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OUA reports completion of two vacuum station tests, Army Corps permit and homeowner hookups remain to be resolved
Summary
Okeechobee Utility Authority staff said vacuum pump stations 4 and 5 have completed testing and the authority is readying household connection bids subject to DEP certification; the Okatani pipeline awaits an Army Corps permit to go under the levee and questions remain about abandonment of on‑site septic systems and septage disposal options.
The Okeechobee Utility Authority updated the Board of County Commissioners on multiple sewer projects, reporting recent testing milestones and outlining remaining permitting and homeowner‑connection steps.
John Hayford, speaking for the OUA, said two components of the Southwest Service Area collection system — vacuum pump stations (VPS) 4 and 5 — have completed testing, and the authority is working through final punch‑list repairs. "4 has been tested and completed the testing weeks ago. And yesterday, we completed the testing on Back Station 5," Hayford reported. He said the OUA will submit as‑built information to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for certification, after which the systems…
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