HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 1999-021
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RESOLUTION NO. 99-02
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL,
FLORIDA, SUPPORTING DEEP -WELL INJECTION OF
POTABLE WATER BY- PRODUCT.
WHEREAS, more and more water suppliers in the State of Florida must rely on
brackish groundwater supplies to meet the demands of current development and projected
growth.
WHEREAS, the reverse osmosis treatment process is required to treat brackish
groundwater to drinking water standards and this process produces a by- product known
as reverse osmosis concentrate; and
WHEREAS, reverse osmosis concentrate is classified and regulated as an
industrial wastewater under the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP)
permitting and enforcement rules and regulations along with by- products from industrial
facilities such as chemical manufacturers, pulp and paper mills, paint manufacturers, etc.;
and
WHEREAS, there are few environmentally acceptable and economically feasible
alternatives for disposal of reverse osmosis concentrate, including surface water
discharge and deep well injection, and the feasibility of those alternatives is severely
restricted by the regulations that apply to industrial wastewater discharges; and
WHEREAS, deep well injection is the preferred disposal alternative because the
concentrated well water is more compatible with the background of its underground
source than it would be if discharged to Florida" sensitive surface waters; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Cape Canaveral, Florida, that legislation be enacted reclassifying reverse osmosis
concentrate from an industrial wastewater to a separate class; e.g., potable water by-
product, and developing permitting and enforcement standards, including monitoring and
disposal considerations, that are more suited to a potable water by- product discharge.
SECTION 1. The City Council does hereby support the effort to enact legislation
reclassifying reverse osmosis concentrate from an industrial wastewater to a separate
class.
SECTION 2. The City Council encourages all government entities throughout
Brevard County to support this proposed legislation.
SECTION 3. A copy of this resolution shall be forwarded to the Florida
Department of Environmental Protection and the Brevard Legislative Delegation.
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Resolution No. 99 -02
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SECTION 4. This resolution shall become effective immediately upon its
adoption.
DONE AND RESOLVED at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 2nd
day of February 1999.
ATTEST:
Sandr.O. Sims, CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Kohn Bennett, C ' Y ATTORNEY
Rocky Randels, MAYOR
FOR AGAINST
Burt Bruns Second
Tony Hernandez Absent
Buzz Petsos Motion
Rocky Randels X
Richard Treverton X