Tampa Bay Region - Southwest Florida Water Management District
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N494<br />
Reclaimed <strong>Water</strong> - Tarpon Springs - Control, Storage and Pumping Systems<br />
Project Type<br />
AORs<br />
<strong>Water</strong> Supply<br />
Cooperative Funding<br />
Strategic Initiatives<br />
Reclaimed <strong>Water</strong><br />
Tarpon Springs<br />
Cooperator(s)<br />
Project Manager John Ferguson<br />
Task Manager(s)<br />
Status<br />
Proposed Coop. Funding Application<br />
Recommendation<br />
Fund as a Medium priority. This project is considered favorable by staff, and will prepare the City's reclaimed water system for<br />
future distribution expansions. However, it is ranked medium because there is no immediate quantifiable increase to reclaimed<br />
water use, or the system's offset utilization percentage.<br />
Description<br />
This project consists improvements to the City of Tarpon Springs (City) reclaimed <strong>Water</strong> system that will improve system efficiency,<br />
reliability, and prepare for future distribution expansions that will increase both Reclaimed <strong>Water</strong> utilization and the overall potable<br />
water offset efficiency. The system improvements will be developed in two phases. Phase One is the installation of control valves<br />
and associated control systems that will allow the City operate residential irrigation zones on a weekly schedule, prevent<br />
shut-downs during peak demand periods, and ensure reliability for industrial users who require uninterrupted service. Phase Two<br />
is the installation of a 5 mg storage tank and a 4.9 mgd booster pumping station at the City's Municipal Golf Course. The additional<br />
storage and pumping capacity has multiple benefits including reduced water losses, improved energy efficiency and system<br />
reliability, and allow greater operational flexibility. Both phases will prepare the City's reclaimed water system for future distribution<br />
expansions and potential regional interconnections.<br />
Benefits<br />
The City's current reclaimed water system produces 2.05 mgd on average, of which 1.40 mgd is beneficially reused and 0.65 mgd<br />
is annually discharged to the Anclote River. This use pattern varies seasonally, and during dry months the demand occasionally<br />
exceeds the available supply causing service interruptions. The reused water is primarily used for residential irrigation, and the<br />
current offset utilization is estimated at 64 percent. This project will improve the system reliability and prepare for additional<br />
connections, including service to industrial users who can potentially increase the system's overall offset efficiency to over 75<br />
percent. The installation of control valves will allow the City to rotate supplies to residential customers on a weekly schedule during<br />
the dry season and ensure reliability to future industrial users who require uninterrupted service. The 5 mg storage tank and<br />
pumping station will provide three to four days worth of storage, improve system pressures and operational flexibility, reduce the<br />
discharge of surplus reclaimed water to the Anclote River, and reduce water losses from evaporation and percolation occurring in<br />
unlined storage ponds. Quantitative offsets are not directly associated with this project and would be credited during future<br />
distribution expansions.<br />
Costs<br />
The City's request is for first-year funding of a multi-year phased project. The total cost is $4,569,994 and the <strong>District</strong> share at 50<br />
percent would be $2,284,997. The first year funding request is for $119,814 and would be applied towards the engineering and<br />
construction of the Phase One control valves and associated telemetry. The City expects to expend the requested funds within<br />
FY2013, and will request additional funding for the Phase Two Storage Tank and Pump Station in FY2014. The requested funds<br />
and additional future funding are contingent on the <strong>District</strong>'s Governing Board's appropriation in the annual budgets. The cost<br />
benefit is not calculated because offsets will be associated with future related transmission projects.<br />
Additional Information<br />
The City has developed multiple reclaimed water transmission, storage, and distribution projects with cofunding from the <strong>District</strong>.<br />
The City desires to continue expanding its the reclaimed water system, and is undergoing a reclaimed water optimization and<br />
planning study (N258) to select and prioritize future actions/projects that will extend the existing resources to serve more<br />
reclaimed water customers and enhance the potable water offset. The study has reviewed the most current supply/demand<br />
characteristics using the latest system configuration and has drafted a multi-year action plan to achieve system expansion within<br />
available funding projections. This project is the first two phases recommended by the study.<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 2,165,183 2,165,227<br />
016 Pinellas-Anclote River Basin 0 0 0 119,814<br />
0 119,814<br />
Project Funds Not Budgeted by the<br />
<strong>District</strong><br />
City of Tarpon Springs 0 0 0 119,814 2,165,183 2,284,997<br />
Total<br />
$4,570,038<br />
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