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Comprehensive Plan Potable Water Sub-Element <br /> <br /> <br />Community Development Department Indian River County 11 <br /> <br />City of Vero Beach Water System <br /> <br />The City of Vero Beach Water System serves an area larger than the city limits of Vero Beach. <br />Presently, the City of Vero Beach Water Treatment Plant serves the City of Vero Beach, the Town of <br />Indian River Shores, portions of the unincorporated mainland adjacent to the city limits, and the <br />unincorporated area of the barrier island south of the City of Vero Beach. <br /> <br />Located adjacent to the City of Vero Beach Municipal Airport, the City of Vero Beach Water <br />Treatment Plant draws raw water from both the surficial aquifer and the Upper Floridan aquifer. <br />Reverse Osmosis is used to treat water drawn from the Upper Floridan aquifer, while a lime softening <br />treatment process is used for water drawn from the surficial aquifer. <br /> <br />City of Fellsmere Water System <br /> <br />The City of Fellsmere operates a small water system that serves the city’s residents. The city draws <br />water from the surficial aquifer. <br /> <br />Summary of Public Potable Water Systems <br /> <br />The county’s public Potable Water Systems’ characteristics are identified in Table 3.B.2. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> TABLE 3.B.2 <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY POTABLE WATER SYSTEM, PUBLICLY OWNED PLANTS <br /> <br /> <br />WATER <br />PLANT <br /> <br />WATER <br />SOURCE <br /> <br />TREATMENT <br />METHOD <br /> <br />SERVICE AREA <br /> <br />2006 DEMAND <br />IN MGD <br /> <br />2006 DESIGN <br />CAPACITY IN <br />MGP <br /> <br />2030 DESIGN <br />CAPACITY IN <br />MGD <br /> <br />SOUTH <br />COUNTY <br /> <br />Upper Floridan <br />aquifer <br /> <br />Reverse Osmosis <br /> <br />SE Mainland, SR 60 <br />Corridor <br /> <br />6.0 <br /> <br /> 7.50 <br /> <br />12.87 <br /> <br />NORTH <br />COUNTY <br /> <br />Upper Floridan <br />aquifer <br /> <br />Reverse Osmosis <br /> <br />Central and North <br />Mainland, Sebastian, <br />Orchid, north <br />portion of IRS <br /> <br />3.5 <br /> <br />3.5 <br /> <br /> 7.50 <br /> <br />VERO BEACH <br /> <br />Surficial & <br />Upper Floridan <br />aquifers <br /> <br />Reverse Osmosis <br />& Lime softening <br /> <br />Vero Beach, Indian <br />River Shores, South <br />Beach <br /> <br />6.2 <br /> <br />12.0 <br /> <br />12.0 <br /> <br />CITY OF <br />FELLSMERE <br /> <br />Suficial <br />aquifers <br /> <br />Lime softening <br /> <br />City of Fellsmere <br /> <br />.29 <br /> <br />.65 <br /> <br />3.85 <br /> <br />TOTAL <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />15.99 <br /> <br />23.65 <br /> <br />36.22 <br />