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Commissioner Davis, Liaison to the AAC, stated that the St. John’s River Water <br />Management District keeps an inventory of well permits, so the County knows where the wells are. <br />He declared that this provides a simple process to look at wells that have been permitted, to <br />identify those no longer in use, and to dispose of them properly. <br /> <br />Vice Chair Bowden wanted to know how many wells in Indian River County were <br />permitted, to which Mr. DeBlois responded approximately 2,000 wells, some of which have been <br />capped and abandoned. <br /> <br />Robert Adair <br /> , Chairman of the AAC, recapped a letter he had given the Board <br />(copy on file), addressed to Bob Bruce, Chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z). <br />The letter outlined the possibility for cost share funding from the St. John’s Water River District to <br />obtain a Mobile Irrigation Lab and Well Monitoring Network that would help identify and fix <br />leaking wells. He provided information regarding existing leaking wells and referred to County <br />Code, Section 931.09, Artesian Flow Wells, which specifies that artesian flow wells may not be <br />used to recharge new artificially created surface water bodies. <br /> <br />Bob Johnson <br />, Coral Winds Subdivision, wondered if the County was trying to <br />eliminate artesian wells and go to reuse water. He asked the Board to provide clarification, and <br />conveyed that the Board does not necessarily need to accept the cost share program. <br /> <br />Administrator Baird advocated sending SJWMD a resolution asking them for <br />additional assistance. <br /> <br />Dr. Richard Baker <br /> inquired about having a County Workshop on water use in <br />April. Utilities Director Erik Olson said he was working on it. <br /> <br /> <br />May 15, 2007 15 <br /> <br />