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POLICY 6. 1 : The county shall limit the use of package wastewater treatment systems to <br /> areas that meet the following criteria governing connection to the county sanitary sewer <br /> system : <br /> Development served by existing package treatment plants may continue to <br /> treat their sewage in that manner until centralized service becomes available. At that <br /> time , al l development within % mile of a county sewer line shall be connected to the <br /> county system . Developments whose sewage treatment systems cause a public <br /> health problem must connect to the regional system regardless of the distance to <br /> sewer lines . <br /> Package treatment plants shall be allowed in areas of development outside of <br /> the Urban Service Area when such development meets the criteria of policies of the <br /> Future Land Use Element for : <br /> clustering of residential development within agricultural areas; <br /> clustering of residential development within privately owned <br /> upland conservation areas; <br /> clustering development within mixed use districts ; or <br /> tradition neighborhood design communities . <br /> POLICY 6 . 2 : The county shall ensure that, prior to the issuance of development orders or <br /> permits, the applicant has demonstrated that the project complies with applicable federal , <br /> state, and local permit requirements for package treatment plants . <br /> POLICY 6 . 5 : The county shall require all new package wastewater treatment plants to be <br /> built according to current federal , state , and cowlty requirements. In addition to obtaining a <br /> county permit demonstrating compliance with county regulations , any developer building <br /> and operating a package wastewater treatment plant must obtain a state permit <br /> demonstrating compliance with state and federal regulations. Those regulations include but <br /> are not limited to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1. 972 (PL 92 - 500) and its <br /> amendments through the Clean Water Acts of 1977 (PL 95-217) and 19 $ 1 (PL 97- 117), <br /> Chapters 381 and 403 of the Florida Statutes, and :Rules 17-3 and 17-6 of the Florida <br /> Administrative Code. Both state and county permits are required for the construction of a <br /> plant , and for any future expansion or modification of a plant . <br /> POLICY 6 . 6 : At the time the county approves any new package treatment plants , the county <br /> will require, that at the time deemed appropriate by the county , the package treatment plant <br /> shall be dedicated to the county for operation and maintenance . <br /> Page 4 of 6 <br />