CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
Memo Date: July 11, 2022
Agenda Date: July 26, 2022
Prepared By: John A. Walsh, P.E., Utilities Director
Through: Stockton Whitten, City Manager
Requested Action:
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To Provide Direction to Staff for Funding and New Policies, if Necessary, for the Indian River Drive Septic to Sewer Conversion Areas J & K.
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BACKGROUND:
This agenda item was previously reviewed by Council on June 24, 2022 and on July 26, 2022. Portions of the agenda remain the same and portions have been updated with the latest information avaialable.
Two areas within the City of Cocoa along Indian River Drive have been identified for funding form the Save Our Indian River Lagoon (SOIRL) tax adopted by Brevard County. The areas are known as Area "J" and "K" and consist of a total of 92 single family homes that can be elgible for reimbursement to remove their septic systems and replace with a city owned gravity sewer system.
The SOIRL study conducted by Tetra Tech identified 5 major areas of pollutants into the Indian River Lagoon;
1. Stormwater runoff
2. Baseflow/septic, leaking sewer, reclaimed water
3. Atmospheric deposition
4. Point sources
5. Muck flux
SOIRL currently has approved an allocation of approximately $5.6M for 99 lots toward the design, construction of a new gravity sewer system to eliminate existing septic systems assuming 100% participation. However, current cost estimates place the costs of construction of the new gravity system at $6.7 to $8.3M. This estimate does not inlcude homeowner on site costs.
Cocoa engaged a consultant to prepare a preliminary feasibility study to identify more specifically how many homes could be served, if a gravity or pressure force main system would be required and to understand the geology, and the challenges of construction in this area. Upon completion of a preliminary layout for the sewer, a community meeting was held last year for citizens to ask questions and see the proposed scope ...
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