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A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Execute A Contract With Florida Design Drilling LLC To Provide Construction Services For Repairs To Injection Well No. 2 At The Southern Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant In An Amount Up To $295,000.00, And Approving And Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Execute An Authorization To Proceed For Work Order Number H&S 24-04 With Hazen And Sawyer, P.C. To Provide Construction Administration Services In An Amount Up To $83,149.00.
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Infrastructure & Facilites
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Staff Recommends: Approval of the attached Resolution.
Explanation:
The Department of Public Utilities ("Department") operates the 55.5 million-gallon per day Southern Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant ("SRWWTP"), which uses multiple treatment processes to treat wastewater and produce high-quality effluent that is currently discharged into the two existing Deep Injection Wells, No. 1 and No. 2 ("DIW1" and "DIW2"), or the Atlantic Ocean. These deep injection wells were placed in service in 2002 and are the primary disposal method at the SRWWTP under Florida Department of Environmental Protection ("FDEP") Permit Number 156419-009-007-UO/1M, issued on February 15, 2018. This permit requires that a five-year mechanical integrity testing ("MIT") program be completed before August 21, 2022, for DIW1 and before August 31, 2022, for DIW2.
DIW1 passed the MIT successfully, however, the MIT on DIW2 was unsuccessful, resulting in a notification from the FDEP that this well must remain out of service until mechanical integrity can be demonstrated.
The Department desires to investigate the cause of the MIT failure and perform repairs as needed; for which the Department needs to retain a professional engineering firm to design the repair, develop a mechanical integrity test plan, and oversee its implementation, allowing the City to place DIW2 back in se...
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