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SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
FY2014 COOPERATIVE FUNDING INITIATIVE APPLICATION FORM
Project Name
Feasibility and Pilot Testing - City of Clearwater - Groundwater Replenishment Project - Phase II
Project Number N179
Cooperator
City of Clearwater
Department
Contact Person Elliot Shoberg
Address
100 South Myrtle Ave.
City Sate Zip Clearwter, FL 337585520
Phone # 727-562-4748
Email
elliot.shoberg@myclearwater.com
Project Type:
X Water Supply X Water Quality Flood Protection Natural Systems
Strategic Initiatives:
X Water Quality Maintenance and Improvement Water Quality Monitoring
X Alternative Water Supply 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 Pasco X Pinellas Sarasota Sumter Polk
Project Description:
This alternative water supply project is for the analysis, design and construction of a salinity barrier and aquifer recharge system to
both protect and supplement groundwater supplies within the Floridan aquifer and in the City of Clearwater service area
boundaries. The salinity barrier concept will reduce or eliminate salt water intrusion from the Gulf of Mexico and/or Tampa Bay
while any recharge will rely upon the geotechnical conditions to act as a natural buffer between the injection points and other
permitted withdrawal points. This raw groundwater withdrawn from the Floridan aquifer will continue to be the primary source of
potable drinking water after treatment in the City of Clearwater, considering the City's plans to expand local production.
The groundwater replenishment project will help to extend the useful life of the City of Clearwater's current and future wellfield and
may result in the ability to increase permitted withdrawl quantities if hydrologic modeling and actual field test results indicate the
increased withdrawal volumes will have a net positive impact upon the environment and other permitted users. A preliminary
feasibility study has been conducted and funded by the City ($100,000), a formal feasibility study has been cooperatively funded by
the District, and the Pilot and Testing Phase is currently under contract, cooperatively funded with the District ($3,072,500). For
fiscal years FY2013 and FY2014, the District is funding 50% of the pilot and test phase costs ($743,125 and $793,125) including
design permitting, construction and testing of a pilot water purification plant, pilot injection water treatment system, test injection
well and monitoring well system along with continuing public outreach efforts. Of the total project costs ($27,493,000),
approximately 81.2 percent ($22,334,250) is expected to be needed for construction with 3.6 percent ($1,000,000) utilized for
Public Outreach and Education and the remainder for design and administration.
Describe your organizations efforts in developing, implementing and enforcing water conservation and flood protection
ordinances.
The City of Clearwater has an impressive track record of developing, implementing and enforcing water conservation measures.
The City has met the requirements of the Northern Tampa bay Water Use Caution Area stipulations included in its Water Use
Permit. The 2011 Water Year compliance per capita water consumption for the City of Clearwater was 76 gpcd. This is well below
the required 130 gpcd for Year 2001 required in the Water Use Caution Area regulations. The City has also implemented a
consumptive use rate structure in October 2006 to ensure efficient use of reclaimed water which reduces the use of potable water
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