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11.11.3. BRINE CONCENTRATE DISPOSAL PERMITTING - NORTH COUNTY REVERSE OSMOSIS WATER TREATMENT PLANT - CAMP DRESSER MCKEE WORK AUTHORIZATION #19 The Board reviewed a Memorandum of November 13, 2001: DATE: NOVEMBER 13, 2001 TO: JAMES E. CHANDLER, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR THRU: W. ERIK OLSON, DIRECTOR OF UTILITY SERVICE FROM: GENE A. RAUTH, OPERATIONS MANAGER C5 A CK SUBJECT: BRINE CONCENTRATE DISPOSAL PERMITTING NORTH COUNTY REVERSE OSMOSIS NATER TREATMENT PLANT BACKGROUND: Construction on the North County Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment Plant, was completed and commissioned in June of 1998. Under the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) permit to construct and operate, the plant is permitted to produce 3.53 million gallons per day (MGD) of potable drinking water. As a result of the RO process, the plant produces both potable drinking water, and by-product brine concentrate. Under a separate discharge permit with the FDEP, the plant is allowed to discharge the brine concentrate by-product to the Indian River Lagoon at the County Road 510 bridge. On August 8, 2000, Camp, Dress, & McKee Inc. (CDM), assisted the Department of Utility Services with submittal of applications and supporting documentation required to renew the FDEP discharge permit. The Department of Utility Services has received and replied to FDEP's request for additional information for renewal of the discharge permit. County Staff and CDM have since met with representatives of FDEP on two separate occasions, to further discuss the renewal of the discharge permit. The discharge permit for the North County Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment Plant has since expired, on February 9, 2001. ANALYSIS: In a meeting on June 18, 2001, representatives from the FDEP informed the County Staff and CDM that the discharge permit would not be renewed, and future plant expansion would not be permitted utilizing the current discharge location FDEP went on to explain DECEMBER 4, 2001 E j -112-