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Comprehensive Plan <br />Sanita ry Sewer Sub -Element <br />POLICY 7.2: The county shall ensure that, prior to the issuance of development orders <br />or permits for projects to be served by septic tanksystems, the applicant has <br />demonstrated that the project complies with Florida Department of Health (DOH) <br />regulations Section 381.0065 FS -and R*le-Chapter 64E-6, FAC, permit requirements for <br />septic tank -systems. <br />POLICY 7.3: The county in coordination with and through the DOH -Indian River, shall <br />require that issuance of permits for repair or replacement of existing septic tank -systems <br />be conditioned upon compliance <br />r-equkements and Feder -a! and State watef: quality standaMs as identified in <br />"Regulatory Framework" seetion eche-Sub-element—with DOH regulations Section <br />381.0065 FS and Chapter 6413-6, FAC, permit requirements for septic systems. <br />POLICY 7.4: The county, in coordination with and through the DOH -Indian <br />River, shall establish public education programs on the proper use, inspection <br />requirements, maintenance, and abandonment of septic tanks sy tems. The tank eptic <br />s sy tem abandonment process shall be based on current state and local regulations. <br />POLICY 7.5: Consistent with Section 381.00651 FS and in coordination with and <br />through the DOH -Indian River, the County shall encourage a voluntary opt—in provision <br />for septic system maintenance and encourage contractors that. provide septic maintenance <br />to document information. <br />POLICY 7.6: The.CouM, in coordination with and through the DOH -Indian River, shall <br />encourage all septic systems including repairs and modifications to meet a 24 inch <br />separation between the bottom of the drainfield and the wet season water table and meet <br />75 foot setbacks from surface waterbodies and wells. <br />Appendix A <br />Community Development Department Indian River County 49 <br />