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Board of Commissioners SWDD Meeting Minutes - Final <br />153.4. 21-0529 <br />May 18, 2021 <br />Director Mehta's discussion then turned to the short-term problem caused by <br />having the landfill's wells filled by concentrated leachate. He explained that <br />the full wells were preventing the collection of landfill gas which SWDD had <br />contracted to sell to IRED. A short-term solution to de -water the wells and <br />send the leachate to another county for disposal was also brought forth for <br />consideration. He closed the presentation with staffs recommendations. <br />Under discussion, Commissioner Adams received confirmation of the critical <br />nature of the problem, and expressed distaste for deep well injection and <br />off-site disposal. Director Burke provided additional information regarding <br />pending legislation and the implications for leachate disposal. <br />Next, Alain Castro, IRED Managing Partner, presented information explaining <br />the IRED and their business model. Upon query by Vice Chairman O'Bryan, <br />Mr. Castro explained that the liquid leachate was preventing landfill gas from <br />forming, and he projected it would take three (3) months to dewater the wells <br />and restore gas production. Mr. Earl Jones, CEO of Heartland, described the <br />environmental challenges of disposing of "forever chemicals" called PFAS, and <br />discussed his company's qualifications to construct a leachate evaporation <br />system which would work in conjunction with IRED's landfill gas management <br />system. <br />Commissioner Adams spoke in favor of creating a long term leachate <br />evaporation system with IRED and Heartland, as well as the short-term solution <br />of removing and disposing of the existing leachate at an off-site location. Vice <br />Chairman O'Bryan received confirmation of a six-month timeline to create the <br />leachate evaporation system. Chairman Flescher expressed support for an <br />in-house, long-term solution to leachate processing. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Adams, seconded by Chairman Flescher, <br />to direct staff to: 1) pursue contract negotiations with Indian River Eco District <br />and Heartland Water Technology for a long-term leachate treatment project, with <br />a final agreement to be brought back before the Board for approval within 60 <br />days; and 2) pursue a short-term solution for leachate disposal with an Industrial <br />Wastewater Treatment facility in Tampa, Florida. The motion carried by the <br />following vote: <br />Aye: 5 - Chairman Flescher, Vice Chairman O'Bryan, Commissioner Adams, <br />Commissioner Earman, and Commissioner Moss <br />CCNA-2018 Work Order No. 11 to Geosyntec - Engineering and Permitting <br />Services for Leachate Treatment Project <br />Recommended Action: Solid Waste Disposal District (SWDD) staff recommends that its Board <br />approve the following: a) Conditionally approve CCNA-2018, amended and <br />extended in 2021, Work Order No. 11 with Geosyntec for $64,891.96 to provide <br />engineering and permitting services related to the leachate treatment project. <br />Indian River County Florida Page 3 <br />