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State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Notice of Draft Permit
The Department of Environmental Protection hereby provides notice that it has prepared the draft permit for the proposed project as detailed in the application, subject to the conditions specified in the draft permit and summarized below. The applicant, City of St. Petersburg, John E. Palenchar, Director, Water Resources, 1650 Third Avenue North, St. Petersburg, Florida 33713 applied on August 26 and 31, 2020, for a permit to operate three Class I injection wells. The project is located at the Northeast Water Reclamation Facility, 1160 62nd Avenue Northeast, St. Petersburg, Florida 33702, in Pinellas County (File No. 034361-010-012-UO/1M, WACS ID No. 47046).
The facility will operate three non-hazardous Class I injection wells IW-1, IW-2, and IW-3, and associated monitor wells M-2, M-3, M-4, M-5, M-6, M-7, and proposed monitor well M-8 for the disposal of domestic effluent receiving a minimum of secondary treatment with high level disinfection in accordance with Federal Regulations and Chapter 62-528 F.A.C. from the Northeast Water Reclamation Facility (WRF). The injection wells may also receive reuse water from the City's Master Reuse distribution system that is connected to the City's Southwest, Northwest, and Northeast WRFs. The maximum injection rate for each injection well (IW-1, IW-2, and IW-3) shall be 9,028 gallons per minute and the maximum injection volume for each well shall be 13 million gallons per day. Injection wells IW-1, IW-2, and IW-3 are constructed with a 20-inch diameter casing set to 725, 725, and 726 feet below land surface (bls) respectively, and total depths of 1,000 feet bls each. Monitor wells M-4, M-5, M-6, and M-7 are completed in the Tampa Member of the Arcadia Formation from 150 to 260 feet bls. Monitor well M-3 is completed in the Upper Floridan aquifer in the Suwannee Limestone at 420 feet bls. Monitor well M-2 is completed in the Upper Floridan aquifer in the Ocala Limestone at 612 feet bls. Monitor well M-8 is a proposed monitor well that will monitor the Upper Floridan aquifer in the Tampa Member of the Arcadia Formation between the depths of 200 to 225 feet bls.
The Department has permitting jurisdiction under Chapter 403 of the Florida Statutes (F.S.) and the rules adopted thereunder. The project is not exempt from permitting procedures. The Department has determined that an Underground Injection Control permit is required for the proposed work.
Any interested person may submit written comments on the draft permit and may request a public meeting within 30 days after publication of this public notice. A request for a public meeting shall be submitted in writing and shall state the nature of the issues proposed to be raised in the meeting. If a public meeting is later scheduled, there will be another 30-day notice period for that meeting. Written comments or a public meeting request shall be submitted to the Department of Environmental Protection, Aquifer Protection Program, 2600 Blair Stone Road, MS 3530, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, which is the office processing this permit application. All comments received within the 30-day period will be considered in formulation of the Department's final decision regarding permit issuance.
The files associated with this order are available for public inspection during normal business hours, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except state holidays, at the Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest District, and at the Department of Environmental Protection, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, FL 32399-2400. Any additional information concerning this project may be obtained by contacting Gene Honeycutt, Professional Geologist II, at 850-245-8848.
April 21, 2023 23-01799N