AGREEMENT INCLUDING THE DOSSIER OF ENGINEERED RECYCLING SYSTEMS INC. (DRAWINGS IN FILE)
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AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into this ~ay of lr~
A. D. 1976, b~a between ENGINEERED RECYCLING SYSTEMS, INC., a
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Florida carpor ion, 3i~J L' .L ~ -:1 TT 11 rl _.1, Clearwater, Florida,
hereinafter referred to as the "CorporationW, and the CITY OF CLEARWATER,
FLORIDA, a municipal corporation, hereinafter referred to as the "City";
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the City of Clearwater is a Florida municipal corpora-
tion and has advertised for and received bids for professional and scientific
monitoring and evaluation of the Northeast Sewage Spray Irrigation Fields as
described in Exhibit A. attached hereto and made a part hereof; and
WHEREAS, the Corporation is in the business of furnishing and
providing such services and has submitted an acceptable bid;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and
other good and valuable considerations, and the full and faithful performance
by each of the parties of the covenants and agreements between each other made,
the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:
1. The term of this Agreement shall be for a period of four (4) years
from date hereof, unles s the City must terminate such activity because of
regulations or directions of State, Federal or other regulatory agencies, or
if the property is needed by the City for other purposes.
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2. The Corporation at its own expense and cost agrees to furnish all
labor, materials, tools and equipment to accomplish the 'environmental rnanage-
ment and monitoring project at the Northeast Sewage Spray Irrigation Fields, in
accordance with the Bid Specifications and scope of activities and conditions set
out in the Bid Specifications, which document is marked Exhibit A and made a
part of this agreement as if fully rewritten herein, the proposal form attached
to this agreement as Ekhibit B and made a part hereof as if fully rewritten herein,
a map entitled "Treatment Units Schematic" attached hereto as Exhibit C and
made a part hereof a s if fully rewri tten herein, and a Performance Bond in the
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amount of $10, 000.00 made payable to the City which bond is attached hereto
as Exhibit D and made a part of this agreement as if fully rewritten herein.
3. In connection with ,~the performance of work under this agreement,
the
Corporation agrees not to discriminate against any employee or
applicant for employment because of race, sex, religion, color or national
origin. The aforesaid provision shall include; but not be limited to, the follow-
ing: employment, upgrading, demotion, or transfer; recruitment or recruit-
ment advertising; lay-off or termination; rates of payor other forms of com-
pensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship. The Corpora1:ian
agrees to post hereafter in conspicuous places, available for employees or
applicants for employment, notices to be provided by the contracting officer
setting forth the provisions of the nondiscrimination clause.
4. It is further mutually agreed between the parties hereto that if,
at any time after the execution of this agreement and the surety bond hereto
attached for its faithful performance, the City shall deem the surety or sureties
upon such bond to be unsatisfactory or if, for any reason, such bond ceases to be
adequate to cover the performance of the work, the Corporation shall, at its
expense, within ten (10) days after the receipt of such notice from the City so to
do, furnish an additional bond or bonds in such form and amount, and with such
surety or sureties as shall be satisfactory to the City.
5. In accordance with paragraph'S' of the Bid Specifications, the
Corporation shall provide the City at the time of submitting each $10.00 payment,
a report setting forth all revenues derived during that month. The report shall
be set forth on a form prescribed for that purpose and provided by the City.
6. In accordance with paragraph'S' of the Bid Specifications, the
Corporation agrees to provide all reports and analyses that may be required by
City, State, Federal or other allied regulatory agencies.
7. All notices to be furnished hereunder shall be furnl::~ to Mr.
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Clearwater, care of the City Manager, P. O. Box 4748, Clearwater, Florida
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8. This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto, their
personal representatives, successors and assigns, where permitted.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have set their hands
and seals the date first above written.
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ENGINEERED RECYCLING SYSTEMS, INC.
