The Southwest Florida Water Management District Governing Board Tuesday renewed and modified a water use permit (WUP) for the Floral City Water Association.
The modified permit increases the permitted quantities. The previous annual average permitted quantity was 460,000 gallons of water per day (gpd.) The new permitted quantity is 545,000 gpd, which is an increase of 85,000 gpd.
The increase in quantity is based on an estimated increase in population. The permitted quantity will serve a projected population of 5,448 people using an average of 100 gallons per person per day.
The permit also includes the addition of two new wells to replace existing wells that have experienced water quality problems. The city must submit the location information for the new wells and cap the old wells that are not being used.
In addition, the city must conduct metering and submit monthly withdrawal reports to the District.
The permit expires April 29, 2018.