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Comprehensive Plan Potable Water Sub-Element <br /> <br /> <br />Community Development Department <br /> <br />Indian River County 46 <br /> <br />• Level Two - whether the project increases efficiency of use of existing facilities, <br />prevents or reduces future improvement costs, provides service to developed areas <br />lacking full service or promotes in-fill development. <br /> <br />• Level Three - whether the project represents a logical extension of facilities and <br />services within a designated service area <br /> <br />POLICY 5.3: In order to guarantee provision of more than the minimum level of service, the <br />county shall take the following steps: <br /> <br /> • begin planning and preliminary design for expansion when a plant’s Average Daily <br />Demand is projected to equal or exceed its capacity within 5 years; <br /> <br /> • prepare plans and specifications for expansion when a plant’s Average Daily Demand <br />is projected to equal or exceed its capacity within 4 years; <br /> <br /> • submit a complete construction permit application to the Florida Department of <br />Environmental Protection for expansion when a plant’s Average Daily Demand is <br />projected to equal or exceed its capacity within 3 years; and <br /> <br /> • submit an application for an operation permit for the expanded facility to DEP when a <br />plant’s Average Daily Demand is projected to equal or exceed its capacity within 6 <br />months. <br /> <br />POLICY 5.4: The county potable water system shall continue to operate as an enterprise <br />system which is financially self-supporting. <br /> <br />POLICY 5.5: The county shall fund potable water capital improvements and expansions <br />through user fees, impact fees, developer’s agreements, assessments and other appropriate <br />fees and funding mechanisms. <br /> <br />POLICY 5.6: The county shall pursue state and federal sources of funding available for the <br />improvement and expansion of utility services. <br /> <br />POLICY 5.7: Consistent with the policies of the Future Land Use Element of this plan, <br />centralized water service shall be limited to the following areas: <br /> <br /> • Areas within the Urban Service Area; <br /> <br /> • Areas where the county has legal commitments to provide facilities and services as of