Tampa Bay Region - Southwest Florida Water Management District
Tampa Bay Region - Southwest Florida Water Management District
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N498<br />
Conservation - St. Petersburg Toilet Rebate Project - Phase 13<br />
Project Type<br />
AORs<br />
<strong>Water</strong> Supply<br />
Cooperative Funding<br />
Strategic Initiatives<br />
Conservation<br />
City of St. Petersburg<br />
Cooperator(s)<br />
Project Manager Scott McGookey<br />
Task Manager(s)<br />
Status<br />
Proposed Coop. Funding Application<br />
Recommendation<br />
Fund as a High priority. This project will save potable water through cost-effective water conservation measures. There is sufficient<br />
data submitted to properly evaluate the project, it is within the <strong>District</strong>'s statutory authority to fund, and it is not the result of a permit<br />
requirement or enforcement action.<br />
Description<br />
The City of St. Petersburg will continue it's water conservation program by offering financial incentives to customers for the<br />
replacement of conventional toilets with ultra low-flow toilets (ULFT) or high-efficiency toilets (HET) which use 1.6 gallons per flush<br />
(gpf) or less. This FY2013 project will be the sixteenth year of this program and will provide rebates for the replacement of<br />
approximately 900 high-flow toilets. In 1997, the City initiated Phase I of this program, which has since resulted in the replacement<br />
of over 32,000 conventional toilets with more efficient fixtures.<br />
Benefits<br />
This project will save an estimated 26,027 gpd. The overall cost effectiveness of this program is $1.58 per thousand gallons<br />
saved. The project is expected to save more than 190 million gallons of water over the next 20 years in St. Petersburg and will have<br />
a positive effect on regional water supplies and assist in protection of natural systems.<br />
Costs<br />
The total cost of the project is $150,000. The City is requesting 50 percent or $75,000 from the <strong>District</strong> in FY2013.<br />
Additional Information<br />
Efforts will again be made during 2013 to target new audiences who have not participated, including low income residential<br />
households. Another goal of this project is to educate program participants on methods of indoor water conservation and proper<br />
maintenance practices that ensure that low flush toilets remain water conservative fixtures by providing participants educational<br />
materials on leak detection and proper replacement flapper selection and installation. Educational materials on indoor and<br />
outdoor water conservation techniques will also be disseminated. <strong>Water</strong>ing restrictions have been established through City<br />
Ordinance 842-F and 178-G. A <strong>Water</strong> Efficient Landscape Ordinance (Chapter 16 of the City Code) was adopted by City Council in<br />
March of 2002.<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 11<br />
0<br />
11<br />
016 Pinellas-Anclote River Basin 0 0 0 75,000<br />
0<br />
75,000<br />
Project Funds Not Budgeted by the<br />
<strong>District</strong><br />
St. Petersburg 0 0 0 75,000<br />
0<br />
75,000<br />
Total<br />
$150,011<br />
Critical Project Milestones<br />
Projected<br />
Amended<br />
Actual<br />
Program Implementation Start 02/04/2013<br />
Program Implementation End 02/28/2014<br />
Program Evaluation Start 03/04/2014<br />
Final Report 09/30/2014<br />
Program Evalutation End 03/31/2015<br />
Status As Of<br />
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