Alafia River Basin - Southwest Florida Water Management District

For over a year now, the City of Mulberry has been, in coordination with FDEP, conducting monthly "Revitalization" meetings.
These meetings have solicited citizen input and participation and have focused primarily on water quality and conservation
education.
Some of the efforts made in the City to date have been review of Low Impact Development design standards for future
development projects, discussions and some random city-wide testing of water quality in surface water discharges (focusing
on Nitrogen and Phosphorus levels).
Additionally, on September 9th, 2010 the City has received an 'application complete' status on their renewal of their Water
Use Permit. The City has been able to reduce their per capita consumption to a degree acceptable in order to receive
approval for a 20 year permit. The allowed per capita consumption is 130 gpd/person and the City's current consumption is
86.8 gpd/person. The City's previous permit was for just over 1.5 MGD and their current permit is expected to be renewed for
807,000 gpd with a peak month demand of 968,400 gpd. The future Landstar development projects will carry their own water
use permit (approx. 600,000 gpd)
Other Citywide water quality and conservation efforts (through the Revitalization task force) have been:
• Mulberry held it's first Citywide Cleanup Day on October 2, 2010. The efforts were focused around the areas of the
City owned water bodies (remnant phospate pits) and the future site of the Mulberry Nature Park at Ellis Branch. This
site is the location of a pending project to improve, through restoration, vegetative plantings and the function of the
Ellis Branch drainage system as it flows across City property and into the downstream North Prong of the Alafia
River. The project will also include educational signage and a trail connection to the nearby Sikes Elementary School.
Additionally, the next scheduled Revitalization meeting with be discussing the work currently underway on the Christina
watershed model and it's effects and implications for future stormwater master planning efforts in the City.
Funding Source
Prior Funding
FY2011
Budget
FY2012
Budget
Future
Total Funding
Funding
Alafia River 50,000 4,700,000 500,000 5,250,000
Applicant Share 100 100 100 300
Tampa Electric Company 50,000 1,600,000 100,000 1,750,000
Total 100,100 6,300,100 600,100 7,000,300
Matching Fund Reduction
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Timelines
Lakeland line
Milestone
Projected Date
Initial simultaneous permit submittals 04/01/2011
Point of connection is constructed on the Lakeland line 06/29/2012
Mulberry line
Milestone
Projected Date
Start simultaneous design and permitting with Lakeland line 01/03/2011
End simultaneous permitting and earliest construction start 03/30/2012
Earliest system start up and service comes on line 01/02/2013
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