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• • 11.H.2. ST. JOHNS RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT (SJRWMD) ALTERNATIVE WATER SUPPLY GRANT CONTRACT FOR ELIMINATION OF REVERSE OSMOSIS CONCENTRATE INTO THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON (BRINE REUSE PROJECT) The Board reviewed a Memorandum of September 26, 2002: DATE SEPTEMBER 26, 2002 TO: JAMES E. CHANDLER COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR /;:.. FROM: W. ERIK OLSON \\J r DIRECTOR OF UTILITY SERVICES PREPARED MICHAEL C. HOTCHKISS P.E. / I I4 AND STAFFED CAPITAL PROJECTS MANAGER �/ BY: DEPARTMENT OF UTILITY SERVICES SUBJECT: ST. JOHNS RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT ALTERNATIVE WATER SUPPLY GRANT CONTRACT FOR ELIMINATION OF REVERSE OSMOSIS CONCENTRATE INTO THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON BACKGROUND As a means to supplement utility funding for the County's Brine Reuse project, the Board of County Commissioners authorized the Departnent of Utility Services to apply for an alternative water supply grant with St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) to redirect demineralizaton concentrate from the Indian River Lagoon to the Bent Pine RIB site where it will be mixed with stormwater and reused for irrigation. SJRWMD awarded the County 520,000.00 to help fund the project. Staff is now presenting the contract with SJRWMD to the Board for execution. ANALYSIS The Indian River County North Reverse Osmosis water plant currently discharges it's brine reject water into the Indian River J. agoon. The Dept. of Environmental Protection, DEP, and Indian River County have been working to develop an alternative means of disposal of the Brine reject water. As a means to resolve the problem of the Bnne discharge Indian River County has developed a unique program that will reuse the Brine by mixing it with stormwater and wastewater reuse, thereby creating a beneficial irrigation byproduct that can now supplement local water supply demands. - The St. Johns River Water Management District, SJRWNID, sought submittals from governmental utilities within their service area for example alternative water supply projects. SJRWMD was seeking projects that exemplified unique means of supplementing water supply and that could also serve as examples for other utilities in the state. SJRWNID, in examining the County's project decided to award the County $20,000 to go towards the projects implementation. The award this year may also set the stage for additional similar funding for next year. The County has agreed to contribute $100,000.00 to the project, initially. Funding will be from account October 8, 2002 41 i'J