The Importance of Design Criteria Standards for the Construction of a Centralized Wastewater Collection System in the Florida Keys

摘要

Islamorada, Village of Islands, constructed a hybrid wastewater collection system from 2005-2007 and 2012-2016 consisting of vacuum sewers and low-pressure sewers. Village officials entered into an Interlocal Agreement with the Key Largo Wastewater Treatment District (KLWTD) in May 2012 to transfer all Islamorada wastewater flows from its centralized collection system to KLWTD's 2.3-mgd regional wastewater treatment facility for treatment and disposal. Construction of the Village-wide sewer collection system and execution of the KLWTD Interlocal Agreement prompted the Village to develop a new Village-wide Wastewater Utility Policy in November 2014. A key component of the Policy was development of a Village-wide Minimum Design and Construction Specifications and Standards for Wastewater. These standards proved to be critical to the success in constructing the collection system and reducing the potential for penalties specified in the KLWTD Interlocal Agreement.