Recommendation For Recycling Water in Florida
Prepared for: Tom Petty, Chairman Of The Board Department Of Environmental
Regulation Board
by: Environmental Specialist, Pasco County Florida
November 29, 1996
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Basic background information on water reuse in Florida Reclaiming Waste Water in Florida
As recently as the mid 1960s, secondary treatment and surface water discharges were considered the norm for Florida's wastewater treatment plants.
As the population doubled between 1950 and 1960, and once again between 1960 and
1980, Florida created more treatment plants to keep up. In 1966 there were nearly 600 treatment plants in Florida; by 1986 this had increased to 4,250, and by 1993 this stabilized back down to about 3,500. The vast majority are small with about 80% having a capacity of less than 0.1 MGD. Collectively, they represent only about 3% of the total permitted capacity of all domestic wastewater facilities in the state. This can be a problem since it is usually economically unfeasible for these small plants to be able to provide any sort of water reuse. Another problem is that Florida's warm, slow-moving streams and sensitive lake and esturine require tighter treatment requirements. This has led to an increased interest in land application of treated wastewater and reuse technologies to both clean up the wastewater effluent, and to find …show more content…
The South West Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) is involved in two funding assistance programs. The Cooperative Funding Program will fund up to 50% of the cost of design and construction including pumping, storage, and transmission facilities and reuse master plans. A total of 90 of these projects have been budgeted through Fiscal Year 96. The New Water Sources Initiative
Program provides funding for alternative water supply projects. Nine of the sixteen current projects utilize reclaimed wastewater or storm water. In the SWFWMD region over half of the 180 largest wastewater plants supplied 104 MGD of reclaimed water. This was 33% of the total volume of wastewater generated in the district. In some areas of SWFWMD the demand for reclaimed water now exceeds the available supply. With The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), the five WMDs, and the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) all playing roles in the reuse program, some sort of coordination is needed. This is done by the Reuse
Coordinating Committee. This committee is chaired by DEP's Reuse Coordinator and consists of representatives from the DEP, the WMDs, and the PSC.
Prepared for: Tom Petty, Chairman Of The Board Department Of Environmental
Regulation Board
by: Environmental Specialist, Pasco County Florida
November 29, 1996
Contents …show more content…
Basic background information on water reuse in Florida Reclaiming Waste Water in Florida
As recently as the mid 1960s, secondary treatment and surface water discharges were considered the norm for Florida's wastewater treatment plants.
As the population doubled between 1950 and 1960, and once again between 1960 and
1980, Florida created more treatment plants to keep up. In 1966 there were nearly 600 treatment plants in Florida; by 1986 this had increased to 4,250, and by 1993 this stabilized back down to about 3,500. The vast majority are small with about 80% having a capacity of less than 0.1 MGD. Collectively, they represent only about 3% of the total permitted capacity of all domestic wastewater facilities in the state. This can be a problem since it is usually economically unfeasible for these small plants to be able to provide any sort of water reuse. Another problem is that Florida's warm, slow-moving streams and sensitive lake and esturine require tighter treatment requirements. This has led to an increased interest in land application of treated wastewater and reuse technologies to both clean up the wastewater effluent, and to find …show more content…
The South West Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) is involved in two funding assistance programs. The Cooperative Funding Program will fund up to 50% of the cost of design and construction including pumping, storage, and transmission facilities and reuse master plans. A total of 90 of these projects have been budgeted through Fiscal Year 96. The New Water Sources Initiative
Program provides funding for alternative water supply projects. Nine of the sixteen current projects utilize reclaimed wastewater or storm water. In the SWFWMD region over half of the 180 largest wastewater plants supplied 104 MGD of reclaimed water. This was 33% of the total volume of wastewater generated in the district. In some areas of SWFWMD the demand for reclaimed water now exceeds the available supply. With The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), the five WMDs, and the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) all playing roles in the reuse program, some sort of coordination is needed. This is done by the Reuse
Coordinating Committee. This committee is chaired by DEP's Reuse Coordinator and consists of representatives from the DEP, the WMDs, and the PSC.