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

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Polk County Aquifer Recharge Project to Relieve Flooding and
Augment GW Supplies
Prior Cumulative FY 2009 FY2010
Funding Transfers Funding Funding
District Budgeted - Ad Valorem Based
Revenue
134,856 0 4,491 6,293
020 Peace River Basin 660,000 805,640
Project Funds Not Budgeted by the
District
Polk County 125,000 0 0 32,500
0 157,500
Total:
Future
Funding
Total
Funding
$963,140
Critical Project Milestones Projected Amended Actual
Contract Development
Governing Board Approval 9/26/06 9/26/06
1st Draft SOW Submitted 9/27/06 9/27/06
2nd Draft SOW Submitted 10/25/06 10/25/06
3rd Draft SOW Submitted 1/16/07 1/16/07
Execute Contract 7/11/07 7/11/07
MSA between County and Ardaman Signed 8/29/07 8/29/07
Feasibility Study
Complete Wells (2) and Monitor Wells Installation 8/11/07 11/30/08 6/30/09
Surficial Aquifer Performance Test 10/11/07 9/18/09
Complete WQ and Data Collection; Interpretation/Analysis 10/11/08 10/30/10
Report Preparation and Review 2/11/09 3/31/11
Complete Upper Floridan Aquifer Monitor Wells Installation (2) 2/11/09 12/30/10
Contract Close-out 9/30/09 9/30/11
Status As Of: August 28, 2009
County facilities staff have installed the electrical poles and panels at both sites and connected power. The preliminary
sediment and hydrological analyses were completed and written reports were provided. The data was evaluated to
develop well construction specifications. Drilling was completed at both the Lake Gwyn and Cypresswood sites. A
step-drawdown test was completed on March 11, 2009 at the Cypresswood site to determine specific capacity and well
efficiency, which was used to estimate the required pump size for the well. Progress was delayed, because the water
from the Lake Gwyn site well was turbid and required additional development before the pump could be installed. Pump
installations are now complete and sampling commenced on August 19, 2009 at both sites. The project manager
received the third invoice on June 8, 2009 and has noted issues that are currently being addressed with the cooperator.
ACTION-TO-DATE: Delayed. The project has been delayed as noted in the status above. In addition, the Upper Floridan
aquifer wells will not be installed until 12 months of sampling have been completed on the test wells that have already
been installed, and there is reasonable assurance that this project will be permitted. An information request concerning
the Accelerate Florida Program was mailed to the cooperator on October 15, 2008. The District's project manger
followed up with emails on January 16, 2009, February 9, 2009, and February 19, 2009 and multiple phone calls to
request a response to the letter. The County responded with the following email, dated February 25, 2009: "All activities
will be accelerated to the highest extent possible. All wells have been developed satisfactorily at the Cypresswood site,
however further development is necessary at the Lake Gwyn site. Rather than wait for wells at both sites to be developed
before proceeding, we will move forward with capacity testing at Cypresswood, then groundwater sampling once pumps
are set. We will continue to develop the wells at Lake Gwyn and proceed once that is accomplished. The sampling
schedules will be staggered, but it will accelerate activities at Cypresswood. Groundwater sampling turn-around times will
be maximized, as will reporting of those results."
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