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SUPPORT SERVICES

City of Dunedin Comprehensive Plan 2035
Dunedin, Florida

SUPPORT SERVICES - SANITARY SEWER

GOAL 1 - SANITARY SEWER (SS):

To provide adequate sanitary sewer services to meet existing and future demands.

OBJECTIVE SS1: Policies:
Increase capacity or extend wastewater 1. The City shall not issue new
facilities concurrently with development. permits for septic tanks if sewer
connection is available to the
Policies: property..
1. Development will be permitted if 2. The Public Works Department
adequate wastewater facilities shall extend sewer lines to
are provided to serve the ensure that all incorporated
development. City areas served by septic
2. The City will acquire property tanks are served by the
to provide land area for wastewater system.
expansion of the Wastewater 3. The City will continue to
Treatment Plant to serve connect new commercial and
necessary wastewater treatment, industrial uses to the sanitary
disposal and regulatory needs of sewer system if available.
the City.

OBJECTIVE SS2: OBJECTIVE SS4:
Improvement to surface and
Encourage development in areas groundwater quality shall be considered
where there is adequate wastewater when wastewater treatment and disposal
capacity to discourage urban sprawl. alternatives are being developed.

Policies: Policies:
1. The Public Works Department 1. The City will adhere to all state
will make the City’s Wastewater and federal regulations.
Atlas available to developers 2. Continue to adhere to the City’s
through the City’s website or by Sewer Ordinance which
inquiry. . requires properties to connect to
the sanitary sewer system
OBJECTIVE SS3: within 90 days of the
To encourage property owners to abandon availability of the system.
septic tanks on their properties and
connect to the City sanitary sewer system
if available.

OBJECTIVE SS5: Policies:
1. The staff of the Wastewater
Improvements to wastewater collection Division shall annually assess
and treatment facilities shall be the Capital Improvement
programmed into the Capital Program.
Improvements Element of the 2. The staff of the Wastewater
Comprehensive Plan and Capital Division shall set priorities for
Improvement Program. replacement, correcting
wastewater facility deficiencies
and providing for future facility
needs based on urgency for
need, funding availability and
effectiveness at achieving levels
of service.


The City currently
maintains approximately
140 miles of sanitary sewer
mains, 17 miles of force
mains, 3,100+ manholes,
approximately 56 miles of
laterals (right-of-way
service lines to homes),
and 42 lift stations.

SUPPORT SERVICES - POTABLE WATER

GOAL 1 – POTABLE WATER (PW):
To provide sufficient and quality amount of potable water to current and future users.

OBJECTIVE PW1: OBJECTIVE PW2:
Improve potable water quality and Maintain optimal water pressure.
account for existing facility deficiencies.

Policies: Policies:
1. Loop water systems to
1. The City shall replace all eliminate dead ends to improve
deficient pipes and galvanized water flow.
pipes that have a diameter of four
inches or less. OBJECTIVE PW3:
Improvements to potable water
2. Meet or exceed all State and facilities shall be prioritized,
Federal Safe Drinking Water Act scheduled and budgeted in the Capital
requirements. Improvement Element.

3. To clean water lines as needed. Policies:
4. Continue the well monitoring/ 1. The Water Division and the
Planning & Development
abandonment project to address Department shall coordinate
saltwater intrusion concerns. with one another regarding to
5. Continue the existing program population and population
of backflow prevention in order projections, consumptive use
to protect potable water wells permits, planning areas and
from contamination. water service boundaries.

6. Continue to address the OBJECTIVE PW4:
incidences of rusty water from
citizens Encourage development in areas
where there is adequate potable water
7. Continue to inventory the capacity to discourage urban sprawl.
existing facilities and upgrades
in the “Water Distribution Policies:
Management System” to track 1. The Public Works Department
installation and scheduled will make the City’s potable
replacement. water atlas available to
developers through the City’s
8. Obtain appropriate permits to website or by inquiry.

allow for the discharge of high
chloride content water if
development of brackish water
supplies requires such
modifications.

SUPPORT SERVICES - STORMWATER

GOAL 1 – STORMWATER (ST):
Preserve or improve the water quality of the natural systems through the implementation of
best management practices in a comprehensive watershed management approach.

OBJECTIVE ST1: Policies:
Preservation of natural drainage facilities 1. Wetlands shall be protected and
shall be given priority in the drainage treated as effective natural
project design and implementation. storage areas.
2. The natural course of drainage
ways will be retained.
3. Man-made modifications, such
as channelization of natural
drainage ways, will be
discouraged in areas of new
construction.


GOAL 2 – STORMWATER (ST):
Reduce localized flooding and the potential for property damage through an integrated
stormwater utility maintenance and capital improvement program.

OBJECTIVE ST2: Policies:
1. All public projects undertaken to
Drainage deficiencies, on both public correct drainage deficiencies
and private lands, will be corrected for shall be in conformance with the
both flood control and water quality. Capital Improvement Program as
approved annually by the City
Commission.


GOAL 3 – STORMWATER (ST):
Achieve and maintain compliance with the national pollutant discharge elimination system
(NPDES) permit, municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) requirements, total
maximum daily load (TMDL) allocations, and other regulatory programs.

OBJECTIVE ST3: standards will be addressed through the
Water quality protection, pollution development of stormwater control
control and attainment of water quality projects, programs and regulations.

Policies: 3. Implement necessary best
1. Maintain a program in management practices by
which all ambient water working with other public
quality standards will be and private stakeholders
adhered to federal, state for Total Maximum Daily
and local guidelines in Load (TMDL)
order to protect surface requirements.
and groundwater from
stormwater facilities built 4. Implement the
prior to the stormwater recommendations of the
quality regulations. Master Drainage Plan for
2. All drainage the pretreatment of
improvements made to stormwater.
existing drainage
facilities will include a 5. Eliminate the discharge
provision for cost- of inadequately treated
effective water quality wastewater and
improvements. stormwater runoff into
the waters owned or
managed by the State of
Florida.


Drainage maintenance must be
done in order to manage
stormwater in the city right-of-
ways, ditches, and swales. In the
event of a declared emergency in
the City , designated sand bag
sites are set up for citizens.

(https://www.dunedingov.com/city-
departments/public-works-utilities/
public-services/stormwater-section)

SUPPORT SERVICES - SOLID WASTE

GOAL 1 – SOLID WASTE (SW):
To collect, recycle and dispose of all solid waste generated.

OBJECTIVE SW1: OBJECTIVE SW2:
Dunedin will adhere to all of the Analyze and correct capacity and
goals, objectives, and policies deficiencies annually.
contained in the Pinellas County
Solid Waste and Resource Recovery Policies:
Element of the Comprehensive Plan. 1. Address collection deficiencies
Policies: through the acquisition of
additional collection vehicles or
1. Adopt Pinellas County levels of route restructuring.
service for the disposal of solid 2. Priority shall be given to the
waste. acquisition of collection
vehicles in a timely and cost-
The City of Dunedin Solid Waste effective manner.
Division provides information online 3. The purchase of new solid
at (https://www.dunedingov.com/ waste collection and recycling
city-departments/public-works- equipment shall be programmed
utilities/solid-waste-recycling/ into the Capital Improvement
residential-services) regarding Program.

proper placement of solid waste
receptacles, as well as pick up Dunedin Solid Waste Division
days. provides a residential garbage can
that can be lifted by the automated
WastePro vehicles. This makes
solid waste disposal clean and
simple for residents in Dunedin.

SUPPORT SERVICES

NATURAL GROUNDWATER AQUIFER RECHARGE

GOAL 1 - NATURAL GROUNDWATER AQUIFER RECHARGE (NG):
Protect, maintain and inventory natural groundwater aquifer recharge areas.

OBJECTIVE NG1: OBJECTIVE NG3:
Restrict development on prime aquifer To encourage the protection of
recharge areas. permeable open space in order to
maintain recharge areas to the surficial
Policies: aquifer.
1. The Zoning Code shall include
provisions to protect prime Policies:
aquifer recharge areas. 1. Discourage variances from the
ISR requirement.
The purchase of prime aquifer recharge areas 2. Maintain existing preservation
shall be studied and based on the public’s programs for the protection of
interest, appropriateness and financial permeable green open space.
feasibility.
OBJECTIVE NG4:
OBJECTIVE NG2: Protect all natural groundwater recharge
Implement the current drainage and areas that have functional hydrological
zoning regulations to protect and characteristics.
enhance the functions of natural drainage

features. Policies:

Policies: 1. To acknowledge the
1. Encourage the use of erosion groundwater aquifer recharge
control tools in new as an important contributor to
development adjacent to the hydrological process.
identified surface water area.
2. Maintain natural lakes, creeks,
canals, and stormwater
retention and conveyance
features to protect the natural
drainage features.

This diagram, prepared by the SWFLWMD represents the hydrological process and the
groundwater cycle through the aquifer.

(For more information from SWFLWMD, see https://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/residents/
education/kids/the-water-cycle)