Our engineering staff does the monitoring and tracking of county managed utility projects; it must also track and issue permits for all private utility construction as well. Along with permitting of projects the staff is also responsible for inspection of all utility construction to insure it is in compliance with Indian River County Utility Standards. The staff has implemented an industrial waste permitting process to maintain the integrity of wastewater being discharged into the collection system. The staff functions not only as a typical County utility staff but as a private consulting firm with a hands on attitude to planning, design and pilot research all on the cutting edge of technology. For example:

Finally the staff performs as a hands-on design team, whether working on an in-house project or with a consultant on an outside project. One of the biggest benefits to this type of operation is the major cost savings whether it is from a cost efficient in-house project approach or by an outside consultant lowering his fees after seeing the County’s involvement in the project as an outside Technical Review Team.
Keys to engineering success