TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: John Morgan, Environmental Services Director
THROUGH: Donald B. Cooper, City Manager
DATE: November 15, 2016
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APPROVAL OF A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT FOR PROVIDING SUPPLEMENTARY FUNDING FOR THE AREA 12C RECLAIMED WATER SYSTEM EXPANSION PROJECT, PROJECT NO. 2016-024, IN THE AMOUNT OF $400,000, AS PART OF THEIR COOPERATIVE FUNDING PROGRAM FOR ALTERNATIVE WATER SUPPLY
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Motion to approve and execute a grant agreement with the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) for providing supplementary funding for the Area 12C Reclaimed Water System expansion project in the amount of $400,000, Project No. 2016-024, as part of their Cooperative Funding Program for Alternative Water Supply (AWS).
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Background:
Since 2004, the City has implemented an annual program for expansion of its reclaimed water distribution system for the purpose of providing an alternative irrigation source to City utility customers. Under the AWS Program, SFWMD was able to provide supplemental funding for each of our expansion projects in previous years. In March 2016, the City was notified by SFWMD that the AWS program was accepting applications for projects proposed for construction in fiscal year 2017/2018. The City submitted an application to request funding assistance for the Area 12C Reclaimed Water system expansion; which the City Commission ratified at the June 21, 2016 City Commission meeting. Area 12C encompasses the area on the barrier island south of Atlantic Avenue, from Lewis Cove to Del-Haven Drive, and the area along A1A from Casuarina Road south to Hibiscus Road. The final design of the project is nearing completion, with the current estimated cost of construction at $1,200,000.
At the September 8, 2016 meeting, the SFWMD Board approved the grant recipients under this program which included the City of Delray Beach for the Area 12C Reclaimed Wat...
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