Miscellaneous

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Bureau of Water Facilities Funding

NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY

FLORIDA FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT

City of Fellsmere

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has determined that the City of Fellsmere’s project for drinking water facility improvements will not adversely affect the environment. The improvements at the Fellsmere Water Treatment Plant will include an expansion of the plant capacity from 0.65 to 1.6 million gallons per day. The expansion will include the addition of activated carbon filters, a 500,000 gallon ground storage tank, a pump station building with three high service pumps and a 150 kilowatt generator, disinfection system modifications, and four new wells. The total cost of the project is estimated to be $2,272,911. The project may qualify for a Drinking Water State Revolving Fund loan composed of federal funds and state funds.

A full copy of the Florida Finding of No Significant Impact can be obtained by writing: Gregg Caro, Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Facilities Funding, 2600 Blair Stone Road, MS #3505, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400 or calling (850)245-8546.