Item B1 3.09 Sanitary SewerMonroe County Comprehensive Plan Update
3.9 SANITARY SEWER
GOAL 901
Monroe County shall provide for the adequate, economically sound collection, treatment, and
disposal of sewage which meets the needs of present and future residents while ensuring the
protection of public health, and the maintenance and protection of ground, nearshore, and
offshore water quality. [93-5 3(e,)j §163.3177(6)(c), F.S., &163.3180(2), F.S.; §381.0065,
F.S.,; §403.086, F.S.; Chapter 99 -395, Laws of Floridal
Objective 901.1
Monroe County shall ensure that, at the time a development ^° ertificate of
occupancy, or its functional equivalent is issued, adequate sanitary wastewater treatment
and disposal facilities, including wastewater treatment facilities and onsite sewage
treatment and disposal systems, are available to support the development at the adopted
level of service standards,
5- 02 2 )(')1 x-21 and annually update the five -year schedule of capital needs
accordingly. [§ 163.3180(1)(b), F.S., § 163.3180(2)., F.S., § 163.3177(6)(c), F.S.]
Policy 901.1.1
Monroe County shall ensure that at-a the time a developmem peFffii ertificate of
occupancy, or its functional equivalent is issued, adequate sanitary wastewater
treatment and disposal facilities are available to support the development at the
adopted level of service . standards,
development ror 5 14, [ §163.3180(1)(b), F.S., 063.3180(2), F.S.,
§ 163.3177(6)(c)2., F.S.]
Pemaaent- December 31, 2015 Level of Service Standards
(A)_The permanent level of service standards for wastewater treatment in
Monroe County are as pr-evided in House Bill 1993 adepted by the 1999
Legislate follows:
Source: Monroe County Sanitary Wastewater Master Plan, 2000.
BOD: Biochemical Oxygen Demand
TSS: Total Suspended Solids
TN: Total Nitrogen
TP: Total Phosphorus
BAT: Best Available Technology
AWT: Advanced Wastewater Technology
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Source: Monroe County Sanitary Wastewater Master Plan, 2000.
BOD: Biochemical Oxygen Demand
TSS: Total Suspended Solids
TN: Total Nitrogen
TP: Total Phosphorus
BAT: Best Available Technology
AWT: Advanced Wastewater Technology
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(B) The County shall support and State and Federal shall aetively efigage
in-aft-educational programs to reduce demand for phosphate products.
(G) The Geunty shall r-equiFe mandatefy pump eut of septie tanks and require
regular- - r-epeis- &ee qualified ee eter-s to der sept-age
(C) The capacity level of service standard: 167 alg_ lons per day per EDU.
Policy 901.1.2
By januapy -4, 199 Monroe County shall adopt t Land Development
Regulationsmaintain land development regulations which provide a Concurrency
Management System (See Capital Improvements Policy 1401.4.5). The
Concurrency Management System shall ensure that no pe te certificate of
occupancy or its functional equivalent will not be issued for new development
unless adequate sanitary wastewater treatment and disposal facilities needed to
support the development at the adopted level of service standards are available
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Policy 901.1.3
All improvements for replacement, expansion, or increase in capacity of sanitary
wastewater treatment and disposal facilities shall be compatible with the adopted
level of service standards for the facilities. f°i 2)
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Policy 901.1.54
The Permit Allocation and Point System shall award positive points for
development proposed to be connected to a central wastewater treatment system
that meets the BAFAWT treatment standards established by Florida Legislature
and Policy 901.1.1.
Policy 901.1.65
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service standards for package treatment plants and on -site sewage disposal
s stems OSDSj based on the requirements established in findings of the ami "
W e fee aM °*e° D a &403.086. F.S. and shall amend the
Regula4iefts Development Code (LDC) to include these standards. f 93-
5.Ai i', §163.3l77(6) F.S.I
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Policy 901.1.6 (Previous Policy 901.3.3)
Monroe County shall maintain a five -year schedule of capital needs for
wastewater treatment and disposal as part of the County Capital Improvements
Program. This program shall be updated annually consistent with Capital
Improvements Policy 1401.1.2 and in conjunction with the County's annual
budget process to ensure economic feasibility.
