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Mark Lander Columbia County Health Department

First Steps Toward Initiating a Local Springs Protection Ordinance – Inventory of Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems (OSTDS). Mark Lander Columbia County Health Department. Ichetucknee Springs. SW Columbia County 200,000+ Visitors Each Year 3.5 Mile River Run

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Mark Lander Columbia County Health Department

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  1. First Steps Toward Initiating a Local Springs Protection Ordinance – Inventory of Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems (OSTDS) Mark Lander Columbia County Health Department

  2. Ichetucknee Springs • SW Columbia County • 200,000+ Visitors Each Year • 3.5 Mile River Run • Permitted Bathing Place

  3. Ichetucknee Springs Basin • 300 mi2, mostly in Columbia County, also in Suwannee, Baker & Union Counties • Lakes, streams and sinkholes drain into conduits in limestone

  4. Ichetucknee Trace • Dry river bed once a connection between Alligator Lake in Lake City and the Current Ichetucknee River (shown in 1829 map) • Defined as 75’ contour line • Partially filled during 2004 hurricane season

  5. Water Quality Degradation

  6. Nutrient Input Sources-Ranked(Mayer, 1995) • Commercial/Residential Fertilizers • Animal Waste • Atmospheric Deposition • Municipal Wastewater • Sludge • OSTDS • Septage

  7. Concerns With a Local OSTDS Springs Ordinance • Is it supported by scientific evidence • How to Define Area (who is affected) • What cost will be incurred by the public • Cost benefit justified Trace vs. Basin -Environmentally Sensitive Area -Direct Influence to Groundwater -Well Defined, contained within County

  8. Questions To Health Department • How many existing OSTDS are there in the Ichetuknee Trace? • How old are these systems? • How many parcels of land exist?

  9. UHHHHHHHHH?

  10. Health Department OSTDS Records • Records exist from 1973 to present • 2000 to 2008 in CENTRAX • 27 years on paper/crossed referenced in card file

  11. Available Research Options - CCHD • Subdivision Maps • Card File • Paper File Time Consuming and Inconclusive

  12. Additional Options for Locating OSTDS Located Within the Ichetucknee Trace • Tax Parcel Information - Total # of Parcels = 2193 - 1102 known OSTDS - 697 mobile homes - 405 site built homes Incomplete Data Set

  13. Desired Database Tax Parcel Data CCHD Data Complete Dataset

  14. Columbia County Health Department Inventory and Scanning Project

  15. Project Setup Process • Grant Submitted to FDEP • DEP Awarded Grant – NOAA Funds • Open-Bid Process • Contracts Awarded to CARMODY Data Systems, Inc. • Inventory/Scanning • Public Access to Records

  16. Database System Design Criteria • Multiple Search Capabilities • Collection of all Available Data • Adaptable/Evolving System • Easy Public Access and use Name Parcel ID# OSTDS # Permitting Year Subdivision

  17. Project Outcome • Complete Database • Public Access Component -250,000+ Scanned Pages -25,000+ Scanned Permits -Septicsearch.com -Permit Status Tracking (new OSTDS)

  18. Data Entry & Search Function

  19. Search Criteria for Project • Section, Township, Range • Permitting Year • New, Repair or Existing (Determine Past Permitted Status)

  20. Verified OSTDS To Date • 997 Systems (P.A. – 1102) • 66 Systems > 20 Years • 343 Systems 10-20 • 588 Systems < 10 Years

  21. Work to be Completed • Update all Records Without Parcel ID# • Determine Accurate Failure Rate • Make Recommendations to the County

  22. Additional Department Benefits • Data Available for Future Projects • Minimize Time taken up to Search Files (hours reduced to minutes) • Empower Community to use System (Realtors, Builders, OSTDS Contractors, General Public)

  23. More Benefits • Phone Time cut to a Minimum • Increased Records Storage Space (Archival of Older Records) • Electronic Back-up of pre-2000 Documents

  24. HAPPY STAFF!!!!

  25. QUESTIONS?

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