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Environmental Specialist Brooks noted that the state and <br />federal government have been regulating large generators of <br />hazardous waste for some time and have now mandated the counties <br />to do something about the small quantity generators. Mr. Brooks <br />then reviewed the six requirements listed, noting one year was <br />allowed for all the requirements listed to be completed, approved <br />by the Board and submitted to the DER, and that year ends within <br />about the next three months. <br />Mr. Brooks informed the Board that staff met with the other <br />counties in our four -county region, which includes Martin, Palm <br />Beach, St. Lucie, and Indian River County, and it was decided to <br />hire a consulting firm, The ERM Group, who obtained a list of all <br />businesses in the counties and mailed a survey to all those they <br />thought would be potential generators. Approximately 813 <br />businesses were notified in our county and about 522 responses <br />were received, 72 of which indicated they were generators. The <br />results are set out in Exhibits I through V, as follows: <br />51 <br />APRT 3 1,98 <br />BOOK F;AF!._1 <br />