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7. C. John's Island Water Management, Inc. - Use of Well Located in the Old Winter Beach Road Right -of -Way (SJRWMD) The Board reviewed a Memorandum of March 30, 2002: TO: James E. Chandler County Administrator T, EAD CONCURRENC K ating, AICP Community Development Director FROM: Roland M. DeBlois, AICP Chief, Environmental Planning DATE: March 30, 2002 RE: Board Authorization for John's Island Water Management, Inc. to Continue Using a Well Located in the Old Winter Beach Road Right -of -Way It is requested that the Board of County Commissioners formally consider the following inforntation at the Board's meeting of April 9, 2002. DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS Last July, staff reported to the Board that John's Island Water Management, Jnc. (JIW1.1), a subsidiary of the John's Island Property Owner's Association (POA), has an irrigation well located in the right-of-way of Old Winter Beach Road south of Jungle Trail (see Attachment 1). In 1990, the Town of Indian River Shores granted JIWM a "non -potable water franchise" to use the well (see Attachment 3). In turn, the St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) issued a consumptive use permit to JIWM in 1990, authorizing JIWM to use the well. Last year, the SJRWMD, in learning that the well is located in County right-of-way, requested that the County formally authorize JIWM to continue its use of the well. At the Boards July 3, 2001 meeting, staff recommended that the Board approve JIWM's continued use of the well. However. the Board withheld its decision on whether or not to allow the well pending more information as to JIWM's opportunity to use, as an alternative, reclaimed "gray" water from the City of Vero Beach (see 7 3/01 Board meeting minutes, Attachment 2). Staff has obtained more information on JIWM's opportunity to use altemati-,e reclaimed water and is now reporting back to the Board for further consideration of the matter. April 9, 2002 12