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Population <br /> Solid Waste facilities are provided on a countywide basis . The County ' s current <br /> population estimate and future population projections are provided in Section II, <br /> Table ll- 1 . <br /> Level of Service <br /> According to the information provided by the SWDD , IRC ' s current level of service <br /> (LOS) is 2 . 4 tons of solid waste generated per capita per year. This figure includes <br /> residential and commercial Class I waste , construction and demolition (C&D) debris, and <br /> recyclables . <br /> The following table presents the calculation of the current LOS for the total solid waste <br /> generated in IRC , broken out by the threemajor components discussed above . <br /> Table IV=2 <br /> Current Level of Service <br /> Class 1 1555228 1 .2 <br /> C&D Debris 549295 0 . 4 <br /> Recyclables 919000 0 . 7 <br /> Total Annual Waste 3009523 <br /> 2004 County Population(2) 126 , 796 <br /> Current LOS (tons/capita/year) 2 , 4 <br /> ( 1 ) Source : SWDD <br /> (2) Source : Section II, Table II- 1 <br /> The IRC Comprehensive Plan states that the countywide LOS standard for solid waste <br /> generation is 6 . 5 pounds per capita per day . In terms of tons, this LOS standard equals to <br /> 1 . 2 net tons per capita per year. <br /> Because the current LOS is greater than this standard, the current LOS will be used in the <br /> study as the adopted LOS standard . To officially adopt the current LOS as the standard, <br /> however, the County must amend its Comprehensive Plan . <br /> Tindale-Oliver & Associates , Inc . Indian River County <br /> February 2005 IV-7 Impact Fee Study <br />