ORDER 77-2 FOR TEST INJECTION WELL-CLEARWATER NORTHEAST EFFLUENT DSPOSAL WELL INVESTIGATION
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South'Vrest Fldrida
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5060 U.s. HIGHWAY 41, SOUTH - BROOKSYILLE, FLORIDA 33512
PHONE (904) 796-7211
DERRILL McATEER, Chairman, Brooksville
1. R. GRA W, Vice Chairman, Ocala
JOE E. HILL, Treasurer, Leesburg
THOMAS VAN DER VEER, Secretary, Yankeetown RONALD B. LAMBERT, Wauchula
S. C. BEXLEY, JR., Land O'Lakes ROBERT MARTINEZ, Tampa
N. BROOKS JOHNS, Lakeland LEWIS H.. HOMER, Clearwater
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January 11, 1977
Mr. Anthony L. Shoemaker
Acting City Manager
City of Clearwater
Post Office Box 4748
Clearwater, Florida 33518
Re:
City of Clearwater NE Injection Facility
Well Construction Permit - Pinellas County
Application Nos. 76-1-007 and 76-1-008
Dear Mr. Shoemaker:
The District Governing Board at its January 3, 1977 meeting, approved
Order No. 77-2, to the City of Clearwater as referenced above.
Enclosed you will find a copy of Order 77-2 with Exhibits 1 and 2
attached.
Should you have any questions, please advise.
Very truly yours,
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Staff Attorney
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Enclosures
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SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
IN RE:
CITY OF CLEARWATER
NORTHEAST INJECTION FACILITY
Well Construction Permit
Applications Nos. 76-1-007 and
76-1-008
In Pinellas County, Florida
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ORDER NO. 77-2
ORDER GRANTING PERMIT PURSUANT TO
HEARING BEFORE GOVERNING BOARD
This Matter came on to be heard by The Governing Board of
Southwest Florida Water Management District. at a public hearing held on
January 5,1977. Said public hearing. being duly and properly noticed,
was conducted at Southwest Florida Water Management District Headquarters,
and all parties hereto were present or given the opportunity to be
present, and together with the general public, were given an opportunity
to present testimony and evidence. The Board, having reviewed the application
and all documents in the File of Record, having heard testimony, and having
received and examined all documentary evidence, makes the following
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. City of Clearwater, hereinafter called CLEARWATER, presently owns
approximately 4 acres of land in Pinellas County and proposes to construct one
(1) test well and one (1) monitor well on this property. Pursuant to Chapter
373.106, Florida Statutes. and Chapter l6J.2, Florida Administrative Code,
Clearwater has made application (Application Nos. 76-1-007 and 76-1-008) to the
Southwest Florida Water Management District ,for Well Construction Permits to
authorize the construction of two (2) wells in Section 16, Township 29 South,
Range 16 East in Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida.
(a) One application is for construction of a monitor well in
connection with the Clearwater Northeast Effluent Disposal
Well Investigation. This well will be eight (8) inches in
diameter and will be approximately 1,200 feet deep with 900
feet of casing .
(b) The other application is for the construction of a test
injection well in connection with the Clearwater Northeast
Effluent Disposal Well Investigation. This well is to be
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16 inches in diameter and will be approximately 1.200 feet
deep with 900 feet of casing.
2. The wells are designed to test the viability of injecting 13
million gallons per day of advanced treated sewage plant effluent in~o a
postulated highly transmissive saline zone of the Floridan Aquifer as a means
of disposing of such effluent in an environmentally acceptable manner.
3. Long term disposal of waste water by injection into underlying
aquifers is largely untried. Such activity is a temporary solution, at best,
for disposing of unwanted materials and may result in permanent damage to the
water resources or in irretrievable loss of water which might otherwise be
used to recharge depleted ground and surface water, as well as by industry,
agriculture and public water supply systems.
4. It has not been adequately demonstrated that the deep well injection
as proposed will not result in significant adverse effects upon the water
resources of the District because:
a) The rate and direction of movement of the injected fluid
cannot be accurately determined with the data available
to da te .
b) The response of the hydrologic system to injection stress
cannot be accurately determined with the information
available to date.
c) The effects of the proposed injection upon the advance of
salt water into fresher water zones of the aquifer cannot
be accurately determined with the data available to date.
d) The effects of the possible migration of injection fluid
upon the water quality of usable portions of the aquifer,
particularly with reference to viruses, cannot be accurately
determined with the data available to date.
5. The adequacy of any proposed facility can best be evaluated
by means of a comprehensive monitoring program conducted while the system is
subjected to heavy stress over an extended period of time. Such monitoring
can be designed and constructed to determine the rate and direction of movement
of the injected fluid, the response of the hydrologic system to injection
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stress, the effects of injection upon the advance of salt water into fresher
water zones, and the changes in water quality of the injected fluid with
migration through the aquifer.
