Tampa Bay Region - Southwest Florida Water Management District

ecome outmoded for effective reclaimed water supply. Recent re-evaluations confirm that the San Christopher Drive site, on which
the smaller tank is situated, can accommodate two, new 1.0 mg, prestressed concrete, ground storage tanks. (Please refer to the
two site drawings included with this grant request.) With increased storage capacity at this site, the City could both add new
residential reclaimed water customers and further reduce the amount of reclaimed water discharged into St Joseph Sound. For
example, in May 2012, although the City was able to stop discharges to the Sound for short periods of time, it did discharge some
water into the Sound every day and the average rate of discharge was 0.257 mgd. With 2.0 mg storage on the San Christiopher
Drive site, instead of 0.5 mg, the City could have avoided discharges to the Sound for 14 days and used that avoided discharge as
a source of supply to 360 to 400 new customoers. Changing the type and capacity of the storage tanks does not require a change
in the available pumping operations or in a need for additional operations or maintenance staff. The City requests SWFWMD grant
assistance to make this important change for improved water resource management.
Funding Source
Prior Funding
FY2013
Budget
FY2014
Budget
Future
Funding
Total Funding
Applicant Share 880,000 880,000
Pinellas Anclote 880,000 880,000
Total 1,760,000 1,760,000
Matching Fund Reduction
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Timelines
San Christopher Drive Reclaimed Water Storage Tank
Milestone
Projected Date
Project Design 10/25/2013
Begin Project Construction 01/06/2014
Complete Project Construction 09/26/2014
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