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represents additional demand on the WWTFs the county operates. Therefore, as the County embarks on <br />the Septic to Sewer initiative, the need to have a diverse reclaimed water system and storage alternative <br />is ever more prudent. <br />ANALYSIS: <br />Currently, the WRWWTF has three options regarding its reclaimed water. First, it can send flows to its <br />land application sites, which could include business parks, commercial parks, industrial parks and <br />irrigation of golf courses or residential developments. Primarily, IRCDUS sends this water to golf courses <br />through the unincorporated portions of the county. Secondarily, it can use Rapid Infiltration Basins (RIBS), <br />but these RIBS are small in size and have limited volumetric capacity to handle daily flows from the <br />WWTF's. Lastly, the flow is diverted to the WTS for further treatment. The South County WWTF, operating <br />under FDEP permit FLA0101435, has most of its reuse water flow go towards the Indian River Club to be <br />used for irrigation. However, there are times when their receiving ponds are full so the FDEP permit <br />requires that the reclaimed water flow be redirected to the WRWWTF WTS. Due to the WLA constraints <br />at the WRWWF, the potential for South WWTF flows, and the fact that there has been tremendous growth <br />in the southern portion of the unincorporated area, there is a need to diversify the irrigation options and <br />increase alternative storage and disposal sites should the golf courses be unable to take additional <br />reclaimed water during heavy precipitation or reduced demand events. <br />On January 22, 2019, the Indian River County Solid Waste and Disposal District (SWDD) Board rejected <br />staffs recommendation to conduct a feasibility study for use of a deep injection well for disposal of the <br />leachate, centrate and/or reclaimed water. Staff, as part of its ongoing research into disposal options, has <br />reached out to an adjacent property owner for the potential to purchase 286 +/- acres of undeveloped <br />land. <br />Several years ago, an 80 -acre property just east of the WRWWTF was going through the approval process <br />for development. At that time, there were concerns that a high-end subdivision (Stoneybrook) would have <br />issues from its new residents being so close to a large wastewater facility. Indeed, after some residents <br />began to complain about odor from the WRWWTF, the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) awarded a <br />low bid to R.J. Sullivan in January 22, 2013, for $1.02M to build an anaerobic odor control solution. <br />In 2007, it was known that the subject property to the south of the WRWWTF was to be developed into a <br />547 -unit Planned Development (PD) called Indian Springs. This was about the time the great recession <br />occurred, and any such plans came to a halt. Now that the economy has picked up and the fact that there <br />could be an interchange at the Oslo corridor in the next 5-7 years (pending successful design and financial <br />approval of the project by FDOT), there is concern that additional homes could be built at this site. Not <br />only would those homes represent more flows to the WRWWTF (approximately 137,000 gallons annual <br />average daily flow (AADF)), but the additional residents may have concerns about the WWTF being next <br />door to their homes. Thus, it is recommended that a visual and olfactory buffer be obtained to help <br />insulate the WRWWTF from neighbors and to help with wet weather discharge options. <br />Three Potential Uses <br />It is anticipated that the proposed site could serve more than one purpose. This idea is subject to <br />engineering vetting and additional research into the matter before a final judgement can be rendered as <br />to the validity of such an idea. As part of a separate agenda item, there is a need to hire a professional <br />engineering firm to assist IRCDUS with a feasibility study into the subject property in order to perform a <br />Page 2 of 5 <br />C:\G ra nicus\Legista r5\L5\Temp\614baa68-ed37-49d2-b48c-97d5d6a5626c.docx <br />