6. It is the recommendation of the staff that the hearing on this
application be continued until such time that additional information is available
to the Board. In the interim, the staff recommends that the District grant to
the City of Clearwater a permit .to construct a test hole for the purpose of obtain-
ing data for engineering and/or for geological exploration, but not for the purpose
of either producing or disposing of water. In connection with obtaining this
data, this will include hydrologic information and it may necessitate withdrawal
and/or injection of water in order to determine hydrologic coefficients and geologic
characteristics but is not for the purpose of producing or disposing of water
per se.
7. It is necessary that a program for testing and monitoring be
designed, approved and completed before the Governing Board can give express
consideration for granting written permission for construction to begin on
any project involving the intentional introduction of water into an underground
formation as contemplated by Section 373.106(1), Florida Statutes.
8. It is the staff's recommendation that a permit be granted for con-
struction of a test hole and monitor well. Nothing in this permit shall be con-
strued as a grant of authority or otherwise considered as written permission to
begin construction of a project involving the intentional introduction of water
into an underground formation. However, it is conceivable that at sometime
in the future, the Board may consider a conversion of this test facility into
an injection facility suitable for such a project. The mere fact that it
is conceivable to make such change should not be construed as granting
permission under Section 373.106(1), Florida Statutes.
In accordance with the foregoing. and in consideration of applicable
laws and regulations, the Board makes the following
CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
The parties, while properly proceeding under Chapter 373, F.S.,
and the Rules promulgated pursuant thereto, have presented sufficient and
documentary evidence for the Governing Board of the Southwest Florida Water
Management District to adequately evaluate this application, but with the con-
dition that additional testing must be performed in order to determine the
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adequacy of the proposed construction and subsequent injection on the natural
resources of the area.
Wherefore, upon consideration, it is
ORDERED
1. That the Executive Director of Southwest Florida Water
Management District, or a duly del~gated member of his staff, is authorized
and directed to issue Permits to construct a test well and a monitor well
pursuant to the above numbered applications in substantially the form and
subject to the terms and conditions set forth in Exhibits "1" and "2" attached;
. and the hearing shall be continued to each of the Board's regular meetings, and
special meetings called for this purpose. until terminated.
DATED: January 5, 1976
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
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SOUTHVv'EST flORIDA W A TE.R MANAGEMENT DISTRICT ( REGULATORY)
APPLlCATlOf\1 FOR A PERMIT TO CONSTRUct A WELL 76 I-()o/'
To: Chief, Permits Department
Post Offi ce Box 457
Brooksville, Florida 33512
Phone: (904) 796- 3511
Date November 29[ 1976
(TYPE OR USE BALLPOINT PEN AND PRESS HARD)
In compliance with the Rules and Regulations of the Southwest Florida Waler Management District (Regulatory)
Drillers.-9PJ?lication will be filed upon award of contract
DRILLING CON TRACTOR NUMBER
ADDRESS
(MAILING)
P. O. Box 4748
STREET OR BOX NO,
City of Clearwater
NAME OF WELL OWNER
Clearwater [ FL
CITY
requests authorization to construct a well for
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ZI P CODE
Well will be
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Well will be constructed with D cable tool D rotary D jetted ~ other (specify) air rotary
Well will be approximately 1200
feet deep. Well will have about 900
feet of casing
[Xl black pipe D galvanized D other
Casing will be joined by 0 coupling 0 weld [Z] both. Space between casing and hole will be sealed with:
D natural materials lZl neat cement grout lZJ other as required through last circulation zones
Well will be located at Section 16 Township 295 Range 16E
SECTION, TOWNSHIP,RANGE AND STREET ADDRESS
CI eorwater
CITY
Pinellas
COUN TY
Well will be used for: D private supply D public water supply 0 irrigation 0 industrial
[Zj test well fZJ other Test Injection Well - CIE'orwotAr Nmthp.n<;t Ffflllp.nt Oi"rnsal
Well Investigafion
If this permit is for repair, modification or alteration of a well constructed under a pervious permit give number
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and ind i cote work to be done
Signature of Drilring Contractor
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I agree to furnish a log within 30 days after drilling operations cease ond to comply with 011 provisions of the
Rules and Regulations of the SWFWMD(R) and with local health regulations relative to well construction.
I hereby consent to be regulated by Southwest Florida Water Management District and by Southwest Florida Water
Management District (Regulatory) regarding consumptive use of water and allocation thereof, and if this permit is
granted I agree to comply with the conditions set forth on the reverse side 9f this form. Access to' ropose~_
site for inspection at any reasonable time is hereby granted personnel of ~WM and SVlFWMD(. \_j/)
Signature of Owner or his authorized Age tL " J)..<. ~.f:[?{)!
