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Dade City hears update on sewer capacity; staff seeks policy direction on limited remaining capacity
Summary
Tom Ville, a professional engineer with Infrastructure Engineering Group, told the Dade City Commission that only about 10,000 gallons per day of capacity remain at the existing wastewater plant — roughly enough for 40–45 homes — and staff asked the commission whether to reserve that capacity for single‑lot infill or allow small multifamily projects while the city plans a new 3.2 MGD treatment plant.
Tom Ville, a professional engineer with Infrastructure Engineering Group, told the Dade City Commission that the city’s existing wastewater treatment plant has effectively been reserved through utility service agreements executed through 2023 and that only roughly 10,000 gallons per day of capacity remain — enough for about 40–45 single‑family homes.
Ville said the city’s consultant recommends designing the first phase of the new wastewater treatment plant for 3.2 million gallons per day (MGD). That phase would accommodate known development inquiries and would not need expansion until about 2056 under a 5% annual growth scenario. He told commissioners that ultimate build‑out, including possible septic conversions, would be about 4.8 MGD.
City staff told the commission they want direction on two policy questions: whether the remaining ~10,000 gpd should be reserved only for single‑lot infill (property owners who already own platted lots and want to build a house) or made available to small…
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