Okaloosa County BOCC — November 4, 2012 — R & E Farms Letter — reading text

December 6, 2012 Mr. William Rivenbark R&E Farms 625 Burnt St. Black, AL 36314 RE: OCWS Biosolids Dear Mr. Rivenbark: We understand that you have been in the process over the past six months or so of obtaining a new FDEP permit for land application of Class B Biosolids, so that you may continue to receive biosolids from our Arbennie Pritchett Water Reclamation Facility (APWRF). Condition VI(1)(b) of our APWRF permit requires that, starting on January 1, 2013, OCWS dispose of biosolids at a site that has been permitted in accordance with 62-640, Florida Administrative Code. From talking with FDEP about your permit application, we understand that they sent R & E Farms a Request for Information (RFI) on September 13, 2012. As of today’s date, no permit has been issued or re-submittal has been made; therefore, we are concerned that R & E Farmsmay not have the required permit before January 1, 2013. We have a responsibility to the public, and our customers, to ensure that we have a permitted land application site where we can dispose of our biosolids. Due to the concerns mentioned above, we are pursuing a contract with a permitted entity that can also provide transportation and/or removal of our biosolids. This contract is primarily intended as an emergency solution; however, it may develop into a longer term solution. This letter serves to notify you of our concerns and of our intent to have two contracts related to biosolids land application. We appreciate our relationship with R & E Farms over the years, and we would like to continue that relationship. Please keep us informed as to when your land application sites become permitted in accordance with 62-640, F.A.C. Sincerely, 4. A Lod f Nie Mark Wise OCWS Engineering Manager 4804 LEWIS TURNER BOULEVARD, SUITE 300 - FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA 32547 - (850) 609-7079 FAX (850) 651-7550