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of C.A C7 M FAX: 1407) 770.5143 June 7, 2000 B0,11 RD OF COUNTY CUri AIISSIC111 ER'S DEPARThfENT OF UTILITY SER VICES' 189025th SR rete, Vero Beach, Flurlda 32960 Ms. Vivian Garfein, Director of District Management Department of Environmental Protection 3319 Maguire Blvd. Ste. 232 Orlando, Florida 32503-3757 Re: Solid Waste Disposal District, permitting issues with Indian River County Dear Ms. Garfein: We are in receipt of your letter dated June 5, 2000 and appreciate your response regarding this matter. I'm sure you are as anxious as I am to bring this matter to a close and we hope to do so in a timely fashion. As per our meeting in your offices on March 14, 2000, and our field meeting on May 22nd, 2000, the District wishes to take advantage of a partial credit to the assessed civil penalty by means of our pro -activity by having entered into an agreement with the Department of Corrections to pursue the gas recovery and energy production system. 'rhe landfill -to -gas feasibility study, in the amount of $15, 982.00, was commissioned by the Board of County Commissioners on March 14, 2000, It is hoped that the Department of Environmental Protection will continue to consider the possibility of obtaining credit for this study using the in-kind conversion of the County's pro -rated share, In addition, since your letter of June 5, 2000 indicates a signature date by June 12, 2000, which, cannot be met, we are requesting; an extension to the nearest BCC meeting of June 13, 2000 so that the BCC may consider this issue and direct staff accordingly. We trust that this short extension period will meet to your satisfaction. In closing, the SWDD is in substantial agreement with tine short form approach to the settlement of this case and hopes that our continued ofTer of in-kind contribution as well as the short time extension will meet with your consideration. We will correspond with you after tine BCC meeting to communicate the final legislative disposition of'this case.