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Sen ember 2015 3-14 14-14979 Waste Management Corporation. Those that do not subscribe to collection services deliver solid waste directly to the landfill or dispose of it in other ways; including incineration or disposing of it in dumpsters(OKC CP, 2015). 3.3 Physical and Biological Environment 3.3.1 Geology and Hydrology The regional and local geology and hydrogeology of the Site have been well documented. Regional geology and hydrogeology was detailed in "Synthesis of the Hydrogeologic Framework of the Floridan Aquifer System and Delineation of a Major Avon Park Permeable Zone in Central and Southern Florida" (Reese,R.S. and Richardson, Emily, 2008). Local geology and hydrogeology are presented in "Ground-Water Resources of Okeechobee County, Florida" (Bradner, 1994). Ardaman & Associates, Inc. (March 27, 2015) completed a subsurface exploration program in the area of the power plant and along the entrance road. The subsurface exploration program included soil borings at 16 locations to depths between 30 and 100 feet and in-situ permeability and infiltrometer tests at three locations. This section summarizes information presented in these reports and additional available reports and cited references. 3.3.1.1 Geologic Description of the Site and Vicinity The Florida peninsula is divided into three physiographic zones (White, 1970). The Southern zone is present from the southern end of the Florida peninsula to a line that cuts across the peninsula from the vicinity of the city of Stuart on the east coast to the city of Fort Myers on the west coast. The Central physiographic zone extends northward from this line to a line that extends from approximately St. Augustine on the east coast to approximately Peng near the west coast. The Northern physiographic zone extends northward from this line to Georgia. The Site is located in the Central physiographic zone of the Florida peninsula, which is characterized by sub-parallel highland ridges separated by broad valleys. More specifically, the Site is located on the Osceola Plain within the physiographic division of the Eastern Flatwoods District and sub divisions of the Holopaw-Indian Town Ridges and Swales and the St.Johns Marsh(Brooks, 1981). The land surface elevation across the Site rises from approximately 30 feet mean sea level(ms]) in the east to approximately 50 feet msl in the west of the Site, with respect to North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (USGS, 2015). The topography of the area is largely influenced by the formation of marine terraces that were deposited during the Pleistocene Epoch. The marine terrace deposits at the Site are the Talbot and the Penholoway terraces(Parker, 1955)and(Bradner, 1994). 0 Attachment lb PP= 197 ,