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, City of Palmetto, Mohammed Rayan, Director of Public Works, 600 17th Street West, Palmetto, Florida 34221 applied on Jul 27, 2022, for a Class V ASR injection well operation permit. The project is located at Palmetto Wastewater Treatment Facility, 1310 28th Avenue West, Palmetto, Florida 34221, in Manatee County (File 268562-006-UO/5SR, WACS ID 99530). The permittee will operate one non-hazardous Class V ASR injection well ASRTP-1 and associated monitor wells UZMW-1, SZMW-1, and SZMW-2 for the storage and recovery of excess reclaimed water which has received high-level disinfection from the Palmetto Wastewater Treatment Facility. The maximum injection rate for ASRTP-1 shall be 1,670 gallons per minute and the maximum injection volume for ASRTP-1 shall be 2.4 million gallons per day. The injection well is constructed with a 17-inch diameter casing set to 410 feet below land surface (bls) and with a total depth of 550 feet bls. Monitor well UZMW-1 is completed in the Upper Floridan aquifer from 280 to 360 feet bls. Monitor wells SZMW-1 and SZMW-2 are both completed in the Upper Floridan aquifer from 400 to 525 feet bls and 410 to 525 feet bls, respectively. 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, Southwest 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 Dan Warmke, Professional Geologist at 813-470-5741. IPL0251055 Jul 9 2025