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 Oct 23, 2024, for a Class V aquifer recharge injection well construction permit. The project is located the Bradenton Wastewater Treatment Facility, 1810 1st Street West, Bradenton, Florida 34205, in Manatee County (File 0361706-002-UC/5R, WACS ID 105168).

The permittee will construct and operationally test one, non-hazardous Class V Group 2, aquifer recharge well RW-1 and associated monitor wells DMW-1 and SMW-1. Injection well RW-1 will be constructed to recharge reclaimed water treated to high-level disinfection (HLD) standards from the City of Bradenton Wastewater Treatment Facility. The maximum injection rate for RW-1 shall be between 5,507 and 10,417 gallons per minute and the maximum injection volume for RW-1 shall be between 7.93 and 15 million gallons per day. All fluid injected into RW-1 must meet the primary and secondary drinking water standards. No injection can occur that does not meet all standards.

The aquifer recharge well will be constructed with a 24 or 16-inch diameter casing set to 900 or 1,400 feet below land surface (bls) depending on site conditions, with the total depth of 1,600 feet bls. Monitor well DMW-1 will be completed from 900 to 1,100 feet bls and located in or above the recharge zone. Monitor well SMW-1 will be constructed only if the top of the recharge zone is at approximately 900 feet bls and the 16-inch casing is not used in aquifer recharge well RW-1. The monitor wells will be constructed in the Floridan aquifer.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.

IPL0227543

Apr 13 2025