MANASOTA & PEACE RIVER BBDs Meeting Notebook 10-21-09.docx

H059
City of Bradenton Reservoir Expansion
Project Type WS&R Dev.
AOR(s)
Water Supply
Basin(s) General Fund (District), Manasota
Cooperator(s)
City of Bradenton
Project Manager MORRIS, LISANN
Task Manager(s)
Status Ongoing
Description
This is an ongoing Cooperative Funding project requested by the City of Bradenton to develop an alternative water
supply project that will provide additional storage capacity at the Bill Evers Reservoir and capture excess flow from the
Braden River during the wet season's high flow periods. The project is for the design, permitting and construction of an
upland, offstream storage facility on City-owned property adjacent to the City's water supply reservoir. The requested
FY2010 funding will be used toward construction of the reservoir though the contract end date will be extended due to
delays in final geotechnical analysis. The proposed facility would be made of earthen dike construction. The Project
includes a raw water intake at the existing reservoir plus pumping and piping for filling the new storage facility; systems
to provide turnover and prevent stratification and stagnation of water in the new storage facility; and equipment and
piping for withdrawing water from the new storage facility.
Benefits
The City plans to increase the size of the reservoir storage area from 580 to 755 million gallons because of the
uncertainty of arsenic mobilization and ASR. Without ASR, the projection for raw water supply capacity must increase
to 2.62 MGD from 2.15 MGD to meet demands through 2025. In their cooperative funding application, the City stated
that if ASR proves to be a viable option for treated water storage, the City will have excess water available to
participate in a regional water supply effort.
Costs
The estimated cost for the H059 Raw Water Storage is $17,372,000 with the District share at $8,686,000. District
funding in FY2010 is divided as follows: General fund $1,003,000; Manasota $1,003,000. Water Protection and
Sustainablility Trust Funds in the amount of $43,541 were transferred into the project. These funds will be split evenly
between the District and City decreasing construction costs accordingly. When each phase (such as
design\permitting) is completed the project budget and scope and schedule may require refinement based on the
information gathered.
Additional Information
At their March 2006 meeting, the Governing Board established a policy regarding Cooperative Funding for potable
water supply projects submitted by local governments in areas served by a water supply authority (WSA). Funding
criteria is dependent on whether or not the local government is a member\customer of the WSA. The City of
Bradenton is located in the service area of the Peace River/Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority (Authority), but
is not a member of the Authority. The City must coordinate their water supply needs with the Authority so that they are
consistent with regional plans. Affirmative written documentation from the Authority supporting the project must
accompany the City's application. The Authority supplied a written statement in early May 2006 indicating coordination
with the City and consistency of the project with the Authority's regional plan. This project is also consistent with the
SWUCA Recovery Plan in providing water supply from an alternative source (surface water), and has the potential to
reduce demand on the Upper Floridian aquifer.
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