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Clean Water Coalition reports 64 prospective septic pump system installations, funding shortfall remains
Summary
Keith Druitt of the Clean Water Coalition told the Vero Beach council the pilot program has completed 35 septic effluent pump installations and currently has nearly 64 approved or bid installations, with just under $700,000 raised and an 11-month deadline on NEP grant funds.
Keith Druitt, vice president of the Clean Water Coalition and a Vero Beach resident, briefed the council on Nov. 4 on a multi-partner program to install septic-tank effluent pump systems for qualifying owner-occupied homes.
Druitt said the pilot began in January 2023 and that initial fundraising totaled $240,000 before two Natural Estuary Program (NEP) grants increased the program—s funds to just under $700,000. "We've completed 35 installations," Druitt said, and he reported an additional 19…
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