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DEC 1 ,9 1979 Geraghty & Miller, Inc. BOOK 42 PAGE 374 Forum III Suite 403 1675 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 CONSULTING GROUND -WATER GEOLOGISTS AND HYDROLOGISTS Telephone: 305/683-3033 12 December 1979 Indian River County Commissioners Indian River County Courthouse 2145 14th Avenue Vero Beach, Florida 32960 Dear Commissioners: We are aware that Indian River County has decided to proceed with the planning, design, and construction of a water system for the South County Taxing District, using reverse osmosis to treat water from the Floridan Aquifer. To assist the County in accomplishing its goal, Geraghty & Miller, Inc., proposes to conduct a testing program in the taxing district area. To date, preliminary evaluation of the availability and quality of water contained in the Floridan Aquifer within the taxing district has been made by extrapolating data from outside the district. More specific information is now needed. In addi- tion, a testing program will be necessary to determine the regional impact of the proposed diversion, provide information for system planning and plant design, and provide technical data which will be needed to obtain a water -use permit from the St. Johns River Water Management District. Five tasks are planned for the testing program: The principal task is the drilling, sampling and testing of a 16 -inch -diameter test -production well and a 12 -inch -diameter observation -produc- tion well. Additional tasks are the preparation of technical specifications for the testing program; inventorying of existing wells (well permittees and existing legal users who might be affected by the proposed diversion); preparing and presenting of progress reports and the final report; and meeting with the Joint Venture, regulatory agencies, and county personnel. WASHINGTON; NY TAMPA. FL �M BEACH..FL i CHAMPAIGN. IL . CT _� _