TO: Mayor and Commission AGENDA DATE: 4/5/2021
FROM: John A. Peters, III, PE, Acting City Manager AGENDA ITEM: 8 - B
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Notification of FDEP Consent Order OGC# 20-1509 for the Deltona Lakes Water Reclamation Facility along with proposed response activities - Steven Danskine, P.E., Public Works, 386-878-8998.
Strategic Goal: 5 - Public Safety
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LOCATION:
Citywide
BACKGROUND:
Background
While performing the Permit Renewal for the Deltona Lakes Water Reclamation Facility (WRF), Facility ID No. #FLA111724, two separate events prompted action from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP). Firstly, Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMR's) for the plant reported two quarterly exceedances for Total Nitrogen as Nitrate (Nitrate), one in 2019 and the second in 2020, nearly one year apart in an onsite monitoring well. Secondly, on September 21, 2020, during multiple consecutive torrential downpours, approximately 4,000 gallons of raw sewage overflowed a manhole adjacent to Lake Gleason. Each incident was reported to FDEP along with subsequent discussions of the causes and proposed remedies, and subsequently the aforementioned Consent Order (attached) was issued on March 1, 2021.
Conditions:
* An Infiltration & Inflow (I&I) Plan will be implemented by piggybacking on a Toho Water District contract with USSI, Inc. for smoke testing, manhole inspections/repair along with other minor repairs to the sanitary sewer collection system in order to reduce the likelihood of overwhelming the collection system's ability to function properly.
* Obtain design, permitting, and construction for plant modifications to eliminate discharge to the onsite storage pond.
Fines:
* Fines and Penalties total $9,263.20. $250.00 of which is administrative.
* In lieu of paying the $9,013.20 civil penalty, we may instead implement a Pollution Prevention (P2) Project in an equal or greater value.
* Staff intends to install to Variable Freque...
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