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HOT ISSUES AT THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON PUBLIC WORKSHOPS
Canaveral Hospital Expansion.
Indian River Lagoon North Restudy.
Back Pumping into Lake Okeechobee.
Crane Creek Storm Water Plan.
Swoope Power Plant Marina.
Lost River Projects
DEP's Total Maximum Daily Loading.
Update on the Port of Fort Pierce.
County Utility Plan for Reverse Osmosis.
Martin County Comprehensive Plan.
Lost Tree island
Gene Rauth from Indian River County Utilities gave a presentation on its plan to utilize its Reverse Osmosis waste water in the most environmentally friendly way. The plan is to have an upper pool and a lower pool for mixing the stormwater with the Reverse Osmosis discharge to lower the salinity to where it could be used for irrigation. The County has a $4.33 million dollar grant and is moving forward with construction. One community suffering from salt water intrusion is looking to use the stormwater-R.O. mix for irrigation. The Calpine power plant also needs water for its cooling process which evaporates all the fluids leaving an ash byproduct which would be deposited in a landfill. |
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