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Comprehensive Plan Potable Water Sub-Element Community Development Department Indian River County 29 county will need to continue to utilize the UFA as a source to bridge the gap until the new source can be developed. Overall, the C-54 strategy could be the most cost effective because the county would continue to utilize existing treatment plant technology and facilities even with surface water as a public water supply source. At such time as a new potable water supply source comes on line, the withdrawals from the UFA could be reduced and used as a reserve source, if that is feasible. Accordingly, the county’s policy should be to: • Continue using the UFA as an interim water supply source until such time as a surface water supply source can be brought on line. • Coordinate with the SJRWMD to obtain authorization to utilize surface water from the District’s existing water management and conservation areas. Specific target sources, water availability, permitting requirements, and pipeline routes should be addressed. Requirements for feasibility studies should be determined as required by the SJRWMD. If the source is a new reservoir, then ownership of the reservoir, costs of land, and financing should be addressed. • Develop a preliminary schedule that addresses the annual steps needed to develop a new surface water supply by 2026. TREATMENT Treatment is a major part of the principal potable water system. Overall, water treatment issues relate to water quality and treatment plant capacity. Water Quality Because the county has been successful in decommissioning private treatment plants and connecting those customers to the regional system, the county does not have a private treatment plant problem. Regardless, the county does need to continue its efforts to decommission the remaining private plants. With the county system, there are no quality nor quantity problems. As with all utility systems, water quality in the county system is regularly monitored and exceeds minimum standards. From a quantity perspective, the county system currently has sufficient capacity to serve its existing customer base. An important consideration, however, is that adequate treatment capacity be available to accommodate the demands of future growth and development.