HIGHLANDER POINT: A GATEWAY - Floyd County Indiana

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Waste Treatment 41• Needs Assessment• Resource and Land Use Plans• Engineering Assessment• Public Education and Outreach• Management Plan and FinancialStructure DevelopmentDecentralized wastewater management isgrowth neutral. The decentralizedmanagement planning process allowscommunities to select the combination ofwastewater treatment methods that bestserves their land use goals, environmentalresources, and political constraints, ratherthan relying on one-size-fits-all solutions(Hoover, 2001).Linking wastewater management planningto local zoning ordinances, comprehensiveplans, and permitting processes, providecommunities with the opportunity to makewastewater treatment technology servecommunity goals and objectives (Hoover,2001).Future ConsiderationsWhile Floyd County elected and appointedofficials seek a decision about thewastewater treatment of this area, it will beimportant for them to keep in tune withresident and developers alike. This issuewill continue to be a hot button issue forthe community. To make informeddecisions about sewage treatment options,the Floyd County government should keepabreast of all of their options, from sewers,to septic, to decentralized systems.The Highlander Point Gateway has beendesignated as an area for growth. Sewagetreatment is a large part of this. Astreatment facilities and systems becomeavailable, more development will be able tooccur. With this expansion, however,growth need not become rampant. Many ofthe area residents have voiced theirconcerns that additional sewers would helppromote sprawl and unchecked growth.However, if Floyd County institutes stronggrowth regulations, this growth can bemanaged to keep pace with demand andcapacity.Floyd County is not alone in its decisions tomove from septic to sewers. Locationsaround the country have been dealing withthat issue for many years. A few examplesof other areas from around the country thathave dealt with the transition from septic tosewer can be found in the appendix. Thesearticles show how these communities havedealt with the issue and provide someinsight on how Floyd County might proceedwith their own treatment decisions.
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