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0 <br />1 <br />' 3.5 SUMMARY <br />There have been numerous complaints from local residents received by the <br />Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services in the past five <br />' years regarding the malfunctioning of septic tanks in the Rockridge section <br />of Indian River County. Surface water quality testing was conducted to <br />' determine the ratio of total coliforms to fecal coliforms from surface <br />water samples collected from drainage swales at the study site. The <br />presence of a certain ratio of fecal coliforms would confirm surface water <br />contamination due to the excretia of humans. The concern over human wastes <br />is its ability to pass on pathogenic organisms to other people. <br />Aside from possible bacterial contamination, other possible water quality <br />problems in the vicinity of the study site include saline water <br />contamination from saltwater intrusion and from mismanaged discharge of <br />water from the Floridan Aquifer. To determine the definite existence of <br />groundwater contamination to the shallow Rockridge Aquifer, a system of <br />' monitoring wells should be installed. It is especially important to <br />protect the water quality in the vicinity of the study site because of <br />' water's value as a resource. <br />IRC.VB4 <br />6/4/87 <br />