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rFEB ® 1994 <br />BOOK 91 70 <br />ARTIFICIAL WETLAND AT WEST REGIONAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT <br />The Board reviewed the following memo dated February 2, 1994: <br />DATE: February 2, 1994 <br />TO: JAMES E. CHANDLER <br />COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR <br />FROM: TERRANCE G. PI <br />DIRECTOR OF IIT SERVICES <br />PREPARED ROBERT O. WISEMEN, P.E. <br />AND STAFFED ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER <br />BY: DEPARTMENT OF UTILITY SERVICES <br />SUBJECT: ARTIFICIAL WETLAND AT WEST REGIONAL WWTP <br />Due to the enforcement of the Indian River Lagoon Act and the <br />Antidegradation Act, which disallows any additional pollutant <br />discharge to all tributaries of Indian River, the Department of <br />Environmental Protection (FDEP) has required and promoted a reuse <br />program to be established in any County especially in a "Critical <br />County" such as Indian River County. A Critical County is defined <br />as a county which geographically is in close proximity of being <br />affected by a salt water intrusion. This requirement has limited <br />any discharge into the County canal system, which eventually flows <br />into the Indian River. <br />ANALYSIS: <br />The outfall of the proposed wetland system is discharging to the <br />adjacent canals, which presently are being used by Citrus Groves <br />for sources of irrigation water. The FDEP in the process of <br />issuing a permit for construction of said wetlands and has required <br />the County.to perform a study to investigate alternative disposal <br />systems. The alternative disposal system should include a <br />residence reuse irrigation system. Even after the County <br />Consultant submitted the Effluent Disposal Master Plan, which <br />explains all alternative systems as well as recommended disposal <br />systems based on economic reasons, the FDEP is still requiring the <br />Reuse Feasibility Study to be conducted to satisfy the <br />responsibility of enforcing the Indian River Lagoon Act and the <br />Antidegradation Act. The County is seeking authorization to <br />negotiate with the FDEP to reduce the requirements of the <br />permitting process. In negotiating with the FDEP, Brown & Caldwell <br />will be asked to accompany the County Staff to answer questions <br />regarding the effluent disposal master plan. The consultant fee <br />for assisting the County is estimated, not to exceed, $5,800.00 and <br />the cost of the required study shall range from $30,000.00 to <br />$55,000.00 <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />The Utility Services Department recommends that the Indian River <br />County Board of County Commissioners authorize the expenditure of <br />$5,800.00 for Brown and Caldwell to accompany the County staff to <br />negotiate with FDEP on the permitting requirements. Upon knowing <br />the outcome of said negotiation, we recommend the authorization of <br />the expenditure of, not to exceed, $55,000.00 for Brown and <br />Caldwell to conduct the study immediately to meet the 30 day clock <br />requirement governed by Chapter 17-3, FAC. <br />W <br />