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PAGE 42 GOP Number GOP Language Recommended Action Comments/Rationale Policy 2.4: The county shall provide potable water service to areas where the risk of private well contamination is determined by the Indian River County Environmental Health Department to be unacceptably high. The county shall recover costs through assessment of those landowners directly benefitting from the improvement. No Change Policy 2.5: The County Utilities Department shall implement the potable water system programs and capital improvements identified in Appendix A of this element of the comprehensive plan. No Change Policy 2.6: Prior to 2011, the County will coordinate with the City of Vero Beach and the Town of Indian River Shores to prepare a financial analysis of options related to the possibility of consolidation of utility services. This analysis may consist of but is not limited to: the possibility of the County serving utilities to the Town of Indian River Shores, currently served by the City of Vero Beach and the Unincorporated area of the South Barrier Island, currently served by the City of Vero Beach, full consolidation of the City of Vero Beach Utility with the Indian River County Utility or making no changes in the existing utility service areas. Based on the results of a financial analysis of the various service options, the Board of County Commissioners will consider implementing the results that show the best financial and operational benefits. Revise Recommended language: The County will continue to coordinate with other potable water service providers within the County limits for consolidation of utility services where feasible and where financially and operationally beneficial. NEW Relocated policy from Intergovernmental Element: The county utilities department shall approve potable water concurrency for new projects only when adequate water supplies and potable water facility capacity are available to accommodate new development project demand. Objective 3 Through the time horizon of the plan, the county potable water system will continue to meet the standards of the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act, Public Law 93-523; the Florida Safe Drinking Water Act, Section 403.850 - 403.864, FS; Chapter 381, FS; and Rules 62-550, 40C-2, 40C-3, 17-22, and 64E-8, FAC. No Change; can update if desired to remove specific citations here and move to Policies Policy 3.1: The County shall continue to use the Upper Floridan aquifer as the primary source of potable water and use reverse osmosis as the principal raw water treatment method for its regional potable water system. With that water source and treatment method, the county will provide its customers with good quality water that meets the requirements of the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act, Public Law 93-523; the Florida Safe Drinking Water Act, Section 403.850 - 403.864, FS; Chapter 381, FS; and Rules 62-550, 40C-2, 40C-3, 17-22, and 64E-8, FAC. Revise Recommended language: The County shall continue to use the Upper Floridan Aquifer as its primary water supply source and employ nanofiltration as its preferred method for water treatment. Policy 3.2: The county, through the Environmental Health Department, shall monitor and evaluate all private water treatment plants. The results of this evaluation shall be considered during the prioritization of potable water service expansion. Consolidate/Remove Consolidate with policy 1.2; also confirm language to include “no private water treatment plants are located within the County service area. Also can add language referring to County’s latest WSP/work plan Objective 4 By 2020, the county’s per capita water use will be less than the 2006 level of 104 gallons/day. Revise Recommended language: The County shall deliver potable water to its customers at a level of service of 104 gallons per capita per day. Policy 4.1: The county shall require the use of irrigation quality (I.Q.) effluent meeting FDEP standards for irrigation in parks and facilities having significant open space areas (golf courses, medians, etc.) when those areas are located within the County Utilities Department service area and are within 1 mile of the nearest effluent reuse line. Reuse must be authorized by the appropriate regulatory agencies. When a project meets the above criteria, the developer shall be required to construct an effluent reuse line for treated wastewater to be used for spray irrigation. No Change Policy 4.2: The county shall continue to apply the requirements of Chapter 926 of its land development regulations, which require the use of drought tolerant vegetation, the use of efficient irrigation systems, and the preservation of existing native vegetation. Revise Recommended language: County shall continue to require the use of drought-tolerant vegetation, use of efficient irrigation systems, and preservation of existing native vegetation in accordance with County land development regulations.