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

H091
Polk County SWRUSA Reclaimed Water Connection to TECO
Project Type WS&R Dev.
AOR(s)
Water Supply, Water Quality
Basin(s) General Fund (District), Alafia River, Peace River
Cooperator(s)
Project Manager RAMOY, ALISON
Task Manager(s)
Status Ongoing
ARMSTRONG, BRIAN, SCOTT, KATHY, GOODWIN, AUDRIE
Description
This regional alternative supply project consists of the design and construction of a pipeline from the reclaimed water
system in the Polk County Southwest Regional Utilities Service Area (SWRUSA) to the infrastructure associated with
the project delivering reclaimed water from the City of Lakeland to the Tampa Electric Company (TECO) Polk Power
Station. The pipeline sizes and diameters, and the reclaimed water flows and offsets, are being determined. This
project is related to the Regional Reclaimed Water Partnership Initiative (H076), which is designed to maximize
reclaimed water flows not currently being beneficially used by the City of Lakeland, and potentially other utilities, such
as Polk County, Plant City, Mulberry and Hillsborough County. This interconnect will expand the regional infrastructure
of Phase I of the H076 project, which currently includes the design and construction of approximately 15 miles of
reclaimed water transmission main from the City of Lakeland's wastewater effluent wetland treatment system to the
Tampa Electric Company's (TECO) Polk Power Station (WUP# 11747) for power generation expansion (Unit 6).
Benefits
Reclaimed water flows from the Polk County SWRUSA will provide an alternative source of water for cooling and other
purposes at the TECO Polk Power Station.
Costs
The total cost for the project is estimated to be $2,500,000, and the District is being asked to fund 50 percent, or
$1,250,000. The funding approved for FY2010, includes $276,512 from the Governing Board, $138,256 from the
Alafia River Basin Board, and $138,256 from the Peace River Basin Board, for a total of $553,024 in District funding.
An additional $833,332 in Water Restoration Action Plan Funds will be transferred from H080 to the project, effectively
reducing the District's Ad Valorem and cooperator's share to $833,334 each. H080 was established to fund projects
identified in the Polk County Comprehensive Water Supply Plan once the plan was completed.
Additional Information
Polk County and TECO have begun discussions regarding a service agreement for the reclaimed water flows.
District Budgeted - Ad Valorem Based
Revenue
010 General Fund (Districtwide) 0 416,666 0 276,556
0 693,222
011 Alafia River Basin 0 0 0 138,438
0 138,438
020 Peace River Basin 0 208,333 0 138,450
0 346,783
District Budgeted - Outside Revenue
State Approp - WRAP - Prior Year
Funds
Prior
Funding
Cumulative FY 2009 FY2010
Transfers Funding Funding
0 0 0 208,333
0
208,333
Project Funds Not Budgeted by the
District
Polk County 0 0 0 533,024 300,310 833,334
Status As Of: September 03, 2009
Total:
Future
Funding
District staff is awaiting receipt of a Scope of Work, which will include the Project Milestones, from the county to include
020 - Peace River Basin 237
Total
Funding
$2,220,110