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Sanitary Sewer Sub -Element Indian River County's third major Element is comprised of five (5) sub -elements, which altogether are commonly referred to as an Infrastructure Element. The purpose of the Infrastructure Element is to ensure the availability of wastewater, potable water, solid waste, natural groundwater, and stormwater facilities to meet the existing and projected demands within the County. The Infrastructure Element establishes level of service standards and aims to effectively manage growth and maintain environmental quality while providing safe and adequate facilities for residents and visitors. The first sub -element of the Infrastructure Element is the Sanitary Wewer sub -element. A summary of the changes that are proposed for the Sanitary Sewer Sub -Element are as follows: 0 Revise or remove outdated GOPs, such as Policy 1.6 which is not in alignment with the most recent Health Department regulations and Objective 4 which must comply with 62-600.520 FAC 0 Remove redundant Policies and simplify Policies that provide detailed information which could be handled in a separate policy document or the County's Code, as appropriate 0 Establish prioritization for providing sanitary sewer service These recommended changes are important to protect the built and natural environment in the County, to update policies to modem standards, and to establish regulations for emergency situations. They are: Goal: Indian River County shall have an efficient system of sanitary sewer disposal that prevents degradation of existing resources, promotes orderly growth and development, optimizes operation, and meets existing and projected demands. Objective 1: Through the time horizon of the plan, the County will strive to maintain *efe—::itee sufficient capacity in the regional sanitary sewer system to accommodate all new development within the urban service area, including municipalities the County serves. Policy Ll: New development within the ineef er-atea peffie„ of municipalities of Indian River County shall be approved only when capacity is available, either on-site or off-site, to provide needed sanitary sewer service. Poliey 1.2! The DEP, en an annual basis, shall inspeet all private wastewater- tfeatmefA plan4s in indi River- Ceu-pAy. [This is not the County's responsibility, nor authority, to regulate] Policy 1.5: The Planning r,;.,;i , as needed basis, shall County will provide summary reports ~+^ming capaeity and Bern ,^a i4ofmatien for each public wastewater treatment plant within the eCounty service area as well as Daily Monitoring Reports as required by FDEP. Policy 1.6: The County shall require mandatory connection to central sewer where available. Septic tanks shall only be approved on a case-by-case basis. Cansistent with the enty's - *er- and wasteweAef connection matrix, the eeu-pAy shall eopAinue to allow the use of septie tank systems in 1 a f e as fo f single family units and fef domestic waste disposal by small fetail establishments. The use of septie systems must be appfeved by the Health Depaftinent and be eensistent with Rele 64E 6, . [Since 2010, health department rule is mandatory connection, where available, if septic fails] C:\Users\ufc-prod\AppData\Local\Temp\BCL Technologies\easyPDF 8\@BCL@6414E534\@BCL@6414E534.docx 17 23