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

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North Port Water Conservation and Retrofit Program
Project Type Cooperative Funding
AOR(s)
Water Supply
Basin(s) Manasota
Cooperator(s)
City of North Port - Public Utilities
Project Manager MUSICARO, MELISSA
Task Manager(s)
Status Ongoing
Description
The project consists of providing financial incentives for water customers that install water saving devices including low
volume toilets, low volume showerheads and rain sensors. The City currently services 15,000 potable water accounts,
with a large increase anticipated over the next 20 years. The objectives of the retrofit program are to reduce water
demand and provide financial incentives for the retrofitting of an estimated 140 homes. As an incentive to sign-up for
the program, the City plans to provide the shower heads for their customers if the owner agrees to purchase and install
a low volume toilets. The City will provide an estimated $100 credit to the customers water bill upon low volume toilet
installation. The City will also participate in paying half the cost of rain sensors, upon inspection of installed sensors.
Benefits
The various devices to be installed for this project have different life spans. Therefore, the estimated water savings
was determined using a weighted average. The estimated total water savings over the 20 year life of the project is
7,525 gpd.
Costs
The total project cost for the FY2006 project is $50,000. The City of North Port approved funding in the amount
of $25,000 from the Manasota Basin Board. The total cost/benefit is estimated to be $1.83 per 1,000 gallons saved
over a 20 year period.
Prior
Funding
Cumulative FY 2009 FY2010
Transfers Funding Funding
District Budgeted - Ad Valorem Based
Revenue
021 Manasota Basin 29,516 0 645
0
0 30,161
Project Funds Not Budgeted by the
District
City of North Port 25,000 0 0
0
0 25,000
Total:
Future
Funding
Total
Funding
$55,161
Critical Project Milestones Projected Amended Actual
Draft Agreement to Contract Administration: 1/31/06 3/21/06
Draft Agreement returned from Contract Administration: 2/28/06 3/28/06
Contract Executed: 5/31/06 5/1/06
Rebates Commence: 5/31/06 6/30/06
Basin Board Notification: 6/1/06 8/9/06
Notice to Proceed: 6/1/06 5/3/06
Rebates Complete: 11/30/07 7/1/07
Project Complete: 12/31/08
Contract Termination: 5/1/09
Status As Of: August 31, 2009
The Agreement was executed in May 2006. The toilet rebates are complete, with a total of 280 toilets installed. A total of
280 low flow showerheads have been distributed. The City has received 90% of the customer satisfaction surveys that
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