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, Miami-Dade County, Water and Sewer Department, Jay J. Fink, Director of Water and Sewer, 3071 Southwest 38th Avenue, Suite 521, Miami, Florida 33146 applied on April 20, 2026, for a Class V aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) injection well modification permit. The project is located at West Wellfield ASR System, Northwest intersection of Southwest 72nd Street and Southwest 172nd Avenue in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida 33193 (File 0127837-026-UC/M5, WACS ID 94358).
This modification permit will modify the monitoring schedule for ASR wells ASR-1-W, ASR-2-W, and ASR-3-W and associated monitor well FA-MW-1 established under UIC permit 0127837-023-025-UC/5SR. The modified schedule will standardize the frequency of groundwater analyses for both zones of FA-MW-1, aligning with the schedule of the previous UIC permits, and limit monthly sampling of Biscayne aquifer production wells to cycle testing events. Additionally, magnesium, potassium, and sodium are removed from the monitoring schedule and speciation of pathogenic bacteria will be contingent upon the detection of total coliforms at a concentration above 4 colony-forming units per 100 milliliters.
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.
IPL0341705
May 22 2026
