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

L627
City of North Port Water Conservation and Retrofit Project
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
This project consists of offering financial incentives to single-family customers for replacing conventional toilets with
water-conserving equivalents, and installing rain sensors on automatic irrigation systems. For customers that
participate in the program, the City also provided approximately 412 low-flow (2.5 gallons per minute, or gpm) shower
heads to replace conventional models (5-7 gpm). The project targeted the replacement of approximately 824
conventional toilets with low-flow toilets, which use up to 1.6 gallons per flush (gpf). The project also targeted the
installation of approximately 412 rain sensor devices. The City provided a $100 credit to the customers' water bill upon
low-flow toilet installation and inspection, and a $50 credit for the purchase and installation of a rain sensor.
Benefits
This project is anticipated to save an estimated 22,145 gallons of water per day. The various devices to be installed for
this project have different life spans. The estimated water savings was calculated using a weighted average based on
the total benefit for the life of the project.
Costs
The total project cost is $137,600, and the Manasota Basin Board approved funding in the amount of $68,800 in
FY2007. The cost amortized at 8 percent over 20 years, is $1.71 per thousand gallons saved (calculated using a
weighted average based on the total benefit for the life of the project).
Additional Information
In addition to providing financial assistance for the installation of low- flow toilets, a goal of this project is to educate all
program participants on methods of indoor water conservation and proper maintenance practices to ensure low flow
toilets remain a water conservative fixture. Educational materials on flapper replacement and other water conservation
techniques will be disseminated to all program particpants. The City plans to hire a consultant to administer the
project.
Prior
Funding
Cumulative FY 2009 FY2010
Transfers Funding Funding
District Budgeted - Ad Valorem Based
Revenue
021 Manasota Basin 72,233 0 1,934 3,033
0 77,200
Project Funds Not Budgeted by the
District
City of North Port 58,500 0 0
0
0 58,500
Total:
Future
Funding
Total
Funding
$135,700
Critical Project Milestones Projected Amended Actual
Draft Agreement to Contract Administration 1/1/07 1/2/07
Draft Agreement returned from Contract Administration 1/31/07 1/9/07
Contract Executed 3/31/07 3/7/07
Notice to Proceed 4/1/07 3/8/07
Basin Board Notification 6/13/07 6/16/07
Rebates Commence 8/1/07 3/1/07
Rebates Complete 8/1/08 10/31/08
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