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Policy 1.3: The courAy shall eepAinue to prohibit the loeation of septie systems within two hundfed fiaet of a public water. supply well „loss other -wise ., ed by the FDEP of une. The County shall coordinate with the Florida Department of Health and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to ensure onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems septic systems) are appropriately located in accordance with state laws and regulations to prevent potential contamination of public water supply wells. [County does not have the authority to regulate septic systems] Poliey 1A The eeu-pAy, 9wough its stefmwater- pefmifting pr-E)eesses, shall ensufe that storm water - management stfuetufes, exeept these leeated within the SAPROD, are designed to funefien as aqffifef eehar-ge areas. [Unfeasible policy] Policy 1.5: The eCounty shall continue to protect existing and future public water supply wells, as defined under Chapter 65 550, F.A.C., from contamination by continuing to implement Chapter 931 of the County's land development regulationsL( DRs) and by prohibiting any non-residential land use which stores, handles, or produces a toxic degradation or petroleum-based product, or any substance regulated under 40 CFR 302,40 CFR 122.21, and/or Chapter 487, F.S. from locating within 1,000 feet of a public water supply well. The minimum radial separation distances for land uses and structures from public wellhead regulated areas are as follows, unless superseded by more stringent setback requirements per Chapter 62-532, F.A.C. or Chapter 62-521, F.A.C: 200 feet for on-site disposal systems, unless approved by the FDEP erB14RS; 300 feet for wet retention/detention areas, unless approved by the SJRWMD; 500 feet for landfill and/or transfer stations, above ground or underground storage—tanks, feed lots and animal facilities, and WWTP effluent discharges, unless approved by the FDEP; 1,000 for any mining and/or excavation of waterways or drainage facilities which intersect the water table. Policy 1.7: The County will promote beneficial reuse of treated wastewater to the maximum extent feasible to minimize or avoid the need for disposal via injection wells. Objective 2: Thfough 2025, t efe will be ne ..eduefie The County will work with the SJRWMD to achieve no net reduction in the availability of groundwater from the surficial aquifer. For the purpose of this objective, water quantity will be based on SJRWMD's most recent regional groundwater model. Policy 2.2: The eeu-pAy shall use natur-al groundwater- aquifer- r-eehar-ge areas for- passive parks and open spaee Parks and open space shall be developed in such a manner to allow the passive recharge of the surficial aquifer. Policy 2.3: To promote protection of the surficial aquifer, the eCounty shall continue to issue permits for all proposed excavation/mining projects in the unincorporated county that are exempt from SJRWMD and/or FDEP permitting requirements. For proposed excavation/mining projects that are located along the Atlantic Coastal Sand Ridge and are exempt from SJRWMD and/or FDEP permitting requirements, the c -County shall prohibit the following: excavation within 1,000 feet of a public supply wellfield; excavation within 1,000 feet of any platted subdivision not serviced by potable water; and, excavation that results in an average elevation less than 25 feet above mean sea level. C:\Users\ufc-prod\AppData\Local\Temp\BCL Technologies\easyPDF 8\@BCL@6414E534\@BCL@6414E534.docx 31 37