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PAGE 39 GOP Number GOP Language Recommended Action Comments/Rationale Policy 6.5: The county shall require all new package wastewater treatment plants to be built according to current federal, state, and county requirements. In addition to obtaining a county permit demonstrating compliance with county regulations, any developer building and operating a package wastewater treatment plant must obtain a state permit demonstrating compliance with state and federal regulations. Those regulations include but are not limited to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (PL 92-500) and its amendments through the Clean Water Acts of 1977 (PL 95-217) and 1981 (PL 97-117), Chapters 381 and 403 of the Florida Statutes, and Rules 17-3 and 17-6 of the Florida Administrative Code. Both state and county permits are required for the construction of a plant, and for any future expansion or modification of a plant. Revise Keep first two sentences. Incorporate the rest of the policy in the LDR or other engineering planning document. Policy 6.6: At the time the county approves any new package treatment plants, the county will require, that at the time deemed appropriate by the county, the package treatment plant and associated sewer collection system shall be dedicated to the county for operation and maintenance without compensation. Revise SUGGEST REWORDING TO: At the time the County approves any new package treatment plants, absent a Developer's Agreement, the County will require, that at the time deemed appropriate by the County, the package treatment plant and associated sewer collection system shall be dedicated to the County for operation and maintenance without compensation. Otherwise, the specific language delineated in the Developer's Agreement shall be enforced. Policy 6.7: The county shall continue to enforce ordinances requiring pre-treatment of commercial and industrial waste before discharge into the county system. Revise Move to separate section. Not specific to package plants. Develop an additional objective governing pretreatment requirements/collections system infrastructure objectives. Refer to IRC Ordinance 90-23. Policy 6.8: The county shall require all future connections to the regional sanitary sewer system to be consistent with the attached water and wastewater connection matrix. No Change Objective 7 By 2020, the number of new septic systems permitted annually will not exceed 200. Revised The county shall limit the number of new septic systems permitted annually. Policy 7.1: The county shall limit the use of septic systems to areas that meet the following criteria governing connection to the county sanitary sewer system: • Commercial/industrial uses and residential subdivisions identified in Table 3.A.3 may continue to treat their sewage with existing septic systems until centralized sewer service lines are extended to within ¼ mile of the site. At that time, all residential units in those subdivisions and all commercial/industrial uses shall be connected to the county system. Developments whose sewage treatment systems cause a public health problem must connect to the regional system regardless of the distance to sewer lines. • Use of septic systems for new development shall be prohibited unless: o such development meets the criteria set on the water and wastewater connection matrix; or o such development consists of clustered residential development within privately owned upland conservation (C- 3) areas. Even under those circumstances, no individual septic systems may be associated with individual residential units. If located outside of any conservation designated areas or areas that are environmentally sensitive or significant, however, centralized community septic systems may be provided to each pod of clustered residential development. o Septic systems shall be allowed in areas of development outside of the Urban Service Area when such development meets the criteria of policies of the Future Land Use Element for: - clustered residential development within agricultural planned development projects; - clustered development within new town projects; - traditional neighborhood design communities; and - agricultural businesses and industries (including biofuel facilities) Revise/Remove Recommend removing altogether and implementing, as needed, into the LDR.