Tampa Bay Region - Southwest Florida Water Management District

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Benefits: Operation of a reclaimed water system requires the ability to meet a variable demand with a variable supply. Facilities available to help manage the difference in supply and demand include system storage, disposal, and alternative supplies. Lacking a sufficient combination of these facilities, reclaimed water suppliers must restrict commitments so that they do not run out of reclaimed water. Plant City disposes of excess water by surface discharge, maintains up to 8 million gallons of finished product water to maintain a reliable supply, and uses 12.5 million gallons of existing pond volume to provide up to a week of seasonal storage. This system currently provides for a very reliable supply, however the City has determined that further significant increases in irrigation, commercial, or industrial reclaimed water demand will require concurrent increases in wastewater flow, or further system balancing through increased seasonal storage, use of alternative water supply, or both. This project seeks to maximize use of existing supplies through development of these storage and alternative water supply options. The amount of the potential benefit, in terms of increased reclaimed water supply available for irrigation, commercial, or industrial use, will be estimated in the completion of this study. Costs: The cost of this feasibility study is estimated at $40,000. Describe your organizations efforts in developing, implementing and enforcing water conservation and flood protection ordinances. The City encourages potable water conservation through a conservation rate structure and through enforcement of water restrictions by the Plant City Police Department. The City's Water Conservation ordinance requires all potable water users consuming 25,000 GPD or more to develop and submit a water conservation plan. Conservation of reclaimed water is encouraged through metering all services and the use of a conservation rate structure. The City's Water Conservation program includes educational efforts to encourage the efficient use of both potable and reclaimed water. Water conservation education activities include a combination of presentations to community organizations and one-on-one meetings with individual residential and commercial customers exhibiting unusually high water use. The City has also recently implemneted a Water Budget for irrigation of City owned and managed properties. Examples of some of the City's reclaimed water program brocures are provided in the attached documents. New developments are required to install reclaimed water infrastructure as a condition of their development approvals, where the City expects that reclaimed water supply will be reasonably available. Funding Source Prior Funding FY2013 Budget FY2014 Budget Future Funding Total Funding Alafia River 20,000 20,000 Applicant Share 20,000 20,000 Total 40,000 40,000 Matching Fund Reduction Check here if requesting a reduction in matching funds requirement pursuant to s.288.06561, F.S. Timelines Feasibility Study Milestone Projected Date Initiate Study 01/30/2013 Complete Study 07/30/2014 116

Return to TOC SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT FY2014 COOPERATIVE FUNDING INITIATIVE APPLICATION FORM Project Name Pasco County ULV Toilet Rebate Program - Seventh Phase Project Number N553 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 X Conservation 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: This is a seventh year funding request for a toilet rebate project that offers financial incentives to water customers within Pasco County Utility's service area to replace existing high-volume (3.5 gallons per flush or higher) with ultra-low flow (ULF) and highefficiency (HET) models to save potable water. the FY2014 project proposes to retorfit and rebate up to an additional 400 toilets through an outside contracted consultant. Depending on the program's continued success, the Utilities Department may continue the program for additional years. The District's 50 percent share will come from the Coastal Rivers ($15,000), Hillsborough River ($15,000), Pinellas-Anclote River ($5,000) and Withlacoochee River ($5,000) basins. Pasco County's share is $40,000. In a 2005 public opinion survey conducted by Tampa Bay Water, about 60 percent of Pasco County residents surveyed indicated they would be willing to participate in a rebate program of low-flow toilets. A low-flow shower head replacement component will be included with this program. The ULV Toilet Rebate Program is also part of Pasco County's overall 5-year Water Conservation Plan. As a plumbing rebate projects have been oigoing in counties surrounding Pasco County, high citizen demand for such a program has been developing in recent years. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) completed a list of standards to help consumers select properly performing models. The County understands they must ensure the models associated with this project will meet the EPA standards in order to be eligible for District funding as part of the project. 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 ordinance is by designated County personnel and law enforcement officers. During Water Year 2012, 100% of Pasco County Utilities' wastewater was reused. The bulk rate charged for the use of reclaimed water is $0.47 per 1,000 gallons (normal rate), $0.21 per 1,000 gallons (surplus rate), and a flat rate of $10.26 per month residential irrigation. Pasco County's potable water rates are applied in a water conservation inclining block rate. County Ordinance 93-16 requires each new development to construct a reclaimed water distribution system as a condition of wastewater service when the development is within designated areas in the Reclaimed Water Master Plan and when providing the development with reclaimed water supply is determined in the best interest 117

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