Tampa Bay Region - Southwest Florida Water Management District
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Feasibility and Pilot Testing - City of Clearwater - Groundwater<br />
Replenishment Project - Phase II<br />
Project Type<br />
AORs<br />
<strong>Water</strong> Supply<br />
Cooperative Funding<br />
Strategic Initiatives<br />
Alternative <strong>Water</strong> Supply<br />
City of Clearwater<br />
Cooperator(s)<br />
Project Manager Sandie Will<br />
Task Manager(s) Anthony Andrade, Don Ellison<br />
Status<br />
Proposed Coop. Funding Application<br />
Recommendation<br />
Fund as a 1A Priority. The FY2013 funding request is for the additional funds to complete the aquifer recharge and water treatment<br />
pilot testing necessary to determine if aquifer recharge is a viable option as an alternative water supply, as well as public outreach<br />
activities. The project would allow the City to replenish aquifer levels in the <strong>Tampa</strong> <strong>Bay</strong> region. If the project is successful, the City<br />
plans to expand the aquifer recharge system to obtain an additional water supply of up to 3 mgd and utilize all of their reclaimed<br />
water flows.<br />
Description<br />
This is an indirect potable reuse study to determine if direct aquifer recharge using reclaimed water is a viable option to<br />
supplement the City's potable water supplies from an existing wellfield. Phase 1 was completed in 2011 and included a desktop<br />
feasibility study to assess water level improvements, regulatory requirements and water treatment, estimate costs and conduct<br />
preliminary public outreach activities. Phase 2 is currently underway and involves performing pilot testing activities including<br />
permitting and installing recharge and monitor wells, collecting lithologic cores, performing aquifer testing and groundwater<br />
modeling, and conducting pilot treatment and aquifer recharge testing. The City will also perform public outreach activities<br />
including updating the City's website with project information, preparing aquifer recharge brochures and conducting public<br />
meetings and tours of the facility. The pilot testing will be performed at the City's Northeast <strong>Water</strong> Reclamation Facility (NEWRF) in<br />
the <strong>Tampa</strong> <strong>Bay</strong> region. If successful, this project will provide the City with the information needed to construct a full-scale aquifer<br />
recharge facility and potentially obtain up to 3 million gallons per day (MGD) in additional potable water supplies.<br />
Benefits<br />
The project would potentially enable the City to utilize 100% of their reclaimed water flows, improve water levels in the Upper<br />
<strong>Florida</strong>n aquifer, possibly obtain additional water supplies from their existing wellfield, and eliminate surface water discharges<br />
from their NEWRF if the future construction of an aquifer recharge facility occurs. The City currently purchases a portion of their<br />
potable water supply from Pinellas County that is supplied from <strong>Tampa</strong> <strong>Bay</strong> <strong>Water</strong>'s central wellfield system, and if successful, this<br />
project would allow the City to become less dependent on purchasing supplemental water supplies.<br />
Costs<br />
In FY2010, the Pinellas-Anclote River Basin Board approved funding of the Phase 1 Feasibility Study in the amount of $450,000<br />
($225,000 each), and the study was completed on May 18, 2011. In FY2011, the Board approved funding in the amount of<br />
$1,536,250 ($768,125 each) for Phase 2 Pilot Testing including well permitting and construction, pilot treatment testing and public<br />
outreach activities. The City has requested $1,486,250 ($743,125 each) in additional funding during FY2013 to complete field<br />
testing and public outreach activities, and it is anticipated that the City will request the remaining $50,000 ($25,000 each) to<br />
complete report preparation in a future funding request. Total project costs are $3,072,500 ($1,536,250 each). The future funds<br />
identified for the project are contingent upon approval of such amounts by the Governing Board in the annual budget.<br />
Additional Information<br />
The City has approximately 3 MGD of reclaimed water available for aquifer recharge. Approximately 30% (3.5 MGD) of the City's<br />
potable water is pumped from three wellfields owned and operated by the City, and the remaining 70% of the daily demand is<br />
purchased from Pinellas County Utilities. A preliminary aquifer recharge feasibility study in the amount of $100,000 was solely<br />
funded by the City in FY2009. The ongoing feasibility study will build upon the results of the <strong>Region</strong>al Reclaimed <strong>Water</strong> Partnership<br />
Initiative Project, "The Feasibility of Using Reclaimed <strong>Water</strong> for Direct and Indirect Aquifer Recharge in the <strong>Tampa</strong> <strong>Bay</strong> Area"<br />
(H076).<br />
Prior<br />
Funding<br />
Cumulative<br />
Transfer or<br />
Lapsed Funding<br />
FY2012<br />
Funding<br />
FY2013<br />
Funding<br />
Future<br />
Funding<br />
Total<br />
Funding<br />
<strong>District</strong> Budgeted - Ad Valorem<br />
Based Revenue<br />
010 General Fund (<strong>District</strong>wide) 0 0 0 44<br />
0<br />
44<br />
016 Pinellas-Anclote River Basin 1,012,242 0 9,242 743,125 25,000 1,789,609<br />
Project Funds Not Budgeted by the<br />
<strong>District</strong><br />
City of Clearwater 993,125 0 0 743,125 25,000 1,761,250<br />
Total<br />
$3,550,903<br />
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