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11 _11_1 NORTH COUNTY REVERSE OSMOSIS RRINE DISCHARGE, PROJECT - CONTINUING- CONSULTING TING SFR VICF,S AND TFCHNICAI, ASSISTANCE FOR TITHJTY PROJECT FUNDING CAMP DRESSER MCKFF (DEPARTMENT OF FNVIRONMFNTAI, PROTECTION AND ST JOHNS RIVET/ WATER MANAGFMFNT DISTRICT ) The Board reviewed a Memorandum of September 24, 2002: DATE: SEPTEMBER 24, 2002 TO: JAMES E. CHANDLER, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR FROM: W. ERIK OLSON, DIRECTOR OF UTILITY SERVICE SUBJECT: CONTINUING CONSULTING SERVICES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR UTILITY PROJECT FUNDING BACKGROUND: On June 4, 2002, the Board of County Commissioners approved a "Resolution Agreement' between Indian River County, and the Department of Environmental Protection, (DEP), regarding Brine discharges from the Utility Department's North Reverse Osmosis plant. The "Resolution Agreement" set forth the requirements for a project that would redirect Brine discharges from the Indian River Lagoon and establish a mechanism that would reuse the Brine, in conjunction with stormwater and wastewater effluent reuse water. This new program would create additional capacity of irrigation water for golf courses. During the presentation to the Commission, staff presented that this project would cost nearly $3.5 million dollars to construct. Subsequently, the Commission requested information on the funding of this project. Utility Department staff indicated at that time that, in addition to available funding from current capital funds, it was their intent to apply for specific grant funding for the project through DEP and the St. John's River Water Management Distnct, (STRWMD), to supplement Utility Department funds. On September 10, 2002, the BCC authorized the continuing environmental testing and remediation as part of the restoration of the closed Gifford Landfill site. As part of the approval by the BCC, the BCC also approved for staff to begin the process of submitting to DEP, and the Environmental Protection Agency, (EPA), an application for designation of the Gifford Landfill as a `Brownfields" site. This designation has the opportunity to assist in the costs of environmental remediation, as well as the development of possible economic incentives for the surrounding community GeoSyntech the environmental consultant responsible for site testing and remediation, will begin the process of application for Brownfields designation. The County's Landfill consultant, CDM, is being asked to work with Geosyntech in the formulation of the Brownfields project. OCTOBER 1, 2002 78 • u e 3