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The only location the County has jurisdiction over sewer allocation is the 600,000 gallons per day for the South County (Vero Mall, 6th -Ave) area. We currently have agreements (i.e. paid impact fees for water and sewer service for) 280,300 gallons per day. There have been serious discussions with other developers to account for an added service demand for 83,800 gallons per day. The largest development in this group (Southgate Mobile Home Park for 27,300 gallons per day) is known to have to come into the county system because their DER permit for their treatment plant will not be renewed. If only these come on to the county system we will have a reserve of only 235.900 gallons per day. The 6th Avenue area is developing with a majority of condominium/ apartment projects which preclude the use of septic tanks in the "Rock - ridge" area., We are a year away from having our own water plant with its increase of availability of water service. Two developments smaller than the Tropic Villas project can use up the remaining 235,900 gallons per day. Another area in the County, whose allocation we do not control, is the 400,000 gallons per day for the hospital. All discussions about the size of this allocation imply that it is for expansion to schools, resi- dence quarters, and doctor suites - the type of which are being constructed at the Ralmar development. It would appear that this would be a alternate to explore for any allocation transfer. RECOMMENDATION We recommend that the 25,000 to 30,000 gallons per day requested for allocation from the County be denied since availability of this trade-off from South County is not sufficient for all needs. IN DISCUSSION, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE CITY OF VERO BEACH STILL FEELS WE WOULD HAVE TO GIVE UP SOME OF OUR ALLOCATION TO COMPLY WITH THIS REQUEST. COMMISSIONER SCURLOCK POINTED OUT THAT AN OVERALL PLAN FOR SERVICE FOR THIS AREA IS NOT AVAILABLE, AND UN— TILL WE ADDRESS THE OVERALL HOSPITAL AREA, HE FELT WE WOULD BE REMISS IN DOLING OUT SMALL ALLOCATIONS. ATTORNEY ROBERTJACKSON CAME BEFORE THE BOARD REPRESENTING RALMAR ASSOCIATES, HE WENT INTO THE HISTORY OF THE SITUATION IN DETAIL, NOTING THAT THE CITY WOULD NOT ALLOW THEM TO TAP IN ON THE HOSPITAL LINE SO THEY WENT AHEAD AND GOT A D.E.R. PERMIT FOR A WELL AND TREATMENT PLANT, HE FURTHER NOTED THAT THEY PUT IN A 4" LINE ALL THE WAY TO THE LIFT STATION SOUTH OF THE HOSPITAL AT RALMAR'S EXPENSE AND PAID THE CITY $9,100 FOR THEIR FUTURE EXPANSION. RALMAR°S ORIGINAL PLAN WAS FOR A WHOLE 10 ACRE COMPLEX OF MEDICALLY RELATED FACILITIES, AND ONLY HALF OF THAT HAS GONE IN AT THIS TIME; THE BLOOD BANK HAS MOVED._IN THERE AND THE NURSING HOME. IF THE CITY STAYS WITH THEIR DECISION TO DENY MORE PERMITS, ATTORNEY JACKSON STATED THAT THEY WILL HAVE NO ALTERNATIVE EXCEPT TO GO BACK TO BUILDING THEIR OWN PACKAGE TREATMENT PLANT. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED AS TO DEVELOPMENT ON 6TH AVENUE, THE HOSPITAL ALLOCATION, AND THE ALTERNATIVE OF EXTENDING A LINE TO THE GIFFORD PLANT AND POSSIBLY CROSSING U.S.1 VIA THE BRIDGE AT LINDSEY ROAD. SEP 16 1991 25 47 FAu 492 L