Subject:
Title
Direction from the Board of County Commissioners regarding the enforcement of Brevard County Code Section 110-68 as it relates to leaking sanitary laterals and the responsibility of private property owners to complete the repair of the same.
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Fiscal Impact:
None
Dept/Office:
Utility Services
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested that the Board of County Commissioners provide direction to staff as to which means of enforcement should be used to require private property owners to make repairs to leaking sanitary laterals pursuant to Brevard County Code Section 110-68.
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Summary Explanation and Background:
In response to the recent sanitary sewer discharge events due to Hurricane Irma and the recommendations of the Save Our Indian River Lagoon Citizen Oversight Committee, the Utility Services Department has reviewed the various means to reduce sanitary discharges. One proposal is to focus on the reduction of Inflow and Infiltration flow ("I & I") into Brevard County's sanitary gravity collection system.
In 2017, Brevard County Utilities Services conducted a smoke testing program that included approximately 12,700 parcels in the Satellite Beach/Indian Harbour Beach service area. Utility Services collaborated with Natural Resources Save Our Indian River Lagoon Program (SOIRL) to incentivize voluntary repair of sewer leaks on private properties. SOIRL mailed grant eligibility notices to all the owners of identified deficiencies. The table below quantifies the deficiencies found by category and the number of owners who completed repairs and were reimbursed with SOIRL funds:
Types of Deficiency
Number of deficiencies
Number of repairs
Number SOIRL Reimbursed
Leaking Laterals
31
|1010 10|
Broken Caps
190
23|1010|
Total
221
27|1010|
Percent of Total
100%
12%
3%
There are two components of a sanitary gravity collection system: (1) mainline sewer and (2) sanitary lateral. The mainline sewer is located in the road r...
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