To obtain public comments on the draft injection well permit for the City of St. Petersburg, who applied on December 6, 2016 for a permit to construct an injection well system (File No. 033168-007-008-UC/1M, WACS 47043). The project is located at ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

The Department of Environmental Protection announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited.

DATE AND TIME: February 22, 2017, 4:00 p.m.

PLACE: Water Resource Department, 1650 Third Avenue North, St. Petersburg, Florida 33713

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: To obtain public comments on the draft injection well permit for the City of St. Petersburg, who applied on December 6, 2016 for a permit to construct an injection well system (File No. 033168-007-008-UC/1M, WACS 47043). The project is located at 7500-26th Avenue North, St. Petersburg, Florida 33710. The facility will construct a non-hazardous Class I injection well system, consisting of two injection well (IW-3, IW-4), with twenty-four inch diameter steel casing set to 760 feet below land surface (bls), and a total depth of 1,150 feet bls. The injection well is used for the disposal of domestic effluent receiving a minimum of secondary treatment with high level disinfection. The injection wells may receive reuse water from the Northwest Water Reclamation Facility (NWWRF) and the City’s Master Reuse distribution system which is connected to the City’s Southwest, Northwest, and Northeast WRFs. The maximum permitted capacity of each well is 18.65 million gallons per day (MGD) under normal conditions, and up to 22.38 MGD during extreme flow conditions.

During the public comment period provided in Rule 62-528.315, F.A.C., any interested person may submit written comments on the draft permit. All comments shall be considered in making the final decision and shall be answered as provided in Rule 62-528.330, F.A.C. More information or a copy of the draft permit, fact sheet, and application may be obtained by contacting: Douglas Thornton, Engineering Specialist, DEP, 2600 Blair Stone Road, MS 3530, Tallahassee, Florida 32299-2400, phone [phone]. The above address is the office processing the permit.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 48 hours before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Toni Lomen at [phone]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).