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

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PR/MRWSA Regional Resource Development Feasibility Study
Project Type WS&R Dev.
AOR(s)
Water Supply
Basin(s) General Fund (District), Peace River, Manasota
Cooperator(s)
Project Manager MORRIS, LISANN
Task Manager(s)
Status Ongoing
Peace River/Manasota Regional Water Supply Auth.
Description
This project will conduct feasibility studies on three potential alternative water supply sources that were identified in the
Peace River/Manasota's Regional Water Supply Authority's Integrated Regional Water Supply Master Plan (IRWSMP).
The sources include Cow Pen Slough/Dona Bay, Upper Myakka\Flatford Swamp and Shell Creek. The project will
provide the following:
Identify major supply opportunities in the three source areas
Refine yield estimates
Identify locations for treatment, storage and pipeline facilities
Identify associated opportunities to improve environment
Provide general design criteria for facilities
Develop potential supply configurations and preliminary cost estimates
Benefits
This project and the associated feasibility studies will allow the Authorty to move forward with developing its next water
supply source\sources through their Regional Resource Development program. The program focuses on maximizing
surface water for public supply, reducing development pressure on groundwater in the SWUCA, providing rotational
and reserve capacity for resting sources, and optimizing the regional financial investment in water supply and
transmission capacity.
Costs
The total estimated project cost is $2,500,000. The District's anticipated total funding contribution for the project is
$1,250,000. It is anticipated that, of the District's projected total funding contribution of $1,250,000, the District
Governing Board will contribute $612,500, the Manasota Basin Board will contribute $447,125 (73 percent of the total
basin board contribution), and the Peace River Basin Board will contribute $165,375 (27 percent of the total basin
board contribution). Funding from the Ecosystem Management and Restoration Trust Fund in the amount of $50,000
will be split evenly($25,000/$25,000) between the cooperators to reduce contributions.
Additional Information
The Peace River/Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority (Authority) is comprised of Charlotte, DeSoto, Manatee
and Sarasota Counties. In accordance with its Master Water Supply Contract, the Authority is obligated to timely
develop and deliver new water supply sources and facilities to meet the needs of its customers. Building upon the
planning efforts of the Water Planning Alliance, the District, and Local Governments, the Authority has developed a
draft IRWSMP which will serve as a road-map for meeting Authority member and customer water needs in the future.
The IRWSMP will contain a Regional Resource Development program that will analyze and prioritize potential new
water supply sources within the region. Initially the Authority submitted a FY2008 Cooperative Funding application to
proceed with preliminary engineering of selected regional water supply source(s). After discussions between the
District and Authority staff, the Authority's FY2008 application was revised to only include the feasibility portion of the
Regional Resource Development program. It is anticipated that the Authority will need 20% ($500,000) of the total
project cost in FY2007 and the remainder ($2,000,000) in FY2008. As a result, an out of cycle funding request will be
brought to the June Manasota and Peace River Basin Boards and Governing Board for approval. Upon completion of
the feasibility analysis, the Authority will move forward with final design and construction of the selected source(s). The
first new regional water supply capacity is anticipated to be available in 2017.
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