Southern Region - Southwest Florida Water Management District

H050
Interconnects - Regional Loop System - Phase 1 DeSoto to Punta Gorda
Project Type
AORs
Water Supply
WS&R Dev.
Strategic Initiatives
Alternative Water Supply
Peace River/Manasota Regional Water Supply Auth.
Cooperator(s)
Project Manager John Ferguson
Task Manager(s) Brian Armstrong
Status
Proposed
Recommendation
Not Recommended for funding. Funds for this project were initially budgeted by the District in FY2007 but the funds were lapsed
after the project was suspended in favor of the Phase 1A Interconnect (H069). The District supports regional interconnects and
expanding the use of potable alternative supplies but the project is not recommended for funding due to no Authority
customer/member providing matching funds.
Description
The Regional Integrated Loop System is a multi-phase project to develop a regional water transfer and delivery system for existing
and future water sources to demand centers within the Peace River Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority's (Authority)
four-county region. The Phase 1 Interconnect project would provide regional loop transmission capacity to DeSoto County along
the US-17 corridor southward through Charlotte County and interconnect with the City of Punta Gorda's Shell Creek water treatment
facility. The project would provide regional water supply to future development in the Sun River Utilities service area (as a customer
of DeSoto County Utilities) and would establish rotational flow capacity with the City of Punta Gorda. The Phase 1 project includes a
total of 6 miles of 24-inch diameter transmission main extending the Authority's 20-inch regional transmission line along US-17
southward to the Shell Creek facility. The design flow capacity is 2 mgd (based on June 2006 Scope of Services.)
Benefits
Development of this transmission system will assist in achieving the regional resource management and water supply goals
within the four-county area including: maximizing use of surface water for public supply; providing rotational capacity and the ability
to blend and rest sources; providing reserve capacity for emergency transfers; providing alternatives to the development of
groundwater in the Southern Water Use Caution Area (SWUCA); and optimizing financial investments in water supply infrastructure
on a regional basis. The use of alternative sources via maximizing surface water for public supply is consistent with the District's
Regional Water Supply Plan (SWFWMD, December 2006), the SWUCA recovery strategy, and the provisions of Senate Bill 444.
Costs
The total estimated project cost is $11,500,000. The Authority has requested $5,750,000 from the District in FY2013. The District
budgeted funding in FY2007 but the funding was allowed to lapse at the end of that year. The lapsed funds are represented below
under "Cumulative Transfers." No further funding has been budgeted because the Authority has not secured a partnership to
provide a matching share. Prior Authority funding of $1,000,000 shown below represents completed design work for this project.
Future funding is contingent upon approval of such amounts by the District Governing Board and in the annual budget.
Additional Information
The Phase 1 segment was conceived during the development of the Authority's Regional Integrated Loop System Feasibility /
Routing Study in 2005. The Authority began project engineering and design activities in December 2005. In June 2006, project
Phase 1A (H069) was combined with a Charlotte County project (L636) for an emergency interconnect crossing the Peace River
and is currently under construction. The Authority withdrew their FY2007 cooperative funding request for Phase 1 in June 2007, but
continued their Phase 1 design work through its completion in 2008. In December 2009, the Authority authorized an update of the
Phase 1 design plans to accommodate road widening and stormwater pond installations along US-17. The Phase 1 interconnect
could potentially provide additional capacity to DeSoto and Charlotte counties and would create delivery options for the Sun River
development area. Completion of both Phase 1 and Phase 1A may establish rotational capacity between the SCWTF and the
Peace River WTF to increase reliability, assist with Shell Creek MFLs, and help maintain residual chlorine levels.
Prior
Funding
Cumulative
Transfer or
Lapsed Funding
FY2012
Funding
FY2013
Funding
Future
Funding
Total
Funding
District Budgeted - Ad Valorem
Based Revenue
010 General Fund (Districtwide) 1,073,027 (1,072,000) 0 2,875,000
0 2,876,027
020 Peace River Basin 290,215 (289,440) 0 776,250
0 777,025
021 Manasota Basin 783,337 (782,560) 0 2,098,750
0 2,099,527
Project Funds Not Budgeted by the
District
PRMRWSA 1,000,000 0 0 4,750,000
0 5,750,000
Total
$11,502,579
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