A project funded by the Southwest Florida Water Management District and the Town of Dundee will bring reclaimed water to approximately 1,821 residential customers and several commercial customers within Dundee.
The Dundee Reclaimed Water Use System Project includes the construction of 18,800 linear feet of reclaimed water transmission main line, a high service pump station and two 2.25 million gallon storage tanks.
This project will provide approximately 370,000 gallons of reclaimed water per day (gpd) for irrigation. This reclaimed water is expected to offset the need for potable water for irrigation by 180,000 gpd.
The project is a cooperatively funded effort between Dundee and the District’s Peace River Basin Board. The partners anticipate that the total cost of the project will be $4 million.
The town has submitted this project for Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI) consideration. REDI funds are available to communities with demonstrated economic disadvantages. Traditional cooperative funding projects are a 50/50 cost share. REDI projects are a 25/75 cost share.
Because this is a REDI project, the District has agreed to fund approximately $3 million. Dundee will pay project costs prior to requesting reimbursement from the District. In fiscal year (FY) 2006, the District’s Peace River Basin Board committed $205,774 in financial assistance. The town must request the remaining funding each year, based on the annual project costs.
Dundee is responsible for $1 million and any costs that exceed $4 million.
The town is seeking additional outside funding to complete the project.
Dundee will begin designing the project by August. Construction is scheduled to begin by March 31, 2008 and be complete by December 31, 2008.