Anthony L./ noemaker, Acting City Marcger;
DO NOT WRITE BELOW THIS LINE - - FOR SWFWMD(R) US, ONLY i
PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT A WELL
Review of the above application and related hydrologic data has been made by a duly authorized official of the
Southwest Florida Water Management District (Regulatory) end subject to conditions set forth on the reverse .side
of this form permission for construction of this well is granted in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of
SWFWMD(R).
All drilling shall be performed by,or in the presence of, a certified driller and a copy of the well log will be sub.
mitted to this office within 30 days after drilling operations cease. In addition to these provisions, compliance
with the special item number(s) , os des~ribed on the reverse side of this form, sholl be required.
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This permit does not imply approval of sewage or other waste disposal
facilities i~~he_are~be supplied by the well.
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facilities, or of water supply and other
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'THIS PERMIT NOT VALID UNTIL PROPERLY SIGNED AND SEALED BY AN AUTHORIZED OFFICER OF
'SWFWMD(f~) 'AND SHALL BE MAINTAINED AT THE WELL SITE DURING ALL DRILLING OPERATIONS.
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AP~lICA !IONI FOR A" PERMIT TO CONSTRUCI A WELL
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To: Chief, Permits Department
Post Office Box 457
Brooksville, Florida 33512
Phone: (904) 796.3511
Date Novem ber 29 / 1976
(TYPE OR USE BALLPOINT PEN AND PRESS HARD)
In compliance with the Rules and Regulations of the Southwest Florida Water Management District (Regulatory)
Dri lIers applic(Jtion wi /I be fi led upon award of contract
DRILLING CON TRACTOR NUMBER
ADDRESS
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requests authorization to construct a well for
City of Clearwater
NAME OF WELL OWNER
P. O. Box 4748
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(MAILING)
STREET OR BOX NO.
Clearwoter/ Florida 33518
CITY ZI P CODE
Well will be
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inches in diameter. Proposed yield to be
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GPM.
Well will be constructed with 0 cable tool D rotary 0 jetted ~ other (specify) air rotary
Well wi II be located at Section 16/ T ownshi p 29S t Ran~e J 6 E
SECTION, TOWNSHIP, RANGE AND STREET ADDRESS
Clearwater
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Well will be approximately 1200
feet deep. Well will have about 900 feet of casing
[ZJ black pipe 0 galvanized D other
Casing will be joined by 0 coupling D weld [Z) both. Space between casing and hole will be sealed with:
o natural materials [Zj neat cement grout [zother
as requi red through last circulation zones
Well will be used for: 0 private supply 0 public water supply D irrigation D industrial
12:1 test well D other monitor well - Clearwater Northeast Effluent Disposal Well
Investigation
If this permit is' for repair, modification or alteration of a well constructed under a pervious permit give number
n/a
and indicate work to be done
I agree to furnish a log within 30 days ofter drilling operations cease and to comply with all provisions of the
Rules and Regulations of the SWFWMD(R) and with local health regulations relative to well construction.
Signature of Dri I n ng Contractor. n/a
I hereby consent to be regulated by Southwest Florida Water Management District and by Southwest Florida Water
Management District (Regulatory) regarding consumptive use of water and all cation thereof, and if this permit is
granted I agre. e to comply with the conditions set forth on the reverse sid of this form. Access p ~.opo ... . ell
site for inspection at any reasonable time is hereby granted personnel of W. WMD and SWFWMD .
Signature of Owner or his authorized Agen . ,
Anthony L, Sh7 maK r , Acting City Manager
DO NOT WRITE BELOW THIS LINE - - FOR SWFWMD(R) USE ONLY
PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT A WELL
Review of the above application and related hydrologic data has been made by a duly authorized official of the
Southwest Florida Woter Management District (Regulatory) and subject to conditions set forth on the reverse side
of this form permission for construction of this well is granted in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of
SWFWMD(R).
All drilling shall be performed by,or in the presence of, a certified driller and a copy of the well log will be sub.
mitted to this office within 30 days after drilling operations cease. In addition to these provisions, compliance
with the special item number(s) , as described on the reverse side of this form, shall be required,
This permit does not imply approval of sewage or other waste disposal facilities, or of water supply and other
facilities in the area to be supplied by the well.
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THIS PERMIT NOT VALID UNTIL PROPERLY SIGNED AND SEALED [3'( AN AUTHORIZED OFFICER OF
SWFWMD(R) AND SHALL BE MAINTAINED AT THE WELL SITE DURING ALL DRILLING OPERATIONS.
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