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Figure 2- Jones' Pier Master Plan Map <br />Septic to Sewer Proiect Funding <br />The County has undertaken efforts to convert homes currently on septic systems to sewer in an <br />effort to reduce nutrient loading in the Indian River Lagoon. This is a significant challenge as <br />there are currently around 30,000 septic tanks throughout the County. In order to maximize the <br />impact of such projects, the County had a prioritized ranking of these neighborhoods completed in <br />2017, based upon location, soil characteristics, estimated nutrient reduction, and cost to implement. <br />This document has been used as a guide for prioritizing projects for funding. A copy of the report <br />can be found here: https://www.ircutilities.com/S2S/S2S-Eval-Ranking-Report.pdf Most <br />recently, the County is working to implement septic to sewer projects in the Roseland area and <br />West Wabasso. These projects are cost -intensive, which has required the use of a combination of <br />grant and local funding to implement. Bond funds could be utilized as one portion of the overall <br />funding for planned septic to sewer projects going forward. The five-year Capital Improvements <br />Program includes some of these projects, many of which are only partially funded at this time. It <br />should be noted that there are numerous issues that will need to be addressed, such as connection <br />policies, for future grant success. The Board should also consider the policy question of whether <br />to utilize general obligation bond funds for sewer projects, however, staff has presented this as an <br />option. <br />137 <br />