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<br />Director Erik Olson commented that proper planning by Indian River County in <br />the past has placed us in a good situation. The message plan for tomorrow is plan smart and <br />think ahead or you are going to find yourself behind an eight ball. <br />Mike Hotchkiss <br />, Capitol Projects Manager, stated Utilities has changed their <br />growth methodology and has accelerated expansion plans due to developers buying land and <br />reserving full capacity. Developers have paid $13 million in base utility charges in the last 8 <br />months. The North County Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment Plant expansion has been <br />increased and the project is expected to go out to bid in November 2005. The three wastewater <br />expansion projects to accommodate the accelerated growth in the County are Central Regional <br />Wastewater Facility expansion from 2.0 mgd to 4.0 mgd; design of West Regional Wastewater <br />Facility expansion from 2.0 mgd to 6.0 mgd, and design of North Regional Treatment Facility <br />expansion from 0.85 mgd to 2.0 mgd. The projected capitol expenditures for the expansion <br />project this year are $17 million, $8 million in 2010, and another $8 million in 2015. He <br />discussed the retention of water supply. He discussed the use of alternative water resources to <br />assure sustainability of IRC future water supply with the reverse osmosis treatment system to <br />treat brackish water rather than fresh water, reclaimed water system, future development of the <br />Spoonbill Marsh site as an alternative disposal for reverse osmosis concentrate, and <br />implementing ways to capturing and storing runoff during the rainy period for future irrigation <br />use during dry spells. <br /> <br />(Clerk’s Note: Vice Chairman Neuberger left the meeting at 3:27 p.m. and <br />Chairman Lowther stepped up to the dais.) <br /> <br />Dennis Ohlrich, <br />Indian River County,posed several questions regarding recycling <br />water and controlling irrigation to ponds. <br />Robert Johnson, <br />Coral Wind Subdivision, felt Indian River County should be <br />rewarded and exempted from the two-day water restriction because of their accomplishments. <br />SUSTAINABLE WATER RESOURCES 5 <br />November 9, 2005 <br /> <br />