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AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT AGREEMENT This Amendment No. 2 ("Amendment") to Wastewater Treatment Agreement (the "Wastewater Treatment Agreement") is made and entered into this 18th of April 2023 (the "Effective Date") by and between the Indian River County Solid Waste Disposal District, a special dependent district of Indian River County, Florida (the "District") and Indian River Sustainability Center, LLC ("IRSC" or the "Company"). All capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined will have the meanings ascribed to them in the Wastewater Treatment Agreement. WHEREAS, on July 13, 2021, the District and IRSC (collectively, the "Parties") entered into the Wastewater Treatment Agreement which governs the interaction, rights and responsibilities of the District and IRSC with respect to designing, furnishing and operating a wastewater treatment plant (collectively, the "Evaporation Plant") to treat landfill leachate from the District's landfill located in Vero Beach FL (the "Landfill"); and WHEREAS, on March 31, 2023, the members of the IRSC have been amended to include solely Heartland Water Technology, Inc. ("Heartland") and Proximo Energy, LLC ("Proximo"). WHEREAS, the Parties now desire to make three (3) changes to the Wastewater Treatment Agreement (collectively, the "Changes") as more fully described in this Amendment (as contemplated in Section 5.2 of the Wastewater Treatment Agreement): WHEREAS, the Changes fall within the following categories: (i) reimbursement for costs and expenses incurred by Heartland on behalf of the District related to certain scope changes (collectively, "Costs Related to Certain Scope Changes"); (ii) reimbursement for costs and expenses which will be incurred by IRSC due to certain Temporary Fixes (as defined below) which the District now plans to implement (collectively, "Costs Related to Temporary Fixes"); and (iii) certain language relating to a release requested by the District in connection with the approved design of the roll -off boxes (the "Roll -off Box Modification"). NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, it is agreed between the District and IRSC as follows: COSTS RELATED TO CERTAIN SCOPE CHANGES A. Background There are three (3) scope changes included in this Section relating to the following provisions in the Wastewater Treatment Agreement: (a) Under the terms of Section 3.3(c), "The District shall obtain all necessary Permits to allow for installation and operation of the Evaporation Plant at the Evaporation Plant Site including without limitation the Permits that are listed on Appendix D hereof." One such permit required to be secured was a building permit. (b) The Division of Responsibilities that is found in Appendix C Part 2 of the Wastewater Treatment Agreement as amended by the First Amendment (the "DOR") contemplates that the District is responsible for supply and installation of the Landfill Gas (LFG) and Nat Gas supply for thermal energy. (c) The Wastewater Treatment Agreement did not contemplate the need for IRSC to integrate with Page 1 of 6