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

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City of Lakeland Plumbing Retrofit Project - Phase II
Project Type Cooperative Funding
AOR(s)
Water Supply
Basin(s) Alafia River, Hillsborough River, Peace River
Cooperator(s)
City of Lakeland
Project Manager WHITE, BRENT
Task Manager(s)
WHITE, BRENT
Status Ongoing
Description
This project offers financial incentives to up to 2,000 residential water customers within the City of Lakeland's service
area for replacement of existing high-volume indoor plumbing fixtures including showerheads (replacing those using
4.0 gallons per minute (gpm) or greater with those using 2.5 gpm or less), faucet aerators (3.0 gpm or greater with 2.2
gpm in kitchens and 1.5 gpm in bathrooms) and toilets (3.5 gallons per flush (gpf) or greater with 1.6 gpf or lower).
Approximately 82 percent of Lakeland's 47,145 residential accounts were built or improved prior to 1995 (~38,770
homes), making them eligible for plumbing retrofit incentives.
Benefits
This project will provide an estimated potable water savings of 82,656 gallons per day (gpd), or approximately 30.16
million gallons per year. The toilet savings is estimated to be 48,888 gpd, the aerators 20,412 gpd and the
showerheads 13,356 gpd.
Costs
The total cost for this project is $293,260 with the District 50 percent funding level allocated amongst the Peace River
Basin Board ($50,000), the Hillsborough River Basin Board ($64,420) and the Alafia River Basin Board ($32,210). The
City of Lakeland's 50 percent share is $146,630. The cost benefit for the project amortized using a weighted average
due to the varying life expectancies of the retrofit devices is $1.01 per 1,000 gallons saved.
Additional Information
Single family residences will be offered up to two toilet rebates per home while multi-family dwellings, with appropriate
representation, will be encouraged to replace all devices at one time. The City of Lakeland will provide actual billing
data, ensure 100 percent fixture inspection, conduct a scientifically significant survey to determine customer
satisfaction with low-volume devices and institute an education program designed to assist customers in long-term
maintenance related to water savings. The educational portion will provide participants with materials on leak
detection and replacement of devices at the end of the life cycle. The marketing for the project began February 1,
2009 with the Phase 1 of the Project, and the distribution of the kits will begin no later than October 1, 2009. The
water savings associated with this project should affect public supply water demand, most notably Water Use Permit
#4912. This permit is for 30.2 MGD. This project is located within the Southern Water Use Caution Area and is
consistent with basin Comprehensive Watershed Management (CWM) priorities.
Prior
Funding
Cumulative FY 2009 FY2010
Transfers Funding Funding
District Budgeted - Ad Valorem Based
Revenue
011 Alafia River Basin 0 0 0 32,210
0 32,210
013 Hillsborough River Basin 0 0 0 64,420
0 64,420
020 Peace River Basin 0 0 0 52,441
0 52,441
Project Funds Not Budgeted by the
District
City of Lakeland 0 0 0 146,630
0 146,630
Total:
Future
Funding
Total
Funding
$295,701
Critical Project Milestones Projected Amended Actual
020 - Peace River Basin 336