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Supporting Documents (Data and Analysis) - Satellite Beach

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In order to maintain the adopted LOS st<strong>and</strong>ard the City attempts to reduce solid waste generation by<br />

encouraging recycling programs. The full capacity analysis for the new l<strong>and</strong>fill will be completed by<br />

Brevard County in its Comprehensive Plan. With continuing coordination efforts between the City of<br />

<strong>Satellite</strong> <strong>Beach</strong>, the residents of the City, <strong>and</strong> Brevard County, the City has had no deficiencies in<br />

LOS for Solid waste for the past evaluation period <strong>and</strong> expects to continue meeting its adopted LOS<br />

st<strong>and</strong>ard for solid waste throughout the 10-year planning period.<br />

Hazardous Waste<br />

There are no known activities involving generation, storage, processing, or transportation of<br />

hazardous wastes within the City of <strong>Satellite</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> which threaten maintenance of a healthful living<br />

environment or natural resource conservation. The Fire Department is responsible for h<strong>and</strong>ling<br />

hazardous waste emergencies. It responded well to an incident of spilled or dumped lawn pesticide<br />

several years ago.<br />

Summary<br />

The City is receiving curbside household <strong>and</strong> yard waste <strong>and</strong> recyclables pickup from Waste<br />

Management, formerly Harris Sanitation, for rates comparable to those charged to residents of other<br />

local cities. The County projects its ability to provide facilities to process <strong>and</strong> dispose of solid waste<br />

from the City as adequate to the year 2019 <strong>and</strong> is actively pursuing development of new facilities to<br />

h<strong>and</strong>le future dem<strong>and</strong>. The County, also, provides hazardous waste pickup services for the City’s<br />

residents on a twice-yearly basis. As such, indications are that the City faces no crises in waste<br />

management at least until beyond the year 2019.<br />

Stormwater Drainage System<br />

The City’s stormwater drainage system consists of approximately 85,500 feet of storm sewer pipes<br />

(including reinforced concrete, metal, <strong>and</strong> plastic pipes with sizes ranging from twelve (12) inches to<br />

sixty (60) inches) <strong>and</strong> 5,000 feet of open ditch. The system removes an average of over forty-six<br />

(46) inches of annual rainfall plus artesian groundwater <strong>and</strong> “run off” from City properties to the<br />

Banana River portion of the Indian River Lagoon west of the City.<br />

Drainage <strong>and</strong> stormwater management are important concerns for the City of <strong>Satellite</strong> <strong>Beach</strong>.<br />

Periodic street flooding occurring in locations throughout the City has prompted studies by a variety<br />

of ad-hoc citizen committees <strong>and</strong> professional engineers throughout the City's history, <strong>and</strong><br />

preliminary testing of discharges from stormwater outfalls has shown levels of some nutrients <strong>and</strong><br />

metals above State st<strong>and</strong>ards for industrial discharges.<br />

Infrastructure Element<br />

<strong>Data</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Analysis</strong> 4-4

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