Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: March 31, 2025
TO: Mayor Jerry L. Demings and County Commissioners
THROUGH: N/A
FROM: Tanya Wilson, AICP, Director, Planning, Environmental, and Development Services Department
CONTACT: Ren?e H. Parker, LEP, Manager, Environmental Protection Division
PHONE: (407) 836-1420
DIVISION: Environmental Protection Division
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approval and execution of Amendment NO.4 to Agreement NO. LPF4801 between Florida Department of Environmental Protection and Orange County relating to an extension of task and expiration dates for the Orange County Septic Upgrade Incentive Program. Districts 1, 2, 5, and 6. (Environmental Protection Division)
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PROJECT:
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Grant Agreement No. LPF4801 Amendment #4
Orange County Septic Upgrade Incentive Program
PURPOSE: The Environmental Protection Division (EPD) is requesting that the Board approve an amendment to Grant Agreement No. LPF4801 to allow an additional time extension to meet grant requirements. Provided below is background on the Orange County Septic Upgrade Incentive Program and information on previous actions taken by the Board on this Grant Award Agreement.
The Wekiwa and Rock Springs Basin Management Action Plan (BMAP) was finalized in 2018 by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and Orange County was identified as a stakeholder and laid out Orange County pollutant reductions allocations. The BMAP requires wastewater nitrogen pollutant loads to be reduced specifically within the springshed within a 20-year timeframe.
To assist in meeting the pollutant reduction removal goal for nitrogen, FDEP is providing funding assistance to homeowners within the Wekiwa and Rock Springs Priority Focus Area (PFA) if they upgrade their conventional septic systems to include enhanced nitrogen removal treatment systems.
The County's Septic Upgrade Incentive Program (Program) focuses on homes outside the area being propo...
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