A project funded by the Southwest Florida Water Management District and the Englewood Water District will bring reclaimed water to the 73 homes in Englewoods Park Forest subdivision.
The project includes the design and construction of more than 3,800 linear feet of reclaimed water transmission lines.
This project is expected to provide approximately 43,800 gallons per day (gpd) of reclaimed water to meet the current demands of the residential customers, which will offset approximately 21,900 gpd of potable water being used for landscape irrigation.
This project is estimated to cost $240,000, which will be divided equally between the District and the Englewood Water District. The Districts funding is mainly from the Manasota Basin Board, with $5,000 from the state’s Water Protection and Sustainability Trust Fund.
Construction is scheduled to begin in August and is expected to be complete by December 2008.
Reclaimed water is wastewater that has received at least secondary treatment and is used for a beneficial purpose, such as irrigation. By offsetting demand for ground water and surface water, this alternative, non-traditional water source reduces stress on environmental systems, provides economic benefits by delaying costly water system expansions, and eliminates the need to discharge wastewater effluent to surface waters.