STATE OF FLORIDA

DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS

In re: Application of Miami-Dade ) Water and Sewer Authority to )

install a 16" force main ) Case No. 75-098 across Biscayne Bay to ) TIITF No. 13-23-2918 Virginia Key. )

)

RECOMMENDED ORDER

Pursuant to notice, the Division of Administrative Hearings by its duly designated Hearing Officer, K. N. Ayers, held a public hearing on the above matter April 28, 1975, at Miami, Florida.

APPEARANCES

For Applicant: William J. Roberts

217 South Adams Street Tallahassee, Florida 32302

For Trustees of the Louis B. Milledge

Internal Improvement 1532 A. I. Dupont Building Trust Fund: Miami, Florida 33131

1. By this application, Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Authority (applicant) seeks a permit so as to authorize the installation of a 16" Force Main across Biscayne Bay from S.E. 2nd Avenue to the Central District Waste Water Treatment Facility at Virginia Key, a distance of approximately four (4) miles. The project is part of Dade County Water Quality Plan and has been approved by all state agencies involved. The line will transport solids and sludge from the Northern District Plant to the Central Plant in Virginia Key for treatment. The line will be buried a minimum depth of four (4) feet below bottom, the trenched material placed upon barges or land until pipe is laid, one foot of lime rock will be placed in trench upon which the pipe will be laid, and the trench backfilled with the dredged material. During the installation turbidity booms will be installed and all requirements of state agencies will be met.

   
   

2. This application is governed by the provisions of Sections 258.165(2)(a) and (5), Florida Statutes (Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserve Act) which authorize such installations when required by the public interest and comply with all applicable laws.

   
   

3. The waste treatment which this line will provide is required in the public interest and the applicant has obtained approval of all cognizant agencies. In the absence of opposition, the evidence need not be further delineated except to say the project is required in the public interest and the proposed construction will not adversely affect the water quality of Biscayne Bay. It is therefore,

RECOMMENDED that the Application of Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Authority be approved so as to authorize the installation of a 16" force main waste treatment

line across Biscayne Bay from S.E. 2nd Avenue to Virginia Key which is more fully described in the application and supporting documents.

Entered this 28th day of May, 1975, in Tallahassee, Florida.

K. N. AYERS, Hearing Officer Division of Administrative Hearings Room 530, Carlton Building Tallahassee, Florida 32304

(904) 488-9675

COPIES FURNISHED:

William J. Roberts, Esquire

217 S. Adams Street Tallahassee, Florida Representing Applicant

Louis B. Milledge

1532 A. I. Dupont Building Miami, Florida 33131 Representing Trustees,

Internal Improvement Trust Fund

Docket for Case No: 75-000098

Orders for Case No: 75-000098