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City awards $2.1 million contract for Apollo General Aviation baffle box to reduce runoff to Indian River Lagoon
Summary
Melbourne approved a contract with BDI Marine Contractors LLC for installation of a baffle box and biosorption media to treat runoff from an 854‑acre basin near Apollo Boulevard and General Aviation Drive; project draws Save Our Indian River Lagoon and ARPA funds.
Melbourne City Council approved a $2,103,474 contract on Jan. 28 for a second‑generation baffle box to treat stormwater runoff near Apollo Boulevard and General Aviation Drive, a basin that drains roughly 854 acres toward the Indian River Lagoon.
City staff said the biosorption‑activated media system is expected to cut roughly 3,300 pounds of total nitrogen and about 479 pounds of phosphorus annually from the lagoon watershed. Bids were opened in December; BDI Marine Contractors LLC was the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, and staff recommended award…
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