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RESOLUTION NO. 645
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA,
A MEMBER OF THE SOUTH SEMINOLE AND NORTH ORANGE COUNTY
WASTEWATER TRANSMISSION AUTHORITY SUPPORTING THE
AUTHORITY'S RESOLUTION NO. 90-1, DATED MAY 24, 1990;
CONFLICTS AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS the City of Winter Springs, Florida, a member of the
South Seminole and North Orange County Wastewater Transmission Authority
is opposed to the induction of contaminated groundwater discharge from
City Chemical Facility into the Authority's system for transmission to
Iron Bridge; and
WHEREAS, the South Seminole and North Orange County Wastewater
Transmission Authority has adopted Resolution No. 90-1, dated May 24, 1990;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA:
SECTION I: The City has the concern of possible damage to
facilities and objects to the potential connections of the Superfund
Cleanup facility to the collection system of the Authority.
SECTION II: The City has concern that there is a potential
threat to the health, safety and welfare to employees of the municipalities
and Authority.
SECTION III: The City of Winter Springs supports Resolution
90-1 as adopted by the South Seminole and North Orange County Wastewater
Transmission Authority.
SECTION IV: This Resolution shall remain in force and effect
until supplemented, amended, repealed or otherwise altered.
SECTION V: All Resolutions or parts of Resolutions in conflict
with this Resolution are hereby repealed.
SECTION VI: This Resolution shall take immediate effect upon
its passage and approval.
Passed and adopted this 25th day of June, 1990.
CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS
LEANNE M. GROVE, MAYOR
ATTEST:
Mary T. Norton
CITY CLERK
RESOLUTION NO. 90-1
A RESOLUTION OF SOUTH SEMINOLE AND NORTH ORANGE
COUNTY WASTEWATER TRANSMISSION AUTHORITY
EXPRESSING OPPOSITION TO THE INDUCTION OF
CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER DISCHARGE FROM CITY
CHEMICAL FACILITY INTO THE AUTHORITY SYSTEM FOR
TRANSMISSION TO IRON BRIDGE; PROVIDING FOR
PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, agencies of the County, State, and Federal governments are
recommending the cleanup of City Chemical groundwater contamination through
the system of the Authority and its entities; and
WHEREAS, the source of contaminated waste is located at or near 3920
Forsyth Road, Orlando, Florida; and
WHEREAS, the contaminated waste product will enter the Authority's
system at the Villa Cordova pump station; and
WHEREAS, the contaminated waste product will exit the Authority's
transmission system at the McCulloch and Dean Road tie-in to the City of
Orlando system; and
WHEREAS, the contaminated waste product will travel over five (5) miles
within the Authority's system over a period of ten (10) to eighteen (18)
years; and
WHEREAS, the health of entity maintenance personnel may be impaired by
the waste product being transmitted as they service wet wells through which
the waste product will pass and inundate the sediment located therein; and
WHEREAS, lines, lining material, pumps, rubber seals, valve seats,
fixtures, and facilities within the system of the Authority and its entities
may suffer permanent damage from contact with the contaminated waste product.
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NOW THEREFORE~ BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD QIo'
DIRECTORS OF SOUTH SEMINOLE AND NORTH ORANGE
COUNTY WASTEWATER TRANSMISSION AUTHORITY AS
FOLLOWS:
o B J E C T ION
SECTION I - The Authority objects to the involuntary induction of
contaminated waste products into its systems and the systems of its entities.
CON C ERN S
SECTION II
The Authority identifies areas of long-term concern as
follows:
a. The
exiting of contaminated fluids from the Authority's
transmission lines into the surrounding environment in the event of a
transmission line fracture.
b. The exposure of Authority and entity personnel to carcinogenic
agents within sand sediment located in the wet wells of the system over an
indeterminate period of time.
c. Damage to the transmission system and its facilities.
d. Potential exposure to fines and other sanctions from County,
State, and Federal agencies responsible for the protection of the environment
by reason of the involuntary transmission of contaminated waste product
through the system of the Authority and its entities.
e. Potential exposure to fines and sanctions from County, State,
and Federal agencies responsible for the protection of the environment by
reason of the discharge of contaminated waste products into the environment
at the terminus of transmission, the Iron Bridge Plant, in that the Authority
and its entities are intermediate transmission facilities.
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I N D E M N I F I CAT ION
SECTION III. - The Authority and its entities including, but not limited
to, the City of Winter Park and Seminole County, seek indemnification from
C~unty, State, and Federal agencies responsible for the planning, design, and
implementation of the City Chemical Superfund Waste Cleanup operation which
includes the Authority and its entities as intermediate transmitters of
contaminated waste products from the City Chemical point of origin.
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H ARM L E S S
SECTION IV. - The Authority and its entities including, but not limited
to, the City of Winter Park and Seminole County, seek to be held harmless of
responsibility for damage to property or injury to persons by County, State,
and Federal agencies responsible for the planning, design, and implementation
of the City Chemical Superfund Waste Cleanup operation which includes the
Authority and its entities as intermediate transmitters of contaminated waste
products from the City Chemical point of origin.
D I S T RIB UTI 0 N
SECTION V.
That this Resolution be published and distributed as
follows:
a. U. S. Environmental Protection Agency.
b. Florida Department of Environmental Regulation.
c. City of Orlando, Florida.
d. Orange County, Florida.
e. The Orange County Legislative Delegation.
f. The Seminole County Legislative Delegation.
g. Each of the entities within the South Seminole and North Orange
Wastewater Transmission Authority.
h. Such other persons and entities as shall from time to time seek a
copy of this Resolution pursuant to Chapter 119, Florida Statutes, 1989.
E F F E C T I V E
D ATE
SECTION VI. This Resolution shall be become effective immediately upon
its passage and adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 24th day of May, A.D. 1990.
SOUTH SEMINOLE AND NORTH ORANGE
COUNTY WASTEWATER TRANSMISSION
AUTHORITY
Chairman
ATTEST:
Secretary
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