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Wording of SJRWMD Agency Report Recommended Condition 33 Note: The first and third paragraphs were added in response to a request by County staff based upon Board member comments provided at the March 1, 2016 BCC Meeting. Licensee acknowledges that the water needs of Florida's citizens will require alternative water sources such as surface water projects in the future as determined by the water management districts pursuant to the water supply planning process of section 373.217, F.S., and other applicable provisions of Chapter 373, F.S. Licensee will in good faith evaluate the technical, environmental, and economic feasibility of connection to and use of alternative water sources such as surface water supplies when such sources become available according to the terms of this condition. Upon notification by the SJRWMD that an alternative water source has potentially become available in the vicinity of OCEC Unit 1, including sources that lie outside of the boundary of the SJRWMD, Licensee shall evaluate the feasibility of connection to and use of the alternative water source. As used herein, the term "alternative water source" means any source not identified as a traditional water supply source in the applicable water supply plan adopted by the SJRWMD pursuant to section 373.709, F.S., or successor provision, for the area encompassing the facility. Within 180 days of the notification from SJRWMD of the potential availability of an alternative water source, the Licensee shall submit a report to the FDEP SCO and the SJRWMD evaluating the technical, environmental, and economical feasibility of each alternative water source identified. The report shall contain an analysis of each alternative water source, including the quantity of water available,the projected date(s)of availability,and costs associated with obtaining and transporting the alternative water to the OCEC Unit 1 facility. If the SJRWMD determines that use of additional alternative water sources are environmentally,technically, and economically feasible, within 120 days of such determination, Licensee shall develop and provide an implementation schedule to reduce, by the amount of additional alternative water source, the quantity of ground water authorized for consumption by the site, to FDEP SCO and SJRWMD for review and approval in accordance with Condition XX "Procedures for Post-Certification Submittals". Once approved, Licensee shall take the necessary steps to implement the schedule. Within 10 days of receiving notice from SJRWMD that an alternative water source has potentially become available in the vicinity of OCEC Unit 1, Licensee shall provide a copy of that notice to Indian River County. Licensee shall submit a copy of its alternative water source evaluation report to Indian River County at the time it submits that report to the SJRWMD. If by December 31, 2021 there has been no notification provided by the SJRWMD that an alternative water source has potentially become available in the vicinity of OCEC Unit 1, Licensee shall, in coordination with the SJRWMD and Indian River County, conduct a study, as described above,to identify and evaluate the technical,environmental and economic feasibility of connecting to and using alternative water sources that have the potential to become available in the vicinity of OCEC Unit 1, including sources that lie outside the boundary of the SJRWMD. Licensee shall submit the study to the SJRWMD and Indian River County by June 30, 2022. Licensee's submission of the study shall not relieve Licensee of any obligation to evaluate the feasibility of using an alternative water source upon future notification from the SJRWMD of an alternative water source that has potentially become available in the vicinity of OCEC Unit 1, including sources that lie outside the boundary of the SJRWMD. Attachment 7 233