To obtain public comments on the draft injection well permit for the Village of Wellington, who applied on July 22, 2016 for a permit to operate an injection well system (File No. 049231-005-UO/1X, WACS 67211). The project is located at 11860 ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

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

DATE AND TIME: November 16, 2016, at 2:00p.m.

PLACE: Village of Wellington Village Hall, Meeting Room 1E/1F, 12300 Forest Hill Boulevard, Wellington Florida 33414

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: To obtain public comments on the draft injection well permit for the Village of Wellington, who applied on July 22, 2016 for a permit to operate an injection well system (File No. 049231-005-UO/1X, WACS 67211). The project is located at 11860 Pierson Road, Wellington, Florida 33414. The facility will operate a non-hazardous Class I injection well system, consisting of one injection well (IW-1), with sixteen-inch diameter steel casing set to 2,756 feet below land surface (bls), and a total depth of 3,502 feet bls. The injection well is used for the disposal of municipal effluent treated to reclaimed quality standards from the Village’s Wastewater Treatment Facility, and emergency disposal of reverse osmosis concentrate from the Village’s Water Treatment Plant. The maximum permitted flow volume for the injection well is 7.90 million gallons per day.

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).