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Sanitary Sewer and Potable Water <br />Potable water and sanitary sewer capital improvement projects planned for fiscal years 2021/22 <br />through 2025/26 include construction of several water mains (new and replacement), North County <br />(Sebastian) septic to centralized sewer conversions, meter conversions to an Advanced Metering <br />Infrastructure (AMI) system, and south waste water treatment facility improvements. The potable <br />water and wastewater projects will be funded through one cent local option sales tax, user fees, <br />grants, assessments, and capacity charges. The sanitary sewer and potable water category accounts <br />for approximately 21.6% of the overall CIP, with $98,371,499 in expenditures during the five year <br />CIP period. <br />Solid Waste <br />Over the next five fiscal years, solid waste capital improvement projects include expansion of Cell III <br />of Segment 3 of the landfill, a new single stream recycling building, new automated scale system, <br />and various improvements at the landfill. Funded by assessments, user fees and the escrow account, <br />these improvements total $17,950,000 and account for approximately 3.9% of the overall CIP. <br />Stormwater Management <br />Stormwater management capital improvement projects include construction of a canal treatment <br />system in the North Relief Canal, Egret Marsh improvements, and a TMDL/Lagoon Treatment <br />System. The stormwater management projects will be funded by the one -cent local option sales tax, <br />grant funds, stormwater MSBU funds, and Vero Lake Estates assessments. The expenditures within <br />this category for fiscal years 2021/22 through 2025/26 total $24,538,000, representing approximately <br />5.4% of the overall CIP. <br />Transportation <br />Accounting for the single largest share of CIP expenditures, transportation projects include <br />intersection improvements, road widenings, sidewalk installations, turn lanes, paving, and related <br />projects throughout the county. Generally, capital improvements to county maintained roads are <br />funded by traffic impact fees, the County's one cent local option sales tax, and gas tax revenue. <br />Some expenditures for roads are also funded by the State of Florida, developers, and grants. <br />Transportation project expenditures total $184,969,987, representing approximately 40.5% of the <br />overall CII'. The following comparison table shows the changes in funding from last year's CIP to <br />the current CIP: <br />4 <br />122 <br />