House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #715 Immokalee Water & Sewer Class I Deep Injection Well
Requester:	Eva Deyo		Organization:		Immokalee Water & Sewer District
Project Title:	Immokalee Water & Sewer Class I Deep Injection Well		Date Submitted:		01/24/2000 11:32:55 AM
District Member:	Joseph Spratt		Service Area:		City/Town
Counties Affected:	Collier
Recipient:	Immokalee Water & Sewer District		Contact:		Eva Deyo
	1020 Sanitation Road		Contact Phone:		(941) 658-3630
	Immokalee 34142
Project Description:
Construction of a 12" diameter deep injection well which will provide effluent disposal capacity of 5.04 million gallons a day. Currently the Immokalee Water & Sewer District (IWSD) utilizes a 260-acre irrigation sprayfield for effluent disposal of 2,500,000 gallons of treated wastewater. Since the sprayfield was placed into service in the late 1980's the sprayfield has had difficulty handling all the treated effluent. Generally the underlying geology of the sprayfield is such that all of the 2,500,000 gallons of effluent cannot be irrigated at the sprayfield without a portion of the effluent mixing with storm water and causing concerns offsite. The DIW will be built on land already owned by IWSD, at the Wastewater Plant. Two 2600 gpm transfer pumps will be necessary to pump the effluent down the injection well. A monitoring well is also included in the project. Other improvements at the wastewater plant include additional digested sludge pump system, generator, 2,000 g Diesel AST & Dispenser, hydraulic improvements and other miscellaneous improvements. Under collection system improvements, we propose to construct a gravity sewer line in the Baker Street area IWSD receives sewage from a 16-lot residential area bordered by Baker Street to the east, Fourth Street to the west, and Eighth Avenue to the south. There is an existing collection system that was never accepted by IWSD due to poor construction methods. Residents experience severe problems with their collection system, and frequent sewer back-ups and overflows have caused concerns from the Health Department and DEP.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
The proposed deep injection well project will resolve a documented recurring water quality violation in the project area. The Department of Environmental Protection issued Consent Order No. 97-0892-11-DW to IWSD on 5/20/97. The Consent Order stated that IWSD violated F.A.C. Rule 62-600.740(2)(a) which prohibits the unauthorized discharge of sewage or wastewater without proper treatment. The Consent Order was prepared because reuse water was observed discharging from the sprayfield off site in March 1997.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
The proposed project will resolve this recurring problem by providing a means of disposal of the wastewater effluent during conditions when the sprayfield's soils are saturated and they can no longer accept irrigation water.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$3,564,000
Total cost of the project:		$4,752,000

Request has been made to fund:			Construction
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?				Yes
	Cash Amount:	$1,188,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?				No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?				No
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?				No
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?				No
Is there a documented need for this project?				Yes
	Documentation:	Consent Order #97-0892-11-DW (DEP)
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?				Yes
	Hearing Body:	Collier County Legislative Delegation
	Meeting Date:	12/02/1999