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TO: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DATE: August 21, 1986., <br />THRU: TERRANCE G. PINTO, i` <br />DIRECTOR OF UTILITYY'SS RVICES <br />FROM: RONALD R. BROOKS /�/ v <br />ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING SPECIALIST <br />DEPARTMENT OF UTILITY SERVICES <br />SUBJECT: NORTH BEACH AREA <br />WATER AND WASTEWATER UTILITIES <br />BACKGROUND <br />The water franchise for North Beach Water Company includes the <br />Summerplace and Oceanaire Heights Subdivisions in the utility's <br />service area. As early as September 1983, residents of the two <br />subdivisions requested water service and petitioned -the County, to _ <br />pursue having North Beach Water Company provide the service. =_ <br />This department issued a letter to North Beach Water Company, -- <br />dated November 3, 1983, requesting that the company make arrangements <br />to provide service to the subdivisions as soon as possible; or, if <br />they determined it not financially -feasible to-do so, provide a <br />financial report verifying such. <br />To this date, and after several meetings regarding the., matter, <br />North Beach Water Company has not -provided water service- to the <br />subdivisions and has not provided justification for not doing so. <br />Instead, the utility has recently expanded its distribution system to <br />provide service to the Indian Trails Subdivision. By doing so, they <br />have extended service outside of their franchised service area without <br />approval by the Board and prior to providing Service to the areas <br />within their existing franchised service area. <br />CONCLUSION <br />The North Beach/Orchid Island area is recognized as an <br />environmentally sensitive area with limited drinking water resources <br />in the island's shallow aquifer and very sensitive surface water <br />resources in the adjacent Indian River Estuary. The area is rapidly <br />developing and,it is essential that a safe water supply along with <br />proper management of wastewater be provided. Following the directive <br />approved by the Board, the Division of Utility Services is <br />investigating the purchase of the various utilities serving the North <br />Beach area. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Staff recommends that the Board of County Commmissioners consider <br />the water and wastewater needs of the North Beach area and authorize <br />the following: <br />1. Approval of the attached proposal for engineering services <br />by DSS Engineers, Inc. to perform an appraisal of all of the <br />water and wastewater utilities in the North Beach/Orchid <br />Island area and explore the value of the utilities for <br />purchase or the establishment of a rate base. <br />2. Scheduling of a Public Hearing with North Beach Water <br />Company to consider the adequacy of their service and their <br />reasons for not providing water service to Summerplace and <br />Oceanaire Heights, and further, to consider and address <br />violations of their franchise. <br />14 Bou 65 FADE 551 <br />