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Attest:
As to Engineered Recycling
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.cITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORlnA
~NVIT ATION TO BID
BID SPECIFICATIONS
CONTRACT FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGEi\1ENT AND SCIENTIFIC
MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF NORTHEAST SEWAGE SPRAY
IRRIGATION FIELDS
1. Sealed bids li'l' DUPLICATE, will be received by the City of Clearwater,
Florida ,ui1~1 2 :O().!:~~'n.r~ursda'l ,_May 2], 19}(a tjf1~-!'tJrchas i ng_Off ice,
for a contract to manage, operate and scientifically monitor crop
growth patterns, nut:rient uptake levels, nutrient removal. etc., in
coniormance with all regulations of the City of Clearwater, Florida,
the Department of Environmental Regulations and the U. S. Environ-
mental Protection Agency in accordance with the stipulations herein.
2. The contract shall be for a period of four (4) year s from date of award
and may be renewed for succes sive twelve (12) month periods by mutual
agreement in writing, between the contractor and the City.
3. Bids shall be submitted on the "Proposal Forni' provided herewith.
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The award of this contract will be to the bidder that offers the highest
payment to the City in return ror the rights and privileges set forth
herein and providing the payment and qualifications of the firm are
acceptable to the City.
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SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES AND CONDITIONS
I. City agrees to operate and maintain its spray irrigation system in the
manner hereinafter outlined and described for a period of four (4) years
from date hereof, unless the City must terminate such activitity because
of regulations or dire-ctions of State# Federal or other regulatory agencies,
orii the property is needed by the City for other purposes; for farming
purposes and use for other approved practices as described below, a
tract' of land'containing-approximately-SO acres owned by the City oi-'
Clearwater, Florida, which is mo.re particula.rly desc~ibed in attached
Exhibit IIA.II, V'.rhich land is being used as a sp.ray irrigation systern or
the City's Northeast Interim Wastewater Tr eatment Plant.
A-. The City agr ees to spray irrigate on a re-gular rotating basis_ in a
manner that is not offensive to the neighborhood, mth efnuent from
its wastewater treatrnent'plant, and to provTde' sludge'C!fSposaT
material as available. The City agrees to exercise ordinary care
to insure that the effluent being sprayed meets standards set by
the applicable regulatory agencies.
B. The City agrees to bear ail responsibility ior any fines, penalties
or .other sanctions imposed by regula.tory a.gencies in connection
with the spraying oi effluent which does not meet regulatory stand-
ards.
C. The City agrees to control the rotation of portions of the tract
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being spray irrigated with effluent in such a manner as to facilitate
the uptake of nutrients by the crops planted by the contractor with
the approval of the City, and to facilitate the growth of such crops
to such extent as is compatible with the efficient operation of its
wastewater treatment plant. The CIty further agrees that it will
make every reasonable effort to rotate such sprinklers in a manner
as will preclude an overload ot effluent in anyone area.
D. The City agrees to assume responsibility for the operation and
maintenance of the sprinklers used in the process of such spray
irrigation, except that contractor shall accept full financial respon-
sibility for damage to such sprinklers caused by contractor's
operations of the spray field.
E. The City agrees to monitor any test wells as may be normally
required for spray irrigation from such a sewage treatment plan,t
by the Department of Environmental Regulation or other applicable
regulatory agenciesatid will make any c:hanges in its procedures
which are necessary or desirable to keep ,the operation of the sys~
tem within the guidelines set by the applicable regulatory agencies.
F. The City agrees to permit the contractor to plant the eighty (80)
acres which are to be spray irrigated with Coastal Bermuda grass
or other crops, including nursery plants, subject to approval by
the City, its consulting engineers and other regulatory authorities
if required, it being understood and agreed that at no time will
the growing of vegetables or crops for direct human nutritional
consumption be permitted on the spray irrigated lands.
G. The City agrees to make available to the contractor a small parcel
contiguous to or upon said tract, for construction or location b
contractor of a maintenance and storage building, which shall be
the property, of the contractor, subject to removal by the contrac-
tor uponieXPiration of this contract.
II. FOR AND IN CONSIDERATION of making available the approximately
eighty (80) acre tract for farming and other City approved uses of such
tractby the contractor, as aforesaid, The contractor agrees as follows:
A. To save and hold the City harmless from any loss or claim by any
person, agency ,or entity of any kind whatsoever in any way arising
out of or in any way related to contractor's operations, except that
the City shall accept the responsibility of exercising ordinary care
in regard to the strength of the sprayed effluent so that the strength
of such effluent will remain within the buidelines set by the appro-
priate regulatory agencies.
