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Table 1: Sa itary Sewer Sub -Element — Summary of Proposed Edits Cont'd <br />Pages <br />Description <br />(Objective ) <br />*Policy <br />32-33 <br />Comparison of old (prior to 1983) and current (post 1983) design requirements and <br />challenges of using septic systems in Indian River County ........ physical limitations, <br />including a discussion on soils and suitability/unsuitability for septic systems and a <br />discussion on inadequate depth of water table. Problems with not maintaining a septic <br />system and inability to recognize the existence of groundwater and surface water <br />contamination until septic backs up into a home. <br />34 <br />Added text,suggesting conditions under which the County may want to consider imposing <br />retrofitting existing development and updating the criteria/conditions for when older areas <br />need to be switched from private septic systems to public sewer. <br />36 <br />Removed outdated text that discussed the need to expand sewer plants. <br />37 <br />Updated to only reference the Capital Improvements Element for the County's annually <br />updated 5 year capital improvements program (no longer as an attachment to the Sanitary <br />Sewer Sub -Element). <br />41 <br />Changed "county utilities department" to "DEP" as responsible entity to inspect private <br />-*Policy 1.2 <br />wastewater treatment plants in Indian River County. <br />41 <br />Removed the word "tank" from "septic tank systems". <br />*Policy 1.6 <br />42 <br />Moved the completion date out from 2015 to 2025. Increased the % from 50% to 60% of all <br />(Objective 2) <br />existing units in the county's urban service area will be connected to the county's regional <br />sewer system. Updated to include 2017 % of existing units that are connected to the <br />county's regional sanitary sewer system. <br />42 <br />Replaced the word "service" with "systems" in the sentence "The county shall continue to <br />*Policy 2.1 <br />offer the utility assessment program to areas with septic service....". <br />42 <br />Updated to reference Table 3.A.3 for priority subdivisions for connection to public sewer <br />*Policy 2.3 <br />systems due to public health threats. <br />42 <br />Updated to reference Table 3.A.3.1 and to indicate that the County will provide "public" <br />*Policy 2.4 <br />sanitary service to areas where the lack of service is determined to be a public health threat <br />and shall initiate sanitary sewer projects where feasible to serve priority subdivisions. <br />42 <br />Deleted old policy that referred to coordinating with the City of Vero Beach and Town of <br />*Policy 2.6 <br />Indian River Shores to prepare a financial analysis for consolidating utility services. <br />Added new policy for the county to perform a financial analysis for septic to sewer <br />conversion projects by 2018 and to identify a list of subdivisions to connect to the public <br />sewer system and dates of connection. <br />43 <br />New policy to require the county to connect at least five subdivisions identified in Table <br />*Policy 2.7 <br />3.A.3.1 to public sanitary sewer with costs to be recovered from those connecting to and <br />directlybenefiting from the system <br />43 <br />Edited policy to indicate that inspection results for heavy commercial and industrial uses <br />*Policy 3.1 <br />"may" (instead of "shall") be used to guide decisions for sanitary sewer service expansion. <br />Additional minor text edits. <br />43 <br />Edited policy to require samplings of on-site sewage systems of hazardous waste <br />*Policy 3.3 <br />generators. <br />2065 <br />