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RESOLUTION NO. 85- 35
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY,
FLORIDA, ENCOURAGING THE FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION
TO ASSIST INDIAN RIVER COUNTY IN THE
CONSTRUCTION OF A UNIFIED STATE ROAD 60
CORRIDOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT,
ELIMINATING CURRENT MARGINAL PACKAGE
TREATMENT PLANTS AND PREVENTING A
PROLIFERATION OF FUTURE PACKAGE
TREATMENT PLANTS.
WHEREAS, Indian River County is experiencing a period
of rapid growth along the. State Road 60 corrido^, and
WHEREAS, as a result of this growth, there has been a
proliferation of small package wastewater treatment plants, and
WHEREAS, many of these package plants are functioning at a
"marginal" treatment efficiency creating a concern for the
environment in Indian River County, and
WHEREAS, without County participation there will be
constructed in the near future several additional package wastewater
treatment plants in the area, and
WHEREAS, to prevent the construction of additional package
plants to eliminate existing package plants, to enhance the level of
treatment efficiency of wastewater protecting the environment in
Indian River County's water supply, the Board of County
Commissioners has undertaken a complex project to provide a central
wastewater treatment plant tying in many existing and future
developments, and
WHEREAS, to further enhance the benefits of a consolidated
system, it is necessary for the Florida Department of Environmental
Regulation and Indian River County to work together in permitting of
wastewater systems for projects that are now underway; allowing the
projects to permit "dry line" systems designed to connect to the
County's system thereby eliminating the necessity for such
developments to permit and construct package systems, and
WHEREAS, this agreement has been reached as a matter of
comity between two governmental entities, and
WHEREAS, County has developed a procedure requiring
developers requesting "dry line" permitting to conceptually site
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RESOLUTION NO. 85- 35
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY,
FLORIDA, ENCOURAGING THE FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION
TO ASSIST INDIAN RIVER COUNTY IN THE
CONSTRUCTION OF A UNIFIED STATE ROAD 60
CORRIDOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT,
ELIMINATING CURRENT MARGINAL PACKAGE
TREATMENT PLANTS AND PREVENTING A
PROLIFERATION OF FUTURE PACKAGE
TREATMENT PLANTS.
WHEREAS, Indian River County is experiencing a period
of rapid growth along the. State Road 60 corrido^, and
WHEREAS, as a result of this growth, there has been a
proliferation of small package wastewater treatment plants, and
WHEREAS, many of these package plants are functioning at a
"marginal" treatment efficiency creating a concern for the
environment in Indian River County, and
WHEREAS, without County participation there will be
constructed in the near future several additional package wastewater
treatment plants in the area, and
WHEREAS, to prevent the construction of additional package
plants to eliminate existing package plants, to enhance the level of
treatment efficiency of wastewater protecting the environment in
Indian River County's water supply, the Board of County
Commissioners has undertaken a complex project to provide a central
wastewater treatment plant tying in many existing and future
developments, and
WHEREAS, to further enhance the benefits of a consolidated
system, it is necessary for the Florida Department of Environmental
Regulation and Indian River County to work together in permitting of
wastewater systems for projects that are now underway; allowing the
projects to permit "dry line" systems designed to connect to the
County's system thereby eliminating the necessity for such
developments to permit and construct package systems, and
WHEREAS, this agreement has been reached as a matter of
comity between two governmental entities, and
WHEREAS, County has developed a procedure requiring
developers requesting "dry line" permitting to conceptually site
plan and bond a wastewater treatment plant or approved septic
® system to be utilized in the event the County system dc -es not
materialize, and the County agrees not to issue a Certificate of
• Occupancy for any such developments until the County system is fully
permitted and operational or other fully permitted systems are in
place.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF
�• COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that:
1. The foregoing recitals are adopted in full, and
2. The Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County
encourages the Florida Department of Environmental Regulation to
cooperate in this necessary endeavor and agrees to hold the
Department harmless from responsibility for this process.
The foregoing resolution was offered by Commissioner
Scurlock who moved its adoption. The motion was seconded by
Commissioner Wodtke and, being put to a vote, the vote
was as follows:
Chairman Patrick B. Lyons Aye
Vice Chairman Don C. Scurlock, Jr. Ave
Commissioner Richard N. Bird Aye
Commissioner William C. Wodtke, Jr. Aye
Commissioner Margaret C. Bowman Aye
The Chairman thereupon declared the resolution duly
passed and adopted this 20th day of March , 1985.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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N RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA
B
B. Lyo a
Chairman
A t t e s t: lie -c LUAU dJ�
Freda Wrigbet, Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL
SUFFICIENC J
By
G�afy . Brandenburg,
Dunt Attorney