B...., To save and hold the.CityJ:>a~mless, froIncany loss or, claim9f_any_
--'..kind..whatsoever 'a-rising-out-'ofor-in'-any-way related to a temporary- ,
shutdown of the irrigation system occasioned by breakdown or upset
in the treatment system.
C. To save and hold the City harmless from any loss or claim of any
kind whatsoever arising out of or in any way related to the fertiliza-
tion ability of the treated effluent sprayed by the City on the lands to
be irrigated.
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D. To accept all responsibility for becoming informed about and being
in compliance with such regulations of the Soil Conservation Service,
Department of Environmental Regulation, Department of Health and
Rehabilitative Services and U. S. Geological Survey as are applicable
to the use of the tract in connection with the operation of a wastewater
treatment spray irrigation system and spreading of sludge disposal.
E. To accept all responsibility for the prevention of land erosion withi n
the spray irrigation tract.
F. To accept all responsibility for land preparation in connection with
the planting of the spray irrigation tract.
G. To plant said tract with Coastal Bermuda grass or, other crop
approved by the City, its consulting engineers ~nd other regulatory
agencies if required.
H. To accept all responsibility for any replanting, soil aeration, or
other procedures as may be required in connection with the effect
of sprayed effluent on contractor's planted crop, except for pro-
cedures necessitated by virtue of the City's failure to exercise or-
dinary care in ,keeping the strength of the sprayed effluent within
guidelines set by the applicable regulatory agencies.
I. To harvest such approved crop on the afo'I'ementioned tract in a
manner consistent with the objective of removing nutrients from
the soil in accordance with regulatory agency guidelines.
J. To remove harvested crop from the irrigated land within a reason-
able time and at no time to use any portion of the irrigated land for
the storage of such harvested crop.
K. To accept all, responsibility for fines levied by regulatory agencies
because of the contractor's improper operations upon the spray field.
L. To solicit research organizations to perform research in connection
with nutrient removal from spray irrigated lands in order that the
effect of varying crops and flow rates might be ascertained.
M. To make any changes in procedure or method of operation of the,
'spray field as the City, its consulting engineers or other regulat ory
agencies may deem necessary to keep such operation within the
guidelines ,set by the applicable regulatory agencies.
N. The contractor agrees to do all the work and furnish all the materials,
equipment, supplies and labor to keep an approved crop growing on
the tract being used as a spray field.
O. The contractor agrees to make payment of all proper charges for
labor and materials required in the aforementioned work and defend,
indemnify and save harmless the City and all of its officers, agents
and servants, and each and everyone of them, against and from all
,suits and costs of every kind and description, and from all da!IE.ges
to which the City or any of its officers, agents or servants may be
put" by reason of the injury to the persons or property of others
result ing from the performance of said work or through the negli-
gence of the contractor, or through any improper or defective machin-
ery or improper procedures followed by the contractor in the afore-
said work, or through any act of omission on the part of the contractor,
his agent or agents, employees or servants.
P. The contractor agrees to accept full financial responsibility for damage
to the sprinkler system caused by his employees or agents or caused
by his method of operating the spray field.
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Q. The contractor agrees to neither commit nor permit any waste, un-
lawful or offensive use of said premises, and to quit, vacate and
surrender the same at the expiration of this contract in at least as
good condition as exists upon the date of execution hereof, ordinary
wear and tear and damage by the elements excepted.
R. The contractor shall not assign this contract or sub-contract without
the written consent of the Gity.
S. The City, by and through its City Manager or other designated re-
presentative. shall have the right to enter into and upon the tract
and every part thereof, at all reasonable times for the purpose of
inspecting same and performing its duties and obligations hereunder.
The contractor agrees to provide the City with .such reports as it
may require,.)
T. The contractor agrees to provide the City with a Perforrrn.nce Bond
in the amount of $10, 000 and in the event the contractor becomes
in default in the performance of any covenant or condition on its
part to be performed or fulfilled as provided for iil this contract,
the City shall notify the contractor in writing of such default and
the contractor shall correct such default within thirty (30) days
after receipt of such notice. If the contractor fails to correct said
default within said period, then said contractor ohall become imme-
diately a tenant at sufferance and the City may reenter and retake
possession of said tract and remove contractor's equip rrent,
materials, storage building, etc., in which event this, contre.ct shall
be terminated; or the City may. at its option, exercise any and all
other rights it may have pursuant to the laws of the State of Florida.
U. The contractor agrees to obtain and keep in force during the term of
the contract, a liability and property damage insurance policy cover-
ing aforesaid operations and spray irrigation fields and facilities in
the minimum limits of $100,000/$300,000, and $10,000, which said
policy shall name the City of Clearwater as an additional insured.
V. The contractor agrees to pay any real estate taxes that may be
levied on the spray irrigation tract.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this contract the day
and year,first above written.
CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA
Signed, sealed and delivered
in our presence as witnesses:
By
City Manager
Contractor
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PROPOSAL FORM
(Submit in Duplicate)
City of Clearwater, Florida: - BID ON PROFESSIONAL AJ.'lD SCIENTIFIC
MONITORING AND E:V ALUATION OF THE
NORTHEAST SEW AGE SPRAY IRRIGATION
FIELDS.
The undersigned, as Bidder, hereby declares that he has examined and fully'
understands the terms and conditions detailed in "Invitation to Bid", dated
, titled "CONTRACT FOR PROFESSIONAL N[ANAGEMENT
JI..1'lD SCIENTIFIC MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF NORTHEAST SEWAGE
SPRA Y UtRIGATION FIELDS." Said "Invitation to Bid" shall. in its entirety,
become a part of this contract and the terms and conditions contained therei n
shall appl y for the duration of this contract.
The undersigned attaches a complete proposal outlining the manner in which the
bidder proposed to ful fill the terms of the contract, said proposal to include
a. swnmary of the education and technical qualifications of the firms principals.
In return for the rights and privileges set forth in the above mentioned "Invitation
to Bid", the undersigned will pay" the City of Clearwater, Florida, a. flat sum
of $ /d. CJ(') per month, plus Z, (9 % of all gross revenues that may be
derived pursuant to this contract.
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ENGINEERED RECYCLING SYSTEMS, INC.
A Florida Corporation
Clearwate r, Flo rida
"Clean 'Water and Public Health through
Treated Wastewater Recycling"
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ENGINEERED RECYCLING SYSTEMS, INC.
A Florida Corporation
2802 East, Quail Hollow Road
Clearwater Florida 33519
Phone: 813/733-5931
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ENGINEERED RECYCLING SYSTEMS, INC.
A Florida Corporation
"Clean Water and Public Health through
Treated Wastewater Recycling"
Corporate Principals:
Eugene S. Caudell, R.L.S.
James J. Gaylor
Hichael J. Gaylor, P.E.
Edmunds Whitson, Jr., Esquire
Consultants:
Tom Furman. , Water and
Research, Inc.
Marion Bishop, Farmer and
Cattleman
Governing Regulatory Agencies:
Environmental Protection
Agency
Department of Environmental
Regulation
Department of Health and
Rehabilitative Services
Cooperative Area Agencies:
Soil Conservation Service -
Lakeland
Alachua County Agricultural
Agent
University of Florida -
Department of Agriculture
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EUGENE S. CAUDELL
Eugene Caudell was born in Washington D.C.,
June 25, 1934. During his early years his family relocated
in Greenbelt, Maryland, where Mr. Caudell attended both
elementary and high school.
Mr. Caudell's employment background consists of experience
as a Party Chief with L.R. Kimball & Associates; Chief of
Highway Construction surveys with Porter, Urquhart, McCreary
& O'Brien, Engineers; Surveyor and Designer with C.B.C.
Engineering; and Construction Superintendent with Marolf
Hygienic. During Mr. Caudell's employment with Marolf Hygienic
his duties included the construction and maintenance of aerobic
wastewater treatment plant construction throughout the south-
eastern United States. Mr. Caudell left employment with
Marolf and began work with Black, Crow & Eidsness, Inc., in
the Clearwater office during 1964. During his employment
with Black, Crow & Eidsness, Inc., Mr. Caudell acted as
Assistant Director of Aerial and Land Planning Divisions, and
Project, Engineer. Mr. Caudell was responsible for the complete
design of subdivisions, including streets, drainage, water
distribution systems, and gravity sewerage collection systems,
aerial photograrnmetric survey, complete survey design and
field construction to include grading, paving, drainage,
water distribution, and sewer collection systems. During 1976
Mr. Caudell left employment with Black, Crow & Eidsness, Inc.,
in order to pursue private practice.
Professional Affiliations:
Florida Engineering Society
Florida Society of Professional
Land Surveyors
Tampa Bay Society of Professional
Land Surveyors
Water Pollution Control Federation
American Congress of Surveying
and Mapping
American Society of Photogramrnetry
Professional Registrations:
Registered Land Surveyor -
State of Florida, Wyoming, West
Virginia, Arkansas, Mar'yland,
Pennsylvania, Delaware,
Mississippi, and South Carolina
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JAMES J. GAYLOR
Jim Gaylor was born in Tennessee on August 9, 1916.
During his childhood his family moved to Indiana where
schooling was completed. College courses were later taken
at Florida State University in Industrial and Vocational
education.
During World War II, Mr. Gaylor joined the Army where
he ultimately served as an instructor for German Prisoners
of War. After the war Mr. Gaylor taught carpentry until
1950, when he assumed the position of Director of vocational
Schools for Putnam County, Florida. After thirteen years
in this position Mr. Gaylor accepted the position of Area
Supervisor for Manpower Development Training for North and
Central Florida for the State Department of Education. Mr
Gaylor later became Area Supervisor for Industrial and
Vocational Education for twelve counties in Florida, a
position which he still maintains.
Professional Affiliations:
Past President of Rotary
Florida Vocational Association
American vocational Association
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MICHAEL J. GAYLOR, P.E.
Mike Gaylor was born in Daytona Beach, Florida on
August 14, 1945, but was raised in Palatka, Florida.
E,ducation requirements were fulfilled in Palatka public
schools, at Johns River Junior College, and culminated
with a degree in Civil Engineering from the University
of Florida in 1968.
Upon graduation, Mr. Gaylor assumed engineering
responsibilities with Black, Crow & Eidsness, Inc., in
Clearwater, Florida. In January of 1969 Mr. Gaylor entered
the U.S. Navy, received a commission in the Civil,Engineer
Crops and served approximately three years as an Assistant
Public Works Officer responsible for a l30-man work force.
During this time he married the former Dianne Fisher.
In 1972 Mr. Gaylor returned to Black, Crow & Eidsness,
Inc., in Clearwater and assumed duties as Project Engineer
for several municipal clients. In early 1974 he moved to
Boca Raton as District Manager in charge of the Black, Crow
& Eidsness branch office there.
In September 1974 Mr. Gaylor resigned from Black, Crow
& Eidsness and assumed position as Executive vice President
of Smith-Sweger, Inc., a local utility construction firm.
Mr. Gaylor became President of Smith-Sweger, Inc., in
December 1975.
Professional Affiliations: American Society of Civil Engineers
Florida Engineering Society
National Society for Professional
Engineers
Florida Pollution Control Assoc.
Suncoast Utility Contractors Assoc.
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EDMUND S. WHITSON, JR.
Mr. Whitson is a 34-year old attorney and a native
of Clearwater. He was admitted to the Bar in 1965 and
elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 1966,
serving until 1974.
A graduate of St. Petersburg Junior College, he
attended the University of South Florida and graduated
from Stetson University College of Law in January 1965.
At Stetson, he was president of his law school graduating
class and was named to appear in the publication of "Who's
Who Among Students in American Universities".
Upon law school graduation, Mr. Whitsoll was appointed
Special Assistant to the Attorney General of Florida, serving
during 1965 until his return to Clearwater to enter private
practice.
Prior to his service in the Legislature, he also served
as Assistant Public Defender of pinellas County. He has
also served as a member of the Executive Board of the Pinellas
Industrial Council, as Vice-Chairman of the Central Pinellas
Transit Authority, as a member of the Greater Clearwater
Chamber of Commerce and various other local civic groups.
During his service in,the Legislature, Representative
Whitson was a member of numerous House Committees: among
them; the Committee on Business Regulation, the Commerce
Committee, the Insurance Committee, Conservation Committee,
Environmental Protection Committee and the Education Committee.
He was Chairman of the Subcommittee on Game and Fresh Water
Fish and also served as Chairman on other special sub-
committees.
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SCOPE AND PROPOSAL OF CORPORATE ACTIVITIES
Engineered Recycling Systems, Inc. is a new corporation,
established for the purpose of developing and managing land
utilized for irrigating treated wastewater effluent. Commonly
known as spray irrigation, the relatively new method of
effluent disposal offers a vast potential for crop growth
with unlimited water and nutrients available. Hay sod, nursery
plants, etc., can be grown rapidly, offering a product for
harvest and resale which has effectively cleansed the effluent
of approximately seventy-five percent of the nutrients
phosphorous, nitrogen, etc., through plant "uptake".
It is the intention of this corporation to enter into a lease
arrangement with municipalities in Florida, using spray
irrigation as effluent disposal. The corporation will plant
various cover crops, closely monitor growth patterns, nutrient
uptake, ground water nutrient levels, etc., and harvest the
,crop periodically, based on nutrient removal levels. Crop
harvesting will be governed by regulatory requirements for
nutrient removal, rather than normal farming time frames. The
corporation will assume full responsibility for monitoring the
performance of the field and will agree in writing to meet all
regulatory requirements established for the Environmental
Protection Agency and the Department of Environmental Regulation.
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LAND PREPARATION
Most irrigation sites exist now in an uncultivated state,
with varying overgrowth. Though contracts for the construction
of wastewater facilities ususally include the initial clearing
of the area, considerable preparation is required before a
complete and operating nutrient removing irrigation field is
realized. Double discing, terracing, leveling and drainage
ditching operations must be carried out in order to fully
prepare the land to receive a crop. Some fields will require
fertilization before planting, due to soil conditions.
This corporation, with the assistance of the Soil Conservation
Service, will fully investigate each proposed irrigation site
and will conduct all operations required to fully prepare the
field for a cover crop.
COVER CROP
Most fields are designed to be planted in Coastal Bermudagrass
in anticipation of harvesting hay periodically. This crop
offers good nitrogen and phosphorous removal and is easily
grown. The hay can be cut, baled and sold in area markets to
defray the costs of managing the field. Other grasses can also
be grown for hay, depending on the areas and can offer equally
good nutrient removal rates.
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COVER CROP - (continued)
In addition to hay farming, a sod field can be cultivated
which offers good nutrient removal as long as the sod is cut
periodically and removed from the site. The sod can then be
sold locally to aid in new construction.
EFFLUENT MONITORING
It should be clearly understood that spray irrigation fields
are a part of the wastewater treatment process and, as such,
must be properly managed and closely monitored. Regulatory
agencies have and will continue to place stringent require-
ments on these fields to ensure that nutrient removal levels
meet state and local standards. Monitoring will therefore
be required to ensure that the cover crop is removing nturients
and that the groundwater nutrient level is kept within drinking
water standards. Monitoring wells must be constructed and
maintained and laboratory tests run periodically. In addition,
the cover crop must be harvested based on nutrient uptake rates
rather than farming convenience.
RESEARCH
Most irrigation fields are designed around hay farming. It is
our intention, however, to conduct research on sod farms,
nursery plants, vegetable crops, etc. Sod farming should prove
an equal method of nutrient removal and should provide a crop
that can be rapidly replenished.
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RESEARCH - (continued)
Experimentation with vegetable crops and nursery plants will
be conducted to determine nutrient uptake capabilities and
virus contact. In addition, a small cattle operation will be
run to determine the effects of grazing cattle on irrigation
fields.
It should be noted that most information concerning nutrient
removal by plants has been based on. average annual rainfall
and minimum quantities of fertilizer required for adequate crop
growth. Research can now be conducted to determine how much
water and nutrient addition a plant can stand before passing
nutrients into the groundeater table in excessive amounts.
REGULATORY AGENCIES
It is the intention of the corporation to work closely with
the regulatory agencies involved in the control of irrigation
fields to jointly develop information concerning loading rates
per acre, nutrient uptake of different crops, buffer zone
requirements, etc. Hopefully, a joint effort can be'conducted
that will result in the development of guidelines that can be
accepted throughout the state in the practical application
of spray irrigation fields as wastewater effluent disposal
facilities.