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Wastewater ASR Well at Port Canaveral Heats UpBy Mark Jacobs, President Save Our Aquifer, info@saveouraquifer.orgCanaveral Port Authority is in the final stages of the development of their Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) well. The well is similar to the Rockledge reclaimed water ASR well except for the fact that the Port's ASR well is injecting only 35 to 60 feet below the surface, entirely within an Underground Source of Drinking Water. The geology consists of mostly sand where they plan to inject 150 million gallons annually to withdraw for irrigation of the Ports landscaping. The injection site at the Port is closely surrounded by waters of the Banana River, Atlantic Ocean, and the Port. The partially treated sewage water would be supplied by the city of Cape Canaveral. The Port sends their raw sewage to Cocoa Beach. There is no underground storage tank and this sewage along with its contaminants would flow through the sand and into surrounding bodies of water. When they tested their first location for the ASR well, water was bubbling out of the ground when they started injecting, according to a DEP official. The 40 foot depth dredged for the Port is within the same depth as the injection zone. They need one permit modification from the DEP before they start injecting the sewage water. Visit http://www.saveouraquifer.org for more information, to sign the petition and/or request to be added to the Save Our Aquifer email list. |