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Solid Waste 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 third sub -element of the Infrastructure Element is the Solid Waste sub -element. A summary of the changes that are proposed for the Solid Waste Sub -Element are as follows: 0 Avoid definitive determinations, such as the use of "always" in Objective 1 0 Confirm and update the status of anticipated facilities, such as the Biosolids Facility 0 Continue to emphasize recycling and educate the public to reduce the amount of solid waste 0 Revised the Level of Service to 1.4 tons per equivalent residential unit per year. These recommended changes are important to improve this Element which protects the citizens, as well as the built and natural environment in the County. Objective 1: Through the time horizon of the plan, the active segment of the landfill will always have sufficient capacity to accommodate demand. Policy 1.1: Design for additional disposal cellsegments- of the landfill shall be completed before the active cellsegment of the landfill is at -750% of its capacity, and construction of additional cellsegmexts shall begin when the active cellsegment is at 7560% of its capacity in order to ensure that the established level of service will be maintained. The current projected capacity and/or lifespan of Segment 3 Cells 1- 8 is through the year 2074. This lifespan is contingent upon rigorous recycling and recycling education as well as the unknown factors of population growth and economics. Policy 1.2: New development within the Indian River County Solid Waste Disposal District fSWDD) service area shall continue to be approved only when capacity is available at the active cellsegment of the landfill. If the active cellsegment of the landfill is at 980% of its capacity and a new segment is not ready, additional development shall not be permitted. Policy 1.3: The following level of service standards are hereby adopted, and shall be used as the basis for determining the availability of facility capacity and the demand generated by new development: 21.4 tons per eapita equivalent residential unit. for- ^ ent population plus weighted sease population per- year- of 4 etibie yards per- pennanepA population plus wei&ed seasonal population per - Policy 1.5: The SWDD shall maintain a comprehensive solid waste management master plan and shall prepare annual summaries of demand and capacity information for the active segment of the landfill. All future expansion of the landfill and the SWDD facilities shall be consistent with the adopted solid waste level of service standards. C:\Users\ufc-prod\AppData\Local\Temp\BCL Technologies\easyMF 8\@BCL@6414E534\@13CL@6414E534.docx 27 33