HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983-010RESOLUTION NO. 83-10
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
INDIAN RIMER COUNTY, FLORIDA OBJECTING TO THE SEWAGE
EFFLUENT DEEP WELL INJECTION PROPOSAL FOR SOUTHERN
BREVARD COUNTY.
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Indian
River County believes that programs that have a possible major
impact on the environment must be carefully planned, evaluated and
studied, before implementation, and
WHEREAS, all the possible negative impacts on the
environment must be weighed against the benefit to be received
from the project overall, and
WHEREAS, geological data regarding underground
formations in Southern Brevard County are incomplete and
predictions on the lateral movement of the effluent cannot be
considered reliable, and
WHEREAS, the testing mechanises as planned for the
project do not give an accurate test of the movement or harmful
effects of the effluent and will only show the contamination of an
aquifer after it is too late, and
WHEREAS, the injection of 7-1/2 to 8-1/2 million gallons
of sewage a day could have a disastrous effect or_ other aquifers
and ground water generally, and
WHEREAS, the urgency to correct this problem is a result
of the population of lands beyond their natural carrying capacity;
methods to solve this problem should be utilized that do not
burden other lands or potentially destroy other resources, and
WHEREAS, Indian River County shares contiguous aquifers
with Brevard County as well as the well waters of the St. Johns
River and is concerned about the effects of this project on Indian
River County's water supply, and
WHEREAS, sewage effluent should be utilized as a
resource for irrigation and replenishment of the shallow aquifer
thereby decreasing the need for potable water and eliminating
potentially hazardous future situations which may result from the
expensive injection system, and
WHEREAS, the preservation of water resources is by far
the most critical concern of urbanizing areas in South Florida and
all precautions should be taken to enhance this resource and under
no circumstances should proposals with potentially hazardous
effects be given consideration.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF 1NDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that:
1. Indian River County objects to the deep well
injection of industrial or domestic waste.
2. Indian River County urges the County Commission of
Brevard County to seek alternate means of waste disposal which
could include; parallel line irrigation systems, conveying the
effluent to marshlands for natural filtering or land Fpplication
on the mainland, thereby lessening the need for potable water,
recharging the shallow aquifer and curbing salt water intrusion.
The foregoing resolution was offered by Commissioner
Lyons who moved its adoption. The motion was seconded by
Commissioner Scurlock and, upon being put to a vote, the vote was
as follows:
Chairman Richard N. Bird - Aye
Vice -Chairman Don C. Scurlock, Jr. - Aye
Commissioner A. Grover Fletcher - Aye
Commissioner Patrick B. Lyons - Aye
Commissioner William C. Wodtke, Jr. - Absent
The Chairman thereupon declared the resolution duly
passed and adopted this 29th day of January, 1983.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF INDIAN
RIVER
COUNTY, FLORIDA
By
RICHARD N. BIRD
Chairman
Attest:
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