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Comprehensive Plan Potable Water Sub-Element Community Development Department Indian River County 43 POLICY 1.7: No development permit shall be issued by the county for projects to be served by the City of Vero Beach Utilities Department until the city notifies the county that adequate water supplies and potable water facility capacity are available to accommodate the project. OBJECTIVE 2 Regional System Expansion/Correction of Deficiencies By 2030, at least 75% of all existing residential units in the county will be connected to a regional potable water system. POLICY 2.1: The county shall continue to offer its utility line assessment program to areas with private wells within the County Utilities Department service area. POLICY 2.2: The county shall continue to offer up to 10 year financing for all utility assessments. POLICY 2.3: Within the County Utilities Department service area, the subdivisions having undersized lots and designated as requiring potable water service due to public health threats shall be given priority for the provision of public water service. POLICY 2.4: The county shall provide potable water service to areas where the risk of private well contamination is determined by the Indian River County Environmental Health Department to be unacceptably high. The county shall recover costs through assessment of those landowners directly benefitting from the improvement. POLICY 2.5: The County Utilities Department shall implement the potable water system programs and capital improvements identified in Appendix A of this element of the comprehensive plan. POLICY 2.6: Prior to 2011, the County will coordinate with the City of Vero Beach and the Town of Indian River Shores to prepare a financial analysis of options related to the possibility of consolidation of utility services. This analysis may consist of, but is not limited to: the possibility of the County serving utilities to the Town of Indian River Shores, currently served by the City of Vero Beach and the Unincorporated area of the South Barrier Island, currently served by the City of Vero Beach, full consolidation of the City of Vero Beach Utility with the Indian River County Utility or making no changes in the existing utility service areas. Based on the results of a financial analysis of the various service options, the Board of County Commissioners will consider implementing the results that show the best financial and operational benefits.