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

H073
Polk County SWRUSA Carter Rd 1 Billion Gallon Reclaim Storage &
Pumping Station
Project Type WS&R Dev.
AOR(s)
Water Supply
Basin(s) General Fund (District), Alafia River, Peace River
Cooperator(s)
Polk County Utilities
Project Manager NOURANI, MEHRSHAD
Task Manager(s)
Status Withdrawn
Description
This project consists of the planning, design, permitting and construction of a 1-billion gallon, lined storage reservoir
and associated pumping and piping systems to connect to the SWRUSA Reuse System and the City of Lakeland's
wetland disposal system. The reservoir will hold water that is captured from the City's wetland treatment system for
reclaimed water and wet-weather flows from the County's reclaimed water system. The captured water will be later
pumped, filtered and treated to be used for irrigation on residential lawns, commercial landscapes and recreational
grounds. Additional piping to be designed and constructed with this project is 8,150 ft of pipe along Carter Rd from the
reservoir site to connect to the County's reuse transmission line on County Rd 540A. This line will improve pressures
and reliability within the eastern portion of the SWRUSA reclaimed water system and to add additional users. The
project will be undertaken in 3 phases, the first of which would confirm the feasibility and the available yield from a
cooperative Polk County and City of Lakeland reclaim water system and the design of the Carter Rd Extension. The
feasibility study will also determine the number and type of reclaimed water customers for the City of Lakeland (date to
be determined). The second phase, for which FY2009 funds are requested, will provide the design and permitting for
the reservoir system, the execution of an interlocal agreement with the City to share the land and/or right of way, and
to prepare a management plan for the water resource. The third phase will consist of the construction.The County has
2,398 connections (959,200 gpd) in existing or identified future connections that can be served with irrigation water
supplied from this project. The type of customers include residential, industrial and commercial. The number of
customers for the City of Lakeland will be determined upon completion of the feasibility study being conducted
cooperatively by the County and the City.
Benefits
The City's projected potable water demand is 2 MGD and the County has 2,398 connections (959,200 GPD) in existing
reclaimed water dry-lined or identified future connections that could be served with irrigation water supplied from this
project. The related potable offset of the reuse piping along Carter Road is estimated to be 158,000 gallons per day.
Also, this porject will improve pressures and reliability within the eastern portion of the SWRUSA reclaimed water
system and to add additional users.
Costs
Total cost of the project over 3 fiscal years is $18,215,628. Total District share is approximately $9,107,814.
Requested FY2009 funding from the District is $342,500 for the design, and will be shared by the Governing and Basin
Boards associated with the population of Polk County's and Lakeland's service areas that will receive the project
benefits, as follows: Governing Board = $171,250 (50%); Alafia River Basin = $34,250 (10%); Peace River Basin =
$137,000 (40%). The remaining $8,765,314 will be requested for funding in the following years. Alafia River Basin
Board encumbered $36,043 in FY 2009 and Peace River Basin Board encumbered $138,568 in FY2009.
Additional Information
The City's projected demand is 2 million gallons per day and the County has .959 mgd of potable water demand. The
County has identified 2,398 existing and future residential reclaimed water connections with 959,200 gallons per day
reclaimed water flow. The related potable offset of the reuse piping along Carter Road is estimated to be 158,000
gallons per day. The County and the City are currently finalizing an intergovernmental agreement which assigns to
each party responsibility for the cost and maintenance of the system. The County and the City are currently
conducting a feasibility study (not cost to the District) to confirm the benefits and viability of this project. When
finalized, the District will review the study results to confirm District's future funding of this project. The results of the
study will be available by the end of March 2008.
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