Draft permit for Class I injection well operation in Davie, Florida.

State of Florida
Department of Environmental Protection
Notice of Draft Permit
The Department of Environmental Protection hereby provides notice that it has prepared a draft permit for the proposed project as detailed in the application, subject to the conditions specified in the draft permit and summarized below. The applicant, Town of Davie, David Stambaugh, Interim Utilities Director, 7351 Southwest 30th Street, Davie, Florida 33314 applied on Jan 15, 2026, for a Class I injection well operation permit. The project is located at the Water System V & Reclamation System IV Complex, 7351 Southwest 30th Street, Davie, Florida 33314, in Broward County (File 0332031-005-006-UO/1X, WACS ID 98588).
The permittee will operate: Two non-hazardous Class I injection wells (IW-1 and IW-2) and associated monitor well (MW-1) for the disposal of reverse osmosis concentrate from the System V water treatment plant and secondary treated domestic wastewater from the System IV wastewater reclamation facility. The injection wells are each constructed with a 30-inch, outside diameter injection casing set to 2,902 feet below land surface (bls) and 2,925 feet bls, respectively, a 20-inch nominal size tubing set to 2,892 feet bls and 2,917 feet bls, respectively, each with a cemented annulus (alternate design), and total drilled depths of 3,685 feet bls and 3,800 feet bls, respectively. The maximum injection rate for each injection well shall be 7,913 gallons per minute and the maximum injection volume for each injection well shall be 11.4 million gallons per day at a peak, hourly flow velocity of 10 feet per second in the injection tubing of each well during normal operation. The dual-zone monitor well (MW-1) is completed in the Floridan aquifer with an upper monitor zone at 1,630 to 1,660 feet bls and a lower monitor zone at 1,960 to 2,000 feet bls.
The Department has permitting jurisdiction under Chapter 403 of the Florida Statutes and the rules adopted thereunder. The project is not exempt from permitting procedures. The Department has determined that an Underground Injection Control permit is required for the proposed work.
Any interested person may submit written comments on the draft permit and may request a public meeting within 30 days after publication of this public notice. A request for a public meeting shall be submitted in writing and shall state the nature of the issues proposed to be raised in the meeting. If a public meeting is later scheduled, there will be another 30-day notice period for that meeting. Written comments or a public meeting request shall be submitted to the Department of Environmental Protection, Aquifer Protection Program, 2600 Blair Stone Road, MS 3530, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, which is the office processing this permit application. All comments received within the 30-day period will be considered in formulation of the Department's final decision regarding permit issuance.
The files associated with this order are available for public inspection during normal business hours, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except state holidays, at the Department of Environmental Protection, Southeast District, and at the Department of Environmental Protection, Aquifer Protection Program office in Tallahassee. Any additional information concerning this project may be obtained by contacting Rufus Dickey, Professional Geologist III, at 850-245-7580.
3/7/2026
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