Supporting Documents (Data and Analysis) - Satellite Beach
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een identified at 30 MGD <strong>and</strong> the Florida Aquifer source at 6.5 MGD with a 6.5 MGD expansion<br />
by 2000. The present treatment plant capacity is 26.5 MGD with the projected dem<strong>and</strong> in 2010 being<br />
20.43 MGD. The following are City of Melbourne Water Production <strong>and</strong> Distribution figures as<br />
reported by the City of Melbourne:<br />
• Number of Customers: 150,000<br />
• Daily Water Production Permitted Capacity: 26.5 million gallons (Surface Water Plant: 20<br />
MGD, Reverse Osmosis Groundwater Plant: 5.0 MGD, RO Blend: 1.5 MGD)<br />
• Average Daily Dem<strong>and</strong>: 15.2 million gallons<br />
• Number of Storage Facilities: 9 (4 elevated storage tanks, 5 ground storage tanks)<br />
• Number of Production Wells: 3<br />
• Number of Pumping Stations: 4<br />
• Miles of Water Main: 2,127<br />
• Number of Fire Hydrants: 5,000<br />
• Number of Water Meters: 54,998<br />
• Number of Backflow Preventers: 2,553<br />
The City of Melbourne supplies drinking water for its population of about 77,000 <strong>and</strong> also for<br />
citizens located in surrounding cities <strong>and</strong> population centers in South Brevard County. This<br />
distribution service area is approximately 100 square miles <strong>and</strong> includes water service within its<br />
corporate limits <strong>and</strong> also has franchise agreements to serve Melbourne Village, Melbourne <strong>Beach</strong>,<br />
<strong>Satellite</strong> <strong>Beach</strong>, Indialantic, Indian Harbour <strong>Beach</strong> <strong>and</strong> some unincorporated areas. The City also has<br />
sold wholesale water to the City of Palm Bay <strong>and</strong> still sells to West Melbourne, which both own <strong>and</strong><br />
operate their own distribution systems. The city has an agreement with Patrick Air Force Base for<br />
water service on an as-needed basis, as well as a reciprocal agreement with the City of Cocoa for<br />
emergency water supply. Current water accounts total close to 56,000, which equates to an<br />
equivalent customer base of approximately 150,000 persons.<br />
The average daily water dem<strong>and</strong> for the City's system is approximately 15.2 million gallons per day,<br />
with a maximum dem<strong>and</strong> flow rate of 17.9 million gallons per day <strong>and</strong> a maximum peak hourly<br />
dem<strong>and</strong> of approximately 22.9 million gallons per day; this is a reduction 3.3 gallons per day from<br />
the previous year (2006) when the maximum peak hourly dem<strong>and</strong> was 26.2 MGD. These dem<strong>and</strong><br />
conditions are met by two water treatment facilities with two ground storage tanks, five elevated<br />
storage tanks, <strong>and</strong> three booster pump stations with on-site storage facilities.<br />
Currently, two water treatment plants (WTPs) are owned <strong>and</strong> operated by the City of Melbourne: the<br />
John A. Buckley Surface Water Treatment Plant which treats surface water from Lake Washington<br />
that is a part of the St. Johns River, <strong>and</strong> the Joe Mullins Reverse Osmosis (R/O) Treatment Facility<br />
which uses a reverse osmosis treatment system to treat ground water drawn from the Floridan<br />
Aquifer.<br />
Water treated at the John A. Buckley Surface Water Treatment Plant is pumped from Lake<br />
Washington, which is the third uppermost of the naturally connected upper St. Johns River lakes.<br />
The lake is one of the few surface water supplies of drinking water in Florida. The John A. Buckley<br />
Surface Water Treatment Plant can produce 20 million gallons of drinking water per day. The facility<br />
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