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ORDINANCE 2012-025 amount of re -use water sufficient to meet the irrigation needs of the project will be available and if the County Utilities Services Department agrees to incorporate that guarantee into a negotiated agreement between the project developer and the County Utility Services Department. Connections to the re -use system and development of re -use service infrastructure shall be approved through the County Utility Services Department. Section 918.07. Use of water from retention ponds. All new development projects shall use effluent re -use water, water from project retention ponds, or other source required by the St. Johns River Water Management District, instead of water from wells, as the primary source of irrigation. Water from a well may be used as a supplemental source of irrigation water for the proiect, subiect to approval of the St. Johns Water Management District. Use of an irrigation well as the primary source of irrigation for a proiect may be approved by a joint decision of the County Utility Services Director, Public Works Director, and the Community Development Director when it is determined that there is no adequate available primary source of irrigation from effluent re -use water or from a retention pond sized to meet applicable stormwater management requirements. SECTION #6: Amend LDR Section 926.11(2)(f), Sources of irrigation water, to read as follows: (f) Sources of irrigation water. 1. Reclaimed or other non -potable water source shall be used in accordance with the requirements for subsection 918.04(3) In order to supplement the retention system, property owners may utilize wells when the county system cannot meet their needs. When the water supply for the irrigation system is from a well, a constant pressure flow control device or pressure tank with adequate capacity shall be required to minimize pump cycling. 2. All new landscape irrigation systems shall be required and all existing irrigation systems shall be encouraged to connect to wastewater effluent lines when determined to be available. The reuse of wastewater effluent in such cases shall be required. 3. All new landscape irrigation systems shall be designed for ultimate connection to proposed wastewater effluent lines. 4. Developments with wet retention/detention areas are required to use this water to meet project irrigation needs or justify why this water cannot be used as an irrigation source. 5 All new development projects shall use effluent re -use water, water from proiect retention ponds, or other source required by the St. Johns River Water Management District, instead of water from wells, as the primary source of irrigation. Water from a well may be used as a supplemental source of irrigation water for the proiect, subject to approval of the St. Johns Water Management District. Use of an irrigation well as the Bold Underline: Additions to Ordinance 8 Strike tl}reugli Deleted Text from Existing Ordinance C:\Documents and Settings\tlister\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.Outlook\QPAZMTU8\2012-025 918 and 926.doc