TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA
TITLE: Approve the Twenty (20) Year Projected Water Demand Report for Submittal to the Peace River Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority (PRMRWSA).
Recommended Action
Approve the twenty (20) year projected water demand report for submittal to the Peace River Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority (PRMRWSA).
Background Information
Pursuant to the Peace River Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority (PRMRWSA) Master Water Supply Contract (MWSC), Section 11, each customer of the PRMRWSA is asked to submit a report by January 15th of each year that identifies the following:
• Total projected water demand by Contract Year for the next 20 years;
• That portion of the total 20 year demand the customer requires the PRMRWSA to fulfill in terms of Annual Average Daily Quantity, Peak Month Average Daily Quantity and Maximum Daily Quantity;
• The basis for each projection.
This information is used to develop future total regional demands and is used as the basis for future development of sources. The PRMRWSA will use the projections as the basis for the planning and cost sharing for new water supply, storage, and treatment capital projects.
Staff recommends keeping the projected water needed from PRMRWSA at the current 2.865 mgd through contract year 2044. These numbers are reflected on the 2023 Annual Water Demand/Supply Sources Projections attached. The number is found in the column with the heading “Peace River Schedule B (MGD)”. It is also recommended to keep the City’s future water request from PRMRWSA at zero. This number can be found on the same attachment in the column with the heading, “Peace River Schedule C (MGD)”. Keeping this number at zero does not lead to a financial commitment by the City to develop a future water supply with PRMRWSA.
Pursuant to Section 11.2 of the PRMRWSA Master Water Supply Contract, the PRMRWSA is not obligated to accept any change in demand for the first seven (7) years identified in the report. For instance, if next year, the City’s demands and expected growth are significantly higher, North Port would not be able to request guaranteed additional PRMRWSA water until beginning in contract year 2031. If the City had a request for an additional amount of water in any year up to contract year 2031, the PRMRWSA may be able to accommodate that request on a year-to-year basis, but it would not be guaranteed.
Annual projections to be submitted to the PRMRWSA for contract year 2024 continue to reflect the current economic conditions, the water conserving changes required for new construction in the Florida Building Code, and a consistently increasing customer base. Staff has reviewed historical trends and expected growth within the system as a basis for the current year’s projections.
Strategic Plan
Infrastructure and Facilities
Financial Impact
The PRMRWSA 2023-24 budget for the purchase of water is $3,303,930 from account # 420-6061-533.43-90. This figure is adjusted each year based on the PRMRWSA budget for the water we currently purchase based on the Master Water Supply Contract. Since the projections are recommended to stay the same with no additional purchase of water, there is no financial impact related specifically to this agenda item.
Procurement
N/A
Attachments:
1. 2024-2044 Annual Water Demand Projections
2. 2023-2043 Commission approved Water Demand Projection
3. North Port Water Demand and Supply Projections Chart
4. PRMRWSA Master Water Supply Contract
5. Amendment 1 to PRMRWSA Master Water Supply Contract
6. Amendment 2 to PRMRWSA Master Water Supply Contract
Prepared by: Jennifer Fehrs, P.E., Utilities Engineer
Department Director: Nancy Gallinaro, Utilities Director