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4 - <br />RESOLUTION NO. 85- 73 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY <br />COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, <br />FLORIDA, DESIGNATING THE CURRENT COUNTY <br />LANDFILL SITE AS AN AREA WITHIN THE <br />COUNTY IN WHICH A HAZARDOUS WASTE <br />STORAGE FACILITY MAY BE LOCATED, <br />PURSUANT TO FLORIDA STATUTES 6403.7225. <br />WHEREAS, due to the permeability of the soil and high-water <br />table in Florida, the Legislature of the State declared its <br />intention to prohibit future hazardous waste landfills, and <br />WHEREAS, the State has required each local government to <br />comply with a local hazardous waste management assessment program, <br />and <br />WHEREAS, the program was designed to identify all hazardous <br />waste generators within the County, indicating the types and <br />quantities of waste produced; an identif;cation of current hazardous <br />waste managements practices; location of abandoned dump sites; and <br />clarification of operating procedures at sanitary landfills within <br />each county; and <br />WHEREAS, pursuant to the program, each county is required to <br />designate areas within the county in which hazardous waste storage <br />facilities may be located, and <br />WHEREAS, Indian River County has determined the type, quantity <br />and location of hazardous waste generators within our County and, <br />after public hearings, has determined that a single hazardous waste <br />storage facility shall be sufficient to handle the needs of this <br />County for the foreseeable future. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY <br />COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that: <br />1. The current Indian River County Landfill site is hereby <br />designated as an area where a hazardous waste storage facility may <br />be located, and <br />2. Due to the size of Indian River County, its population, <br />and limited amount of hazardous waste generated within the County <br />limits, the County believes that one site is sufficient to handle <br />the County's anticipated future needs. <br />-1- <br />