Florida Governmental Ut¡lity Authority - FGUA

North Fort Myers Reclaimed Water lssues and Recommended Action Plan
When the FGUA acquired the North Fort Myers utility system in 201-0, it inherited a number of
existing agreements with reclaimed water customers, as well as a reclaimed water system that was
not equipped to allow for the proper management of supply and demand. The FGUA staff has spent
the past year gaining a better understanding of the reclaimed system, as well as meeting with
customers in order to assist in developing an action plan for consideration by the FGUA Board of
Directors.
Overview of Reclaimed Water Agreements and Customer Demand
The previous owner of the utility system had entered into nine (9) reclaimed water agreements,
which included the City of Cape Coral and several developments for golf course and residential
irrigation. These agreements were accepted by the FGUA as part of the acquisition, and are
summarized in Table 1. The largest reclaimed water customers are also identified on the map
included as Attachment A.
The agreements are inconsistent in their approach to supply commitments, in that some specifically
obligate the utility to provide specific quantities to the customer, while others contain an obligation
to provide reclaimed water, but the quantity is poorly defined (i.e. an amount equal to the amount of
wastewater generated by the customer). Some agreements contain no quantitative obligation on the
part of the utility. There are also four (4) reclaimed water customers that do not have an agreement.
RECLAIMED WATER
CUSTOMER
Table 1
NORTH FORT MYERS DEL PRADO WWTP RECLAIMED WATER CUSTOMER SUMMARY
AGREEMENT
DATE
AGREEMENT
TERM
FLOW (GPD) COMMITTED
BY RECLAIMED WATER
AGREEMENT
* Agreement contains language committingthe ut¡lity to provide recla¡med water ¡n an amount equivalentto the wastewater flow generated bythe
development
** lsland Coast H¡gh School has a sepârate connection and meter but is ¡ncluded under the City of Cape Coral agreenlent.
12 MO. AVG DAILY
FLOW (GPD)
CURRENT
CHARG E
Sabal Springs Jan-89 Undef ined Undef¡ned* 94,970 No Charge
Six Lakes Dec-92 Undefined Undefined* 94,900 No Charge
Riverbend Jan-82 Undefined 400,000 64,660 No Charge
Del Tura Oct-06 30 years Undefined* 40,465 No Charge
Heron's Glen Mar-07 30 years 210,000 44,450 No Charge
Magnolia Landing May-05 30 years Undefined* s5,580 No Charge
lL Ventures LLC (Palermo) oct-06 30 years NA 0 No Charge
Cape Coral Dec-04 20 years 1_,075,000 80,950 $.28lkgal
Island Coast High Sch.** NA NA NA 72,350 $.2Ù/Rgal
Tree Farm Apr-01 30 years NA 3,575 No Charge
Old Bridge NA NA NA 9,852 No Charge
FDOT NA NA NA 2,050 No Charge
Walgreens NA NA NA 13,530 No Charge
TOTALS
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