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Board of Commissioners SWDD Meeting Minutes - Final May 18, 2021 <br />requesting an extension to the commencement date due to Covid-related delays <br />of project equipment from their European manufacturer. While in discussion <br />with staff, IRED expressed concern regarding the recent significant reductions <br />in the volume of landfill gas which jeopardized their RNG production. <br />Director Mehta expressed confidence that the landfill gas levels would return to <br />normal once the stored leachate was removed. <br />He continued on with details of the amended Landfill Gas Agreement, and <br />referred to staffs memorandum dated May 11, 2021 for details regarding terms, <br />modified milestones, incentives for expansion, maintenance and repair, <br />payment agreements, gas flow levels and a financial analysis. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Earman, seconded by Chairman Flescher, <br />to approve staffs recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote: <br />Aye: 5 - Chairman Flescher, Vice Chairman O'Bryan, Commissioner Adams, <br />Commissioner Earman, and Commissioner Moss <br />15.6.3. 21-0506 Request for Approval of a Leachate Treatment Project at the IRC Landfill <br />Recommended Action: Solid Waste Disposal District (SWDD) staff recommends that its Board <br />approve the following: a) Direct staff to reconsider obtaining firm pricing <br />from the Indian River Eco District, LLC for a deep well injection option for the <br />disposal of leachate; or, b) Direct staff to finalize a contract for a leachate <br />treatment project between Indian River County SWDD and the developers, <br />consisting of Heartland Water Technology, Inc., Proximo Energy, and Indian <br />River Eco District, LLC, to be approved by the SWDD Board at a future <br />meeting; and, c) Staff recommends, if staff is not successful in negotiating a <br />final agreement with the Developers within 60 days, that we proceed in issuing <br />a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a leachate treatment project. <br />Attachments: Staff Report <br />Leachate Treatment Proposal <br />Director of Utility Services Vincent Burke introduced the item to the Board <br />noting that new environmental regulations would require the County to change <br />the way it treated leachate (liquid that percolated through the landfill) from the <br />current process of diluting it through the County's wastewater treatment facility. <br />Himanshu Mehta, Solid Waste Disposal District Director, utilized a PowerPoint <br />presentation which explained the environmental challenges of leachate <br />treatment. He discussed two (2) possible long-term solutions to treating the <br />leachate. The first was a previously -tested leachate evaporation system, <br />created in conjunction with the Indian River Eco District (IRED) and Heartland <br />Water Technology, which would be powered by landfill gas and natural gas. <br />The second long-term solution involved converting IRED's deep injection wells <br />to handle leachate; the cost and environmental feasibility of this option was still <br />to be determined. <br />Indian River County Florida Page 2 <br />