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SPECIAL MEETING
No. 863
A Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held in the
office of the City Manager on Friday, January 5, 1973. Mayor Don E. Smith called
the meeting to order at 4:00 P.M. with the following members present: Councilwoman
Watson and Councilmen Beals, Smoak and Schroedel. Other officials present were:
City Manager Hopkins, City Clerk Carroll, City Controller Fleming, City Attorney
Langley and Director of Public Utilities Asbury. Messrs. Floyd Groo, Jim Westbrook,
George Smith and representatives of the local Press were also present.
Mayor Smith advised the purpose of the meeting was to consider certain aspects
of the sanitary sewer system.
City Manager Hopkins reported that the City has questioned the ultimate efficiency
of the sewage treatment plant based on the present usage and number of hookups to
the system, concern for adequate percolation and the location of the plant in
conjunction with the lakes and rivers, etc. and he inquired of the engineers as to
alternatives mentioning both spray irrigation and deep well injection.
Messrs. Groo and Westbrook reported as follows:
1. In 1962 the present treatment plant site was a logical one inasmuch as it
was owned by the City and direct discharge to a body of water was permissible.
2. Following completion of the plans and arrangements for the financing, the
policy to prohibit direct discharge into a body of water went into effect.
The alternative was to construct polishing ponds, which was done, but for which
approval was contingent upon absolutely no seepage into the lakes/river.
3. fb'l!lowing approval of the original plans by the Bureau of Sanitary Engineering,
the Lake County Pollution Control Board was formed which set forth additional
requirements.
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~. With the present condition of the canals being what it is without proposed
capacity hookups, application was made to extend the present canals. Mr. Phil
Edwards of the Lake County Pollution Control Board and representatives of
the various state agencies were not in favor of constructing further canals.
5. Two suggested alternatives were spray irrigation and deep well injection.
6. Guide lines were obtained for deep injection wells which also required monitoring
wells, both shallow and deep and at an estimated cost of one-half million
dollars.
7. With regards to a spray irrigation system, which Mr. Edwards has suggested,
it is estimated that 130 acres of land is needed so that the nitrogen and phosphorus
can be removed and the estimated cost would be between one-half and three-
fourths million dollars.
Upon inquiry to the engineers as to the present condition of the canals, Mr. Westbrook
advised that should there be a lengthy rainy season, the situation would become
critical immediately. Mr. Westbrook further advised that to install an irrigation
system at the plant site would alleviate the problem quicker than any other way.
Councilman Smoak inquired of the possibility of pumping into the existing canals
located at the muck farm just west of the Pa1atkahaha River inasmuch as they were
self contained. Messrs. Groo and Westbrook advised that this would be a good
possibility if proper consent could be obtained from the owners and pollution boards/
agencies.
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Upon inquiry by Council as to when the City could expect delivery of the Operation
Manual, Mr. Groo advised that he would give a definite answer on Monday night,
January 8th.
City Manager Hopkins advised of a meeting of the Lake County Pollution Control
Board to be held in Tavares on Monday, January 8, 1973 at 7:30 P. M. and suggested
that both Council and the Engineers attend, which was the consensus to do so.
The meeting was adjourned by Mayor Smith.
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