Tetra Tech, Inc

Water System Master Planning,
Mapping, and Modeling
Bartow, Florida
Relevant Project Highlights
for Crestview:
• 13 Years of Water Master
Planning Services to this
Client
• 10-year Water Master
Plan
• Evaluated Permitting
Requirements with FDEP
and Water Mgmt District
• Provided Hydraulic Model
Training to City Staff
The City of Bartow has an extensive water system. The City's water service area
encompasses the entire incorporated City limits of the City of Bartow and areas of
unincorporated Polk County. The City’s system is served by two well systems with
permitted capacity of 7.0 MGD. The combined system storage is 2.6 MG. The City has
seen consistent growth from just over 15,025 residents in 1996 to over 16,043 in 2005.
It is anticipated that the City will continue to see steady growth during the next 10 years.
Tetra Tech was contracted by the City to conduct an original Master Plan in 1996, and
provided updates in 2007 and 2008. The master planning effort included gathering
existing data, verifying existing as-built and water atlas data, creating and updating the
hydraulic model in WaterCAD, master planning, CIP development, and funding
review. The master plan includes permitting requirements for improvements to the
water system. Tetra Tech has served the City since 1996 for master planning services.
The City did not have an existing map or hydraulic model in 1996 depicting the existing
potable water system, therefore the initial phase of the master planning efforts consisted
of developing a comprehensive water system map by utilizing existing as-built
engineering drawings, maps, water system atlases, and record drawings. Additionally, in
the initial phase of the project, Tetra Tech conducted an evaluation of the hydraulic
modeling software currently commercially available and made a recommendation of the
type of software for the City to purchase. The software recommendation was for the use
of WaterCAD and was tailored to fit the unique needs of the City water system for
today and future.
The master planning phase of the project included evaluation of system water demand
and growth, population projections, bulk water sales agreements, local system
interconnections, future planning and zoning, treatment facility capacity and reliability
including current and future permitting constraints, hydraulic analysis, hydraulic model
training, and a capital improvement program. The capital improvement program
consists of capital improvement identification, cost estimation, environmental permitting
identification, a capital improvement alternative analysis based on economic and noneconomic
criteria, and an implementation plan and schedule. Capital improvements
anticipated include improvements to the water supply, treatment, storage and distribution
systems. Tetra Tech has already provided one additional update in 2008 to include the
analysis of adding the Clear Springs Development to the City of Bartow's service area.
• WaterCAD Hydraulic
Model Included:
- 4-24 inch (range of pipe
diameters)
- 198.4 miles
- 1,451 pipes
- 1,129 nodes
- Two Wellfields
• Master Plan Report
Prepared
Crestview Team Members
Responsible for Work:
Jon Fox, PE
Alex Montalvo
Client Reference:
City of Bartow, Florida
Mr. Ron Johnson
863.534.0159
Completion Date:
June 2008
Type and Size of Modeling:
Water System: 198.4 miles of
Water Main (4-24 inch), 1,451
pipes, 1,129 nodes
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