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1 <br />1 <br />' The purpose of this engineering report is to present the results of an <br />evaluation performed on an unsewered study area within Indian River County <br />' Florida. The analysis complies with the criteria and policy set forth in <br />PRM 78-9. <br />' 2.2 AUTHORIZATION <br />' The County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida authorized Camp <br />Dresser & McKee Inc. (CDM) to prepare this wastewater collection system <br />' study on March 26, 1987. <br />t Most of the County contains a very high-water table and vast areas west of <br />Interstate 95 are subject to flooding. These conditions are not conducive <br />with the use of septic tanks. The topography is typically flat. <br />' Transportation facilities include Interstate 95, U.S. 1 and Highway AlA as <br />the primary north -south access. The only east -west route traversing the <br />' entire County is State Road 60. County Road 512, which connects Sebastian <br />and Fellsmere, is the other significant east -west corridor extending west <br />' of Interstate 95. East -west access between Interstate 95 and the Indian <br />River is generally good. <br />' The climate is humid and subtropical. The average annual temperature is <br />about 720F. Average monthly temperatures range from about 630F to 81oF• <br />' Annual precipitation is variable, averaging about 51 inches per year. <br />' IRC.FL1 <br />6/4/87 <br />2-2 <br />2.3 THE SETTING <br />Indian River County, <br />with a population of about <br />75,500, is situated in <br />Florida's citrus belt <br />on the Atlantic Ocean. <br />An estimated 80 percent of <br />the land area is in <br />citrus groves with most <br />residential and commercial <br />' <br />development located <br />east of Interstate 95. <br />Vero Beach is the County's <br />largest municipality <br />followed by Sebastian, <br />Indian River Shores, Fellsmere <br />tand <br />Orchid. Figure <br />2-1 provides a location <br />map of the County. <br />t Most of the County contains a very high-water table and vast areas west of <br />Interstate 95 are subject to flooding. These conditions are not conducive <br />with the use of septic tanks. The topography is typically flat. <br />' Transportation facilities include Interstate 95, U.S. 1 and Highway AlA as <br />the primary north -south access. The only east -west route traversing the <br />' entire County is State Road 60. County Road 512, which connects Sebastian <br />and Fellsmere, is the other significant east -west corridor extending west <br />' of Interstate 95. East -west access between Interstate 95 and the Indian <br />River is generally good. <br />' The climate is humid and subtropical. The average annual temperature is <br />about 720F. Average monthly temperatures range from about 630F to 81oF• <br />' Annual precipitation is variable, averaging about 51 inches per year. <br />' IRC.FL1 <br />6/4/87 <br />2-2 <br />