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The Florida Department of Environmental Protection conducted a study to figure out what's negatively impacting the water quality in Florida’s natural springs. The springs in Florida are impaired by nutrients, generally phosphorous and nitrogen.
In 2016, the Florida Legislature passed the Florida Springs and Aquifer Protection Act, mandating the protection and restoration of polluted springs in Florida, including Wekiwa Springs and Gemini Springs in Seminole County.
Under these plans, new septic systems on lots of less than one acre are required to install enhanced nitrogen-reducing (aka enhanced or advanced) septic systems in some sensitive springs areas in Seminole County. The two identified areas are the Wekiva/Rock Springs Priority Focus Area (PFA) and Gemini Springs Basin Management Action Plan Area (BMAP). The installation of new, conventional systems is no longer permitted in these areas except when central sewer systems are or will be available to connect to within five years.
For existing systems within these sensitive springs areas, nothing will immediately change. However, in the future, failing systems may need to be upgraded to the enhanced systems (with nitrogen-removing technology), or the home or business may need to connect to central sewer. These requirements will be put in place after certain programs, such as homeowner grant programs to assist with offsetting the cost of replacement systems, are established.
Seminole County is currently working on the development of its Septic to Sewer (S2S) program. Additional details regarding the County program will be made available via this website as they become available.
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