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W <br />November 15, 2016 <br />ITEM 14.E.1 <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Members of the Board of County Commissioners <br />DATE: November 8, 2016 <br />SUBJECT: Privately Funded Indian River Lagoon Pilot Project <br />FROM: Tim Zorc <br />Commissioner, District 3 <br />Discussion Item: <br />A free Pilot Project on water that is being conveyed in the canal system of the Indian <br />River Farms Water Control District has been offered by Greenfield Resources. The offer <br />for the free pilot project came up during a recent meeting when Greenfield Resources <br />President/CEO, Adam Taylor, was visiting the Space and Treasure Coast last month <br />looking for opportunities where they could field test their technology and equipment in <br />Florida. <br />Pilot Project Phases: <br />Phase 1 - The offer, if accepted by the County and Indian River Farms Water Control <br />District, would start with representatives coming to the County to take a number of water <br />samples from a variety of locations in the canal system. These samples will them <br />undergo a complete analysis of the water to see how well the technology utilized by <br />Greenfields removes elements in the water. Water samples would then be transported <br />back to Greenfields Corporate headquarters located in Troy, Michigan, for processing. <br />Phase. 11 — Following the analysis of the water samples, the next phase of the pilot <br />project would be for Greenfield Resources to temporarily locate one or more water <br />processing units at a location suitable to Indian River Farms Water Control District ;and <br />Indian River County. The temporary units would pull water from an approved location <br />and then discharge the clean water back into the canal. <br />I would like to offer assistance to Greenfield Resources in coordinating with Indian River <br />Farms Water Control District on furnishing electricity for the processing unit at an <br />existing county facility or at the equipment location. <br />I would also like to discuss suggestions, at an upcoming meeting with staff, for testing <br />types and data that could be run in conjunction with the duration of the pilot project to <br />measure the effectiveness of the water processing. <br />P1 <br />