State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection Notice of Draft Permit

State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection Notice of Draft Permit The Department of Environmental Protection hereby provides notice that it has prepared a draft permit for the proposed project as detailed in the application, subject to the conditions specified in the draft permit and summarized below. The applicant, Useppa Utility Company, Ronald Harris, Vice President, 5260 Summerlin Commons Way, #304, Fort Myers, Florida 33907 applied on September 16, 2025, for a Class V injection well operation permit. The project is located at Useppa Island Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment Plant, Useppa Island, Useppa Island, Florida 33922, in Lee County (File 0045884-007-UO/5O, WACS ID 98998). The permittee will: Operate one non-hazardous Class V injection well (IW-1) and two associated monitor wells (MW-1 and MW-2) for the disposal of reverse osmosis concentrate from the Useppa Island Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment Plant. The maximum injection rate for IW-1 shall be 50 gallons per minute and the maximum injection volume for IW-1 shall be 0.072 million gallons per day. The injection well is constructed with a 10-inch diameter PVC casing set to 50 feet below land surface (bls) with a cemented annulus, and total depth of 60 feet bls. The injection zone is a G-III aquifer. Monitor well MW-1 is completed in the Surficial Aquifer from 5 to 15 feet bls. Monitor well MW-2 is completed in the Surficial Aquifer from 2 to 7 feet bls. The Department has permitting jurisdiction under Chapter 403 of the Florida Statutes and the rules adopted thereunder. The project is not exempt from permitting procedures. The Department has determined that an Underground Injection Control permit is required for the proposed work. Any interested person may submit written comments on the draft permit and may request a public meeting within 30 days after publication of this public notice. A request for a public meeting shall be submitted in writing and shall state the nature of the issues proposed to be raised in the meeting. If a public meeting is later scheduled, there will be another 30-day notice period for that meeting. Written comments or a public meeting request shall be submitted to the Department of Environmental Protection, Aquifer Protection Program, 2600 Blair Stone Road, MS 3530, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, which is the office processing this permit application. All comments received within the 30-day period will be considered in formulation of the Department's final decision regarding permit issuance. The files associated with this order are available for public inspection during normal business hours, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except state holidays, at the Department of Environmental Protection, South District, and at the Department of Environmental Protection, Aquifer Protection Program office in Tallahassee. Any additional information concerning this project may be obtained by contacting James Dodson, Professional Geologist II, at 850-245-8653. October 7 2025 LSAR0383667