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

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Charlotte County Regional Reclaimed Water Expansion
Project Type WS&R Dev.
AOR(s)
Water Supply, Water Quality
Basin(s) General Fund (District), Peace River
Cooperator(s)
Charlotte County Utilities
Project Manager BADER, TAMMY
Task Manager(s)
Status Ongoing
Description
This is an ongoing multiyear alternative water supply project that involves the design and construction of 46,100 linear
feet of 16-inch diameter and 16,000 linear feet of 12-inch diameter reclaimed water transmission main to be
constructed from the Charlotte County East Port Wastewater Treatment Facility (WWTF), west through Port Charlotte.
The project will also include the design and construction of two 500,000 gallon storage tanks and associated pumping
systems. Customers and reclaimed water use quantities include Charlotte County Stadium (171,000 gpd), Murdock
Junior High School (47,000 gpd), Port Charlotte High School (30,000 gpd), New Challenge School (6,000 gpd),
VOTECH (8,000 gpd), Port Charlotte Middle School (39,000 gpd), Peace River Elementary (37,000 gpd), Riverwood
Golf Club (287,000 gpd)(WUP # 10169), Charlotte County School Board and various offices (294,000), Charlotte
County Administration Center (4,000 gpd)(WUP # 12309), Florida Department of Transportation (28,500 gpd),
McDonough Park (80,000 gpd), Franz Ross Park (25,000 gpd), Charlotte County ball fields and multiple parks (27,000
gpd)(WUP # 8477), and the medians and park strips on Harbor Boulevard, Kings Highway, and US 41 (189,000 gpd).
The remaining customers that will be served receive their water supply from Charlotte County Utilities (WUP # 7104),
which imports approximately 96% of it's water supply from the Peace River Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority
(WUP # 10420).
Benefits
The project will serve recreational/aesthetic and commercial customers to utilize approximately 1,272,500 gpd of
reclaimed water and offset approximately 954,250 gpd of traditional supply from the intermediate aquifer.
Costs
The total eligible project cost is $7,250,000, and the District is requested to fund 50 percent, or $3,625,000. Because
this is part of a regional effort to increase the use of reclaimed water, the Peace River Basin budgeted $221,625 in
FY2004, $600,000 in FY2006, $654,525 in FY2008, $272,719 in FY2009 and $211,804 in FY2010 and the Governing
Board budgeted $221,625 in FY2004, $600,000 in FY2006, $654,525 in FY2008, $272,719 in FY2009 and $211,803 in
FY2010 for this Water Supply and Resource Development Project. Funds in the amount of $400,000 in
FY2006, $436,350 in FY2008 and $243,660 in FY2010 (transferred from cancelled Coastal River Basin Project
L812) have been allocated to the project from the Water Protection and Sustainability Trust Fund Program, these
funds will be applied equally to reduce the Peace River Basin Board and Governing Board cost share. The cost-benefit
is $1.83/1,000 gallons, amortized over 30 years at eight percent interest.
Additional Information
This project is proposed for construction in three phases. The capacity of the East Port WRF is 5.0 mgd, and it
produces approximately 3.4 mgd of reuse flow. In addition to the immediate offset benefits described above, this
project comprises approximately two thirds of the necessary transmission main to interconnect the county's East Port
WWTF with the county's West Port WWTF located on the Cape Haze peninsula. Future interconnection and
expansion projects are anticipated to begin in the FY2010 time frame. Of the total project cost of $7,250,000,
approximately 86 percent ($6,250,000) is expected to be needed for construction, and the remainder ($1,000,000) for
design and administration.
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