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executed. The District will act as the lead party in the feasibility study, and a consultant services
contract with Ardaman & Associates for the study was executed on September 20, 2011. New
Activities Since Last Meeting: Mosaic and District staff provided a status of the project to the
Natural Resources Committee of the Manatee County Chamber of Commerce on August 17,
2012. Mosaic is working to better characterize the receiving water at Wingate mine for specific
constituents. The information will assist with decisions on water treatment. Ardaman is working
on the regulatory review of the scenarios to transport excess flow to the mine. Project
Managers: Lisann Morris/Mary Szafraniec
Tampa Bay Water
• Surface Water Expansion Project: This is a four-year feasibility study to determine the
availability of surface water withdrawals from surface water supply sources (including the
Alafia River and Bullfrog Creek), evaluate expanding Tampa Bay Water’s (TBW) reservoir,
and perform cost analyses. Ongoing activities include surface water modeling, analyses and
cost estimating. Due to TBW’s decision to expand their reservoir, the modeling runs and
assessments have been reduced to include Bullfrog Creek and alternative treatment locations
only. This will allow TBW to evaluate the possibility of withdrawing additional surface water
from Bullfrog Creek as part of their long-term planning efforts. District staff met with TBW on
February 13, 2012, to finalize the project modeling configurations; and met with the TBW
project manager on June 21, 2012, to discuss recent activities and time schedules. A second
meeting was held on August 10, 2012, with TBW’s project manager and the project consultant
to discuss the status of the project. New Activities Since Last Meeting: The consultant is
currently performing hydraulic modeling and system analyses. The analyses will include
evaluating potential effects that the new supply project configurations would have on the
operations, hydraulics and water quality of TBW’s existing system. The analysis has been
delayed due to TBW’s decision to not expand the C.W. Bill Young Reservoir. The analysis will
be performed using a baseline scenario of the existing water distribution system, with
comparisons to combinations of: (1) water supply from Bullfrog Creek, (2) construction of a
new treatment facility, (3) construction of a new 6 billion gallon reservoir, and (4) treatment at
the D.L. Tippin water treatment facility. The baseline scenario is almost complete, and all
scenarios are expected to be complete by October 2012. The project is ahead of schedule
and is anticipated to be completed by the end of 2012. A status meeting was held in October
2012. Project Manager: Mike Hancock
Peace River Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority
• Regional Integrated Loop System Project: The Regional Loop System interconnects the
water supply and distribution systems of Authority members and non-member customers. The
project is being developed in multiple phased segments. Phase 1A connects the Peace River
Water Treatment Plant (WTP) to the City of Punta Gorda’s Shell Creek WTP and provides
additional service to developed portions of Charlotte County near I-75. The project includes
approximately 12 miles of pipeline with a 6 mgd bilateral transmission capacity and a
subaqueous crossing of the Peace River. A cooperative funding agreement between the
District and Authority for Phase 1A was executed in September 2008. Design was completed
in October 2009. A construction contract was awarded in August 2010, and construction
commenced in March 2011. Total cost is estimated at $19,015,000 and the District is
providing up to $12,029,270, which includes $5,000,000 in West-Central Florida Water
Restoration Action Plan funding and $43,541 in Water Protection and Sustainability Trust
Funds (WPSTF). The funding agreement expires on September 30, 2013. Phase 2 is a
7-mile, 42-inch diameter interconnect that will deliver regional supply allocations to the City of
North Port and improve operational flexibility for Charlotte County. The pipeline runs from the
Peace River WTP to a meter station in the City of North Port near Serris Boulevard. The
funding agreement for Phase 2 was executed in May 2010. Construction commenced in June
2011. The total project cost provided in the funding agreement is $15,400,000. The District’s
share of eligible costs is $7,783,015 and includes $166,031 in WPSTF. The funding
agreement expires on June 30, 2013. Phase 3A extends the Authority’s existing regional
transmission line that currently terminates at the Carlton WTP to a meter station for northern
Sarasota County and creates a potential intertie to the City of Venice. This project includes
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