Interim wholesale wastewater agreement and Brooksville development updates discussed; county to treat up to 493,000 gallons per day
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Summary
City and county staff presented a wholesale wastewater agreement that would let Hernando County treat up to 493,000 gallons per day of Brooksville wastewater while the city's plant expands; the city also provided a near‑term development update featuring new apartments and concentrated infill.
City of Brooksville and Hernando County staff presented two related items: an interim wholesale wastewater agreement and a Brooksville development update that sketches near‑term building activity.
Wholesale wastewater agreement (interim)
- Term and capacity: The draft agreement would allow Hernando County to accept and treat wastewater up to 493,000 gallons per day from specified city properties while Brooksville expands its own treatment capacity. The term would run 10 years but may end earlier once the city has its expanded plant online. - Responsibilities: The city will design and pay for all required connections, force mains and metering facilities. Once installed, the county will own and maintain the meter; billing will be monthly, based on meter readings. Until the county adopts a wholesale rate, Brooksville would pay the existing commercial class rate plus a capacity reservation charge. - