The Southwest Florida Water Management District Governing Board Tuesday issued a water use permit (WUP) to Pasco County to supplement its reclaimed water system until its reclaimed water storage reservoirs are complete.
The permit is for an annual average of 500,000 gallons of water per day (gpd) to be drawn from three new wells. Irrigation demands currently exceed the amount of available reclaimed water in Pasco County.
The permit requires the county to follow two-day-per-week watering restrictions since the reclaimed water system is being augmented with ground water. However, the District is currently under the one-day-per-week restrictions through June 30.
In addition, the city must submit monthly withdrawal reports to the District.
The permit will expire May 27, 2012 or when the countys Land O Lakes and Boyette reclaimed water storage reservoirs are operational.