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Joe Mullins Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment Plant (ROWTP) is supplied by three 16-inch<br />

Floridan Aquifer production wells. The wells are approximately 650 to 900 feet deep. Associated<br />

with the three production wells are three eight-inch test/production wells <strong>and</strong> 11 monitoring wells of<br />

various sizes. Raw water from the Floridan Aquifer is treated with the reverse osmosis filtering<br />

system. The total permitted annual withdrawal capacity of the well field is 6.5 MGD for 2007. The<br />

total permitted maximum withdrawal from the ground water is 8.2 MGD for 2007.<br />

Raw water is provided from three 16-inch diameter lower Floridan Aquifer production wells. The<br />

wells are each approximately 850 feet deep with a capacity of 3.25 MGD. Two of the wells are<br />

located to the north of the Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment Plant (Nos. 1 <strong>and</strong> 2), <strong>and</strong> one is located<br />

to the west of the Surface Water Treatment Facility (No. 3A). Well No. 3A is equipped with two<br />

pumps (one to provide blending water directly to the (ROWTP) permeate if needed during peak<br />

dem<strong>and</strong> periods <strong>and</strong> one to serve as a full capacity raw water supply to the ROWTP). The blend<br />

pump is equipped with a variable frequency drive unit capable of providing up to an additional 1.5<br />

MGD of raw water for blending with permeate of the ROWTP prior to degasification.<br />

A fourth production well is currently under construction. This well will provide additional<br />

redundancy to the existing system, <strong>and</strong> is the first step in increasing the groundwater supply required<br />

by the future expansion of the ROWTP.<br />

The St. Johns River Water Management District has jurisdiction over the issuance of permits for any<br />

wells of four inches in diameter or larger. In the year 2008, the city is permitted to withdraw a total<br />

of 19.2 MGD on an average daily basis using a combination of surface (12.7 MGD) <strong>and</strong> ground (6.5<br />

MGD) waters. For the same period, the maximum allowable withdrawal rate (on an annual average<br />

daily basis) is 18.7 MGD. The maximum permitted single day withdrawal rates from surface <strong>and</strong><br />

ground waters are 25.0 MGD <strong>and</strong> 8.2 MGD, respectively, for a total of 33.2 MGD.<br />

<strong>Satellite</strong> <strong>Beach</strong>, because of its location, is at the end of water supply lines; <strong>and</strong> poor water quality<br />

tends to occur at "dead end" locations within a water distribution system. Melbourne has installed 3<br />

chlorine injection stations within the City to retain chlorine residuals above regulatory st<strong>and</strong>ards.<br />

Water storage is provided at the South WTP in a four million gallon (MG) ground storage tank <strong>and</strong> a<br />

0.65 MG underground clear well. The ROWTP has a baffled four MG ground storage tank that is<br />

used to blend <strong>and</strong> store the product waters from the two WTPs. The North booster pump station has<br />

a two MG ground storage tank. Spread throughout the distribution system are seven elevated steel<br />

storage tanks. A program is under way to reduce the number of elevated steel storage tanks to four,<br />

<strong>and</strong> to create new ground storage tanks having a combined capacity of 6.5 MG with additional pump<br />

stations to increase the water pressure on the beach.<br />

The City of Melbourne holds a Consumptive Use Permit (CUP) issued by the St. Johns River Water<br />

Management District which allows for the withdrawal of a combination of surface <strong>and</strong> ground waters<br />

of the state for public water supply. CUP No. 50301 was issued initially in June of 1999, with the<br />

first 5-Year Annual Update (50301-2) being approved in January, 2007. In the year 2008, the city is<br />

permitted to withdraw a total of 19.2 MGD on an average daily basis using a combination of surface<br />

(12.7 MGD) <strong>and</strong> ground (6.5 MGD) waters. For the same period, the maximum allowable<br />

Infrastructure Element<br />

<strong>Data</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Analysis</strong> 4-11

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