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Gulf Breeze project connects 83 Soundside homes, city and county credit large grant for full-cost conversion
Summary
The Soundside Drive septic-to-sewer conversion in Gulf Breeze connected 83 homes with about 58% initial participation and cost a little over $3.8 million, officials said. The voluntary, grant-funded effort covered public infrastructure and homeowner connection costs and is intended to reduce nutrient pollution to Santa Rosa Sound.
Gulf Breeze officials on Dec. 2 told the Santa Rosa County Restore Council that the Soundside Drive septic-to-sewer conversion connected 83 homes in an environmentally sensitive area and was completed in July at a total cost of just over $3.8 million.
The project, described by Samantha Abel of Gulf Breeze, was funded through RESTORE-era grants and regional partners. Abel said the city used grant funding to cover both public infrastructure and the private lateral work for participating homes so homeowners did not bear the full cost of conversion. "This project pays for all of those costs…literally from, from soup to nuts," Abel said.
Why it matters: Septic systems on the Soundside Drive corridor drain directly to Santa Rosa Sound and are a…
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