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11/20/95 PERMIT RECEIVED FROM STATE DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. <br />11/29/95 PURCHASING DEPT. ADVERTISED FOR BIDS, FOR CONSTRUCTION. <br />12/06/95 BIDS OPENED <br />12/14/95 RECOMMENDATION TO PURCHASING TO AWARD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT. <br />01/02/96 CONTRACT AWARD APPROVED BY BCC. <br />01/19/96 NOTICE TO PROCEED GIVEN TO CONTRACTOR. <br />02/09/96 CONSTRUCTION COMPLETED AND ACCEPTED BY INSPECTOR AND ENGINEER. <br />02/13/96 REQUESTED CLEARANCE FROM DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. <br />02/15/96 RECEIVED CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CUSTOMER CONNECTIONS FROM THE <br />STATE DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL -PROTECTION. <br />02/15/96 NOTIFIED PROPERTY OWNERS AND UTILITIES CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPT. <br />OF SAME AND COMMENCED CUSTOMER CONNECTIONS. <br />03/12/96 BCC APPROVAL OF CHANGE ORDER AND FINAL PAYMENT REQUEST. <br />05/21/96 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS APPROVED FINAL ASSESSMENT. <br />LETTERS WITH PAYMENT SCHEDULES & PAYMENT OPTIONS MAILED TO OWNERS. <br />ADVANTAGES OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY WATER SERVICE <br />,AVAILABILITY <br />The water supply is there when needed! This expedites connection <br />time. <br />COST SAVINGS <br />Assessment project construction costs would more than likely be <br />less now than in the future. <br />Repair, maintenance, and replacement of appliances and plumbing <br />fixtures should be less frequent. <br />Elimination of water softeners would eliminate associated costs as <br />well as the time and inconvenience of purchasing salt, <br />transporting, and filling the softener tank. <br />Discontinue purchase of bottled water and eliminate or reduce <br />commercial laundry expenses. <br />Fire insurance premiums are reduced with greater fire protection. <br />FIRE PROTECTION <br />Fire trucks are not equipped to use water from swimming pools or <br />lakes. <br />A typical fire of small to moderate size in a home will require a <br />minimum of 20 to 30 minutes of water supply to confine and <br />extinguish the fire. <br />A fire truck typically carries 750 gallons of water. This will <br />provide only 4 to 7 minutes of water if a fire hydrant is not <br />available. A second arriving truck will carry an additional 4 to <br />7 minutes of water. No tanker trucks are available in the south <br />county. <br />Fire hydrants serve to lower insurance rates in your neighborhood <br />and provide the fire department with quick and reliable means to <br />obtain water for the purpose of fire extinguishment. <br />There is reduced liability as a result of greater fire protection <br />with reduced fire hazard insurance premiums. <br />11EAVr1 <br />Quality control! There can be peace of mind due to ongoing regular <br />monitoring and testing with regular reporting to State and Federal <br />regulatory agencies. The County water meets safe water drinking <br />standards as adopted by the Florida Department of Environmental <br />Protection (FDEP). <br />The reverse osmosis water treatment system has become the most <br />universally accepted. The treatment plants are capable of <br />desalting, softening, disinfecting, and removing specific -'organics <br />and contaminants. Indian River County has been one of the first <br />counties in the State of Florida to construct such drinking water <br />plants and to have such plants in operation. The water is also <br />fluoride treated. <br />Service is reliable even when a home or business is without <br />electrical power due to storms or other power interruption. <br />42 BOOK 100 PAGE 40 <br />FEBRUARY 3, 1997 <br />