TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA
TITLE: Annual Water Demand Projections
Recommended Action
Approve year eight (8) of the twenty (20) year projected water demand projections report.
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 uses the tenth-year request as the basis for the cost sharing for new water supply development.
Staff recommends keeping the projected water needed from PRMRWSA at the current 2.865 mgd through contract year 2043. 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 will prevent any 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 req...
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