Policy 901.1.7 (Previous Objective 901.2)
Monroe County, in conjunction with the Florida Department of Health (DOH),
shall correct existing facility deficiencies by requiring the elimination of
cesspools and septic tanks and package treatment plants as necessary to meet
State and County standards.
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Objective 901.24
Monroe County shall follow -up on the recommendations to overcome fiscal impacts
suggested in the Monroe County Sanitary Wastewater Master Plan and implement
central wastewater systems called for by the master plan by 2015.
implement findings of the Was�ewater Mis�er Plan, the Count) shall use the
adepted Saflitff�' AlastewateF Mastef: Plan as a guide for- implementation of eentr-al sewer-
pr-ejests.
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Policy 901.2_1-4
Monroe County shall continue coordination
enter into an agr-eemeat with EPA, FDEPR, SFWMD and NOAA regarding the
scope of studies required to document pollutant loads from OSDS, cesspits,
package treatment plants, and other point and non -point sources on the Florida
Keys into surrounding waters and updates to the. These. s be executed
Pr-9teefle n I'r9gmm fbr the. lileffida Keys National Marine cane ,,•,«., Upon
exeeutiea of this agreement, the seepe of the Monroe County Sanitary
Wastewater Master Plan . (See Conservation and
Coastal Management Policy 202.1.1.) [9J- 5.011(2)(c)1 ]
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4. all future eammiRed eapaeity (number and type of hookups);
5. all facilities whieh fall belew level of seR standaMs identified in the
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Policy 901 .2.20
In coordination with FKA4, PER, EPA NO A A , or ethc4the appropriate
agencies, Monroe County shall prepare and distribute annual reports indicating
the status of the Monroe County Sanitary Wasteivater Master Plan. t9J--
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Obiective 901.3:6
Monroe County shall regulate land use and development to conserve potable water, and
protect the functions of natural drainage features and groundwater from the impacts of
sewer systems. f9i 5.01 63.3177(6)
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Policy 901.3_1
Dl, the*�The County shall use the adopted Monroe County Sanitary Wastewater
Master Pla , as amended, as a guide for
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Policy 901.3_23.8
Monroe County shall ensure that wastewater treatment facilities are designed and
constructed in accordance with the adopted levels of service, so as to limit the
discharge or introduction of pollutants into nearshore waters.
Policy 901.3_43.9
, Monroe County, as part of the Monroe County Sanitary
Wastewater Master Plan shall continually investigate the potential for
reuse /recycling of treated wastewater. Monroe County shall encourage all sewage
treatment plants to provide for wastewater reuse whenever feasible The Master
Plan sh sot f: i 4h th en fo th t an d 1,.eeAiefis o f d p ffien t s
Policy 901.3.5340
Monroe County, in conjunction with appropriate federal, state and regional
agencies, shall continue to support programs which minimize or eliminate the use
of products which contain phosphorous in the County. rot c n1 1(2)( ,
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Policy 901.3.6.5..14
Monroe County shall revise the Land Development RegulatiensCode to
incorporate the conclusions and recommendations of the EPA's water quality
protection program as those findings become available.
Poliey 901.5.16
Tlie fellowifig faeility design and siting standards shall apply to sewage treatment
Policy 901.3.7:x-1-' -
Notwithstanding the standards for a variance, t he minimum required setbacks
for ning di fiefs as specified in the Land Development Regulm:e"s may
be waived to accommodate wastewater treatment plant expansion where it can be
demonstrated that:
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the expansion is required to bring an existing plant up to current state and
county standards or is required to resolve a violation of either of these
standards; and
2. there is no other practical alternative sueh as eenstmetiefl of a HeA pjaHt.
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