Evaluation of Potential Impacts of Demineralization Concentrate Discharge to the Indian River Lagoon (Study). Final Report

摘要

The St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) has identified the potential impacts of projected water use through year 2025 on the water resources in the district (SJRWMD 2006). SJRWMD has identified areas in which the proposed water supply plans of major users, if implemented, will result in unacceptable impacts to environmental resources. These areas, referred to as priority water resource caution areas (PWRCA), include all or portions of Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia, Marion, Lake, Flagler, and Brevard counties. SJRWMD has identified the need to investigate the technical, environmental, and economic feasibility of alternative water supply and water resource strategies as a means of preventing the identified potential problems. As part of these investigations, SJRWMD has initiated this study to evaluate the potential impacts of demineralization concentrate discharge to the Indian River Lagoon (IRL). The area of study focuses on the portion of the IRL located between Ponce inlet at the north end of Mosquito Lagoon and Sebastian inlet south of the project site.