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• <br />PARTIALLY EXECUTED COUNTY INCENTIVE GRANT PROGRAM AGREEMENT <br />IS ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK TO THE BOARD <br />11.H. NORTH COUNTY REVERSE OSMOSIS WATER PLANT - <br />RESOLUTION AGREEMENT WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT <br />OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (FDEP) <br />The Board reviewed a Memorandum of May 27, 2002: <br />Date: Monday May 27, 2002 <br />To: James E. Chandler <br />County Administrator <br />Thru: <br />Prepared and <br />Staffed By: <br />Subject. <br />W. Erik Olson •' <br />Director of Utility rvi es <br />Steven J. Doyle, P E <br />Assistant Director of Utilities <br />Approval of Resolution Agreement wi the Honda Department of Environmental <br />Protection (FDEP) and Indian River County for the North Reverse Osmosis Water Plant <br />Background & Analysis: <br />Indian River County's water utility system relies on a process of Reverse Osmosis in order to treat <br />our drinking water. This State -of -the Art process assures the customers of Indian River County, the best <br />and highest quality drinking water. The water that we use as a source of supply comes from wells nearly <br />800 feet in depth. <br />In the process of treating our drinking water, water that is a byproduct of treatment, is rejected in the <br />form of `brine', a salty concentrate left over from the treatment process. This `brine' has been, for a <br />number of years, discharged into the Indian River Lagoon. With the County and State's goals of <br />restoring and protecting the Indian River Lagoon, the County and the State Department of Environmental <br />Protection (FDEP), have developed a partnership that works towards the elimination of these direct <br />discharges of brine into the Lagoon. <br />This partnership between FDEP and Indian River County towards elimination of Brine discharge into <br />the Indian River Lagoon is being brought together in a "Resolution Agreement". This "Resolution <br />Agreement" outlines the goals and objectives the have been brought together. The project that will <br />achieve this resolution is a unique Integrated Water Resource Plan that utilizes stormwater and brine and <br />converts this into much needed future commercial imgation water, thus conserving our water resources <br />for future generations <br />Demineralized concentrate (brine) is generated from the production of drinking water. Currently the <br />County releases this brine to the Indian River at a point of discharge near the Wabasso Causeway. The <br />River at this discharge point was originally classified as Type IUIII, however in 1999 EPA reclassified <br />select waters of the State from Class IUIII to Outstanding Florida Waters (OFW). This reclassification <br />restricts the discharge of brine into the estuary. Since, brine is an essential byproduct of the County's <br />drinking water production system it has become necessary to develop ahemative bnne disposal measures. <br />The Department of Utilities in concert with the County's Stormwater Management Division have <br />initiated an Integrated Water Resource Program to develop a marketable product that would benefit the <br />environment and recycle the salty waste byproduct from the RO Plant. <br />June 4, 2002 <br />91 <br />0 <br />1 <br />• <br />