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Gifford Neighborhood Plan Existing Conditions <br /> The other additional service is door-to-door service to medical facilities and doctors' appointments for disabled, elderly, and low <br /> income individuals. <br /> The Indian River County School District also provides public transportation which picks-up and drops-off school children. Those <br /> stops, which are located throughout Gifford, are not marked with signs, and do not include seating or covered shelter. <br /> ➢ Potable Water Service <br /> Operated by the Indian River County Utilities Department, the county water system extends into the Gifford area. The North County <br /> and the South County Water Treatment Plants serve the entire system. Installed along major transportation corridors, main water <br /> transmission lines ranging in diameter from 2 inches to 12 inches allow the water to flow from the treatment plants. From those main <br /> lines, smaller lines branch out into residential neighborhoods and commercial/industrial nodes to provide residents and businesses <br /> with potable water. <br /> In the Gifford area, main water lines exist along 58th Avenue, along 491h Street from 58th Avenue to U.S. Highway One, along 41St <br /> Street from 58th Avenue to U.S. Highway One, and along U.S. Highway One from 49th Street to 37th Street. From those mainlines, <br /> smaller lines ranging from 2 inches to 12 inches in diameter serve Gifford residents and businesses. <br /> In Gifford, 1,188 residential units, as well as many non-residential sites, are currently connected to the county's potable water system. <br /> ➢ Sanitary Sewer Service <br /> The Indian River County Utilities Department operates five wastewater treatment plants, each serving a defined area of the county. <br /> The Central Region Wastewater Treatment Plant serves the Gifford area. Wastewater generated by residences, businesses and other <br /> uses is conveyed to a wastewater treatment plant by a network of collection pipes. In Gifford, that collection network comprises <br /> gravity lines with an 8-inch diameter, and force mains with diameters ranging from 6 inches to 16 inches. Those lines are connected <br /> to 1,068 residences in Gifford, as well as many non-residential users. <br /> Community Development Department Indian River County 35 <br />