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Brevard commissioners authorize petition to challenge state consent order allowing heavier biosolids application near Lake Washington
Summary
Brevard County commissioners voted 5-0 on Aug. 26 to authorize the county attorney and Natural Resources staff to file a petition for an administrative hearing challenging a Florida DEP consent order that would temporarily allow a contractor to apply biosolids at up to three times the normal rate in the Upper St. Johns River basin.
Brevard County commissioners voted 5-0 on Aug. 26 to authorize the county attorney's office and Natural Resources staff to file a petition for an administrative hearing challenging a Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) consent order that temporarily allows H and H Liquid Sludge Disposal Inc. to land-apply biosolids at rates up to three times the state limit in portions of the Upper St. Johns River basin.
The motion, moved by Commissioner Delaney and seconded by Commissioner Altman, also authorized retroactive participation in the administrative process and gave county attorneys and staff authority to take part in mediation; any settlement would be returned to the board for final approval. The clerk recorded the vote as: Commissioner Delaney — yes; Vice Chair Goodson — yes; Commissioner Atkinson — yes; Commissioner Altman — yes; Chairman Feltner — yes.
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