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• • <br />A presentation was made to the UAC on Thursday, April 4, 2002 identifying the request by <br />Indiantown Co. to enter into a Sludge Agreement. In addition. staff presented further information on <br />available plant capacity at the County's Sludge Handling Facility, a list of licensed generators with <br />approved Sludge Agreements, a listing of all other known sludge haulers both local and abroad. <br />Members of the general public presented further information over concerns of odor emanating from the <br />facility as well as available capacity at the County's Solid Waste Disposal site (landfill) to receive <br />dewatered sludge. <br />RECO\IAIENDATION OF THE UAC: <br />Members of the Utility Advisory Committee by open forum discussed the pros and cons of receiving <br />sludge from regions outside of the County and recommended the following: <br />a.) Deny Indiantown Company an Aarecment for disposal of their wastewater sludge. <br />b.) Prohibit further acceptance of sludge / septage from regions outside of the County. <br />c.) Allow the current sludge haulers to continue. but cap the annual tonnage delivered to the Sludge <br />facility. <br />d.) Allow for Emergency discharge of sludge, on a case-by-case basis, to those <br />municipalities/go‘eming agencies when absolutely necessary, and only with Board of County <br />Commissioner approval. <br />e.) Evaluate the current list of 16 Sludge Agreement holders and if necessary, eliminate (through <br />attrition) those agencies that may have a future impact on the operation of the County's Sludge <br />handling Facility. <br />f.) As soon as possible, reduce the tonnage from out -of -county sludge haulers in a proportion equal to <br />the increase from in -county sludge generated. For Example. If in -county sludge generated <br />increases by 5%, reduce outside sludge handling by an equivalent 3%. <br />ANALYSIS: <br />Included in your packet is: <br />• Recent Newspaper Article from the Press Journal dated April 3, 2002. <br />• Recent photos of the County' Sludge Handling Facility: <br />- Dewatered sludge vehicle loading bay (note: vehicle protruding from opening). <br />Sludge offloading area (2 -photos) <br />Grit/plastics removal equipment w/ discharge chute to dumpster (2 -photos) <br />- Belt Press — top view (2 -photos) <br />Belt Press — side views (3 -photos) <br />• Site Plan of the Solid Waste Landfill: Fig. 69-1. <br />• CDM Report — Wastewater Sludge Alternatives Evaluation dated Feb. 7. 2002 <br />FOR DISCUSSION & DELIBERATION: <br />The staff of the Department of Utility Services requests that the Board of County Commissioners <br />review the information compiled by staff, and render your thoughts & opinions on the recommendations <br />provided by the UAC. <br />Staff. at the next available County Commissioners meeting, will present the relevant issues discussed and <br />provide a list of recommendations for consideration. <br />APRIL 16, 2002 <br />-41- <br />