Wastewater Treatment Facilities Plan

About the Study

The Wastewater Treatment Facilities Plan is being conducted by Leon County to analyze cost-effective options to improve water quality throughout the County by identifying alternatives to conventional septic-systems.

Public Meetings

Leon County will hold a series of public meetings on the Comprehensive Wastewater Treatment Facilities Plan the week of October 17. The plan evaluates cost-effective options to improve water quality throughout the County by identifying alternatives to conventional septic systems that will reduce nitrogen output. The plan includes location-specific recommendations for the most efficient and cost-effective wastewater system that will help improve the water quality of Leon County waterbodies and Wakulla Springs.

The purpose of the meetings is to educate and inform citizens by presenting the recommendations and to obtain public input.

Monday, October 17 at 6 p.m. – Virtual Webinar
Tuesday, October 18 at 6 p.m. – Oak Ridge Elementary School, 4530 Shelfer Road
Wednesday, October 19 at 6 p.m. – Ft. Braden Elementary School, 15100 Blountstown Hwy
Thursday, October 20 at 6 p.m. – Celebration Baptist Church, 3300 Shamrock St E
Friday, October 21 at 12 p.m. – Watch the Webinar

Submit Public Comment

To submit public comment, please download and complete the form below and return it via email to PadillaA@leoncountyfl.gov and marcy.frick@tetratech.com by close of business on Friday, October 28, 2021.

Leon County Comprehensive Wastewater Treatment Facilities Plan.DOC

Task 1 Report

Nitrogen Reduction Performance Criteria
Task 2 Report

Cost-Effectiveness of Alternative Technologies
Task 3 Report

Factors Other than Cost-Effectiveness that Influence Selection
Task 4 Report

Formal Public Comments Received on Tasks 1 Through 3
Task 5 Report

Implementation Scenarios for Alternative Wastewater Treatment Systems
Task 6 Report

Total Nitrogen Reductions Achieved Through Recommended Alternatives
Task 7 Report

Public Input on Tasks 1 Through 6
Task 8 Report

Final Comprehensive Wastewater Treatment Facilities Plan

Project History

In 2019, Leon County received a Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Small Community Wastewater Treatment Grant to support the development of a Wastewater Treatment Feasibility Analysis for the Upper Wakulla River Basin Management Action Plan Focus Area. This grant is a part of FDEP's program to fund wastewater treatment feasibility analyses for counties implementing a septic system remediation plan. The grant requires Leon County to conduct a septic system inventory; assess existing wastewater treatment capacity and infrastructure as well as potential infrastructure upgrade and expansion options; and evaluate cost-effective project solutions, financing alternatives and potential rate-payer and homeowner impacts.

Comprehensive Wastewater Treatment Facilities Plan

Leon County has worked with Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency on the Comprehensive Wastewater Treatment Facilities Plan study, which evaluates wastewater management alternatives to traditional septic systems in order to reduce nitrogen entering the groundwater. The end product will provide recommendations and direction on which type of wastewater technology should be used to improve existing structures and future developments to improve water quality throughout the unincorporated area.

Public Meetings are now scheduled to educate and inform citizens about technologies that may work for their geographic area. These meetings will present findings on the different types of wastewater treatment systems for their cost effectiveness and ability to reduce nitrogen loads entering the aquifer. The County is developing these plans to achieve state water quality requirements.

Learn more about the project by visiting the Primary Springs Protection Zone project website.