Polk County
Southeast
Regional Wellfield
Water Supply Challenges
Polk County, Florida
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Central Florida (Landlocked)
554 Lakes
Headwaters to Multiple Rivers (Low Volume)
17 municipalities
6 individual County Utility Service Areas
Traditional Groundwater Source Limited by
Restrictions
Commitment from both SWFWMD &
SFWMD ED’s to assist Polk in 3 ways
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Comprehensive Water Supply Plan
Testing of the Lower Floridan in SE Polk
Inter district Coordination on Kissimmee
River
Regulatory Constraints
• Hillsborough River
Groundwater Basin
• 2 % of Polk
• No impacts allowed
in UFA
Regulatory Constraints
• Stress Lakes
• 10% of Polk
• No impacts allowed in
UFA & SA (0.044 Ft)
Regulatory Constraints
• Southern Water Use
Caution Area
• 45% of Polk
• No impacts on the
Most Impacted Area
Regulatory Constraints
• Proposed Kissimmee
River Reservation
• 24% of Polk
• No impacts allowed in
UFA & SA
Regulatory Constraints
• Green Swamp Area of
Critical Concern
• 13% of Polk
• No impact in SA
Polk County Comprehensive Water
Supply Plan
SWFWMD & SFWMD Co-funded Focus was to Find
Sources of Supply:
 Identified Regional Projects
 Tampa Bay Water
 STOPR (Cypress Lakes)
 SE Wellfield
 Peace River / Land Use Transition
 Associated Transmission Piping
Project Water Demands – County Wide
200
Water Demand
Water Quantity (MGD)
Permitted Public Water Supply
180
Projected Deficit
160
140
120
2018
2019
110.8 MGD
114.2
100
80
60
2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045 2050
Time (years)
2010
2045
2040
2035
2030
2025
2020
2015
2050
Projected Water Demand
Overall Implementation Plan
Water Demand
Permitted Water Supply
Time
Northeast
8-10 MGD
Southeast
15- 30 MGD
Central
6-12 MGD
SFWMD/SWFWMD Cooperative
Water Resource Development
• SFWMD & SWFWMD have shown a Polk Southeast
Regional Wellfield in Regional Water supply Plans:
• 2010 SWFWMD Regonal Water Supply Plan
• 2009 Polk County Comprehensive Water Supply
Plan
• 2007 Water Use Permits required use of Kissimmee
River
• 2006 SWFWMD Regional Water Supply Plan
• 2005 SFWMD Kissimmee Basin Plan
SWFWMD New Water Supply
Initiative Funds
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Coordination with SWFWMD to Establish Co-operative Funding
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Encumbrance of Funds from the reserves
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Potential Partnership Agreements to secure funds and establish
project financing
Southeast Wellfield Background
1. City of Auburndale
2. City of Eagle Lake
3. City of Frostproof
4. City of Haines City
5. City of Lake Alfred
6. City of Davenport
7. City of Lake Wales
8. City of Winter Haven
9. PCU- ERUSA
10.PCU NERUSA
11.PCU SERUSA
12.Town of Dundee
13.Town of Lake Hamilton
Southeast Wellfield Background
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Potential for 30 MGD
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3 Phases of Development
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Hard Water and High Sulfate Levels
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May require advanced treatment
Southeast Regional Wellfield
Critical Path
• 2011 to 2012 SWFWMD Partnership Agreement & SFWMD Permitting
• 2012 to 2013 Municipal Partnership Agreements
• 2013 to 2016 Preliminary Route Analysis, Distribution System & Facility
Design, Construction of SWFWMD Lower Floridan Wells
• 2017 to 2019 Land & Right-of-Way Acquisition
• 2020 to 2022 Final Design & Construction of Wells 2 to 5
• 2021 Construction of Wells Construction & Raw Water System
• 2023 to 2025 Construction of 10 MGD Facility & Distribution System
• 2026 10 MGD Operational
• 2033 20 MGD Operational
• 2041 30 MGD Operational
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