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SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
FY2014 COOPERATIVE FUNDING INITIATIVE APPLICATION FORM
Project Name
Pasco County - Heritage Pines Residential Reclaimed Water Service
Project Number N547
Cooperator
Pasco County
Department
Utilities
Contact Person Pamela Wright
Address
7536 State Street
City Sate Zip New Port Richey, FL 34654
Phone #
727-847-8145 ext7825
Email
pwright@pascocountyfl.net
Project Type:
X Water Supply Water Quality Flood Protection Natural Systems
Strategic Initiatives:
Water Quality Maintenance and Improvement Water Quality Monitoring
Alternative Water Supply Conservation
X Reclaimed Water Regional Water Supply Planning
Emergency Flood Response Floodplain Management
Minimum Flows and Level Establishment and Monitoring Minimum Flows and Levels Recovery
Natural Systems Conservation and Restoration Natural Systems Identification and Monitoring
Indicate All Counties to Benefit From Project:
Charlotte Citrus Desoto Hardee Hernando Highlands Hillsborough Lake
Levy Manatee Marion X Pasco Pinellas Sarasota Sumter Polk
Project Description:
Heritage Pines has 29 villages that currently irrigates their properties with groundwater from irrigation wells or potable water from
the County's distribution system. Recently, some of these wells have started to fail leaving these villages with little to no irrigation
source. Pasco County has a significant network of reclaimed water transmission piping installed throughout the Heritage Pines
community, which currently provides reuse water to the golf course and clubhouse ponds. Due to the unique and favorable
opportunity to retrofit the existing residential irrigation system, the community has approached the County requesting a cooperative
funding project to provide reclaimed water service. The County has excess reclaimed water available for irrigation purposes and is
very interested in providing the service to this community.
The project will consist of the installation of approximately 2,700 linear feet of 10-inch diameter reclaimed water main; installation of
approximately 1,800 linear feet of 6-inch diameter reclaimed water main; installation of approximately 1,600 linear feet of 4-inch
diameter reclaimed water main; installation of branched piping interconnects between the County's reclaimed water system piping
and the existing irrigation piping within each village; and installation of small diameter irrigation piping within the villages that
currently have no dedicated irrigation system piping (2-inch diameter piping). The total project cost is estimated to be $1,266,600.
The project funding is proposed to be provided by Heritage Pines CDD ($633,300) and Southwest Florida Water Management
District ($633,300). The project will supply 435,000 gallons per day for the villages within Heritage Pines. The estimated cost/
benefit amortized at 8 percent over 30 years is $0.70 per thousand gallons offset.
Pasco County will be the cooperator on the agreement, however after the completion of the project, Heritage Pines CDD will
reimburse the County for the local share of the project ($633,300).
Describe your organizations efforts in developing, implementing and enforcing water conservation and flood protection
ordinances.
Pasco County adopted Ordinance 01-08 requiring the following: one day/week irrigation restrictions for potable water; curtailed use
of potable water for irrigation when rain has occurred within 24 hours; scheduled availability and restricted use of reclaimed water
irrigation to distribute limited supply to as many customers as possible; washing of non-business, personal vehicles only using low
volume methods and over non-impervious surfaces; prohibiting aesthetic uses of water unless such use also provides a necessary
aeration or water quality benefit; and the use of reclaimed water for road construction activities when available. Enforcement of this
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