATER SUPPLY <br /> <br />