State of Florida

Department of Environmental Protection

Notice of Draft Permit

The Department of Environmental Protection hereby provides notice that it has prepared a 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 Bradenton, Irvin Lee, PE, Director Public Works & Utilities, 1411 9th Street West, Bradenton, Florida 34205 applied on Dec 21, 2023, for a Class V ASR injection well operation permit. The project is located at Bradenton High Service Pump Station, SW Corner of US 301 and 6th Avenue, Bradenton, Florida 34205, in Manatee County (File 0318144-003-UO/5SR, WACS ID 94442).

The permittee will operate one non-hazardous Class V Group 7 ASR injection well ASR-1 to store potable water from the City's Water Treatment Plant at the Bill Evers Reservoir. ASR-1 is constructed with a 17.4-inch diameter Polyvinyl Chloride casing to 417 feet below land surface (bls) and a total depth of 505 feet bls. The maximum disposal volume is 1.4 million gallons per day. Monitor well SZMW-1 is completed in the storage zone of the Floridan aquifer from 400 to 548 feet bls and monitor well AFMW-1 is completed in the overlying zone of the Floridan aquifer from 200 to 230 feet bls.

The Department has permitting jurisdiction under Chapter 403 of the Florida Statutes 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, Aquifer Protection Program office in Tallahassee. Any additional information concerning this project may be obtained by contacting Dan Warmke, Professional Geologist, at 813-470-5741.

IPL0226862

Apr 13 2025