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----POTABLE--WATER SU $-E L EMENT <br />Policy 5.r: The county shall maintain five-year schedule <br />of—capitalprovem�ents-needf <br />se�pt�b�ic acilit-i-e, to be <br />updated annually in conformance with the review process for <br />the Capital Improvements Element of this plan. <br />POLIE7--5.2: Proposed capital improvement projects shal-l7--b <br />evaluated_ and_ ranked according to the following primo <br />level guidelines: <br />Level One - whether the project is needed to protect <br />public health and safety, to fulfill the county's legal <br />commitment to provide facilities and services, or to <br />preserve or achieve full use of existing acs sties . <br />° Level Two - whether the project increases efficiency of; <br />use of existing facilities, prevents or reduces future <br />improvement costs, provides service to developed areas <br />lacking full service — promotes in -fill development <br />Level Three <br />extension of <br />service area <br />whether the project represents a logical <br />facilities and services within a designated <br />POLICY 5.3: Design for additional capacity for regional <br />facilities shall begin when a facility is at 50% of its <br />capacity, and construction of additional capacity shall begin <br />when -a facility is at 65% -o#-its capacity -in -order -to -guaran- <br />tee provision of more than the minimum level of service. All <br />future expansions will be based on the committed and project- <br />ed future demand. <br />POLICY 5.4: The county shall treat potable water provisions <br />as an enterprise system which is financially self-supporting. <br />POLICY 5.5: The county shall continue to secure funds <br />through user fees, impactfees, and other appropriate fees <br />for the orderly expansion of the potable water system. <br />POLICY 5.6: The county shall secuxe--fund-s foncapital <br />improvements and expansions through a developer's agreement, <br />assessment, and other appropriate funding mechanisms de- <br />scribed in the Potable Plater Sub -Element. <br />POLICY 5.7:. The county shall pursue state and federal <br />sources of funding available for the improvement and expan- <br />sion of utility services. <br />POLICY 5.8: All improvements for replacement, expansion, or <br />increase in capacity of facilities in the Indian River County <br />11 t! 111 t!i ce "epartment service- area shall be compatible with <br />adopted level of service standards for facilities, <br />s <br />49 <br />SmeadSoft Reprint Date: Monday, August 12, 2013 - 15:22:22 - OffcialDocuments:672, Attachment Id 0, Page 53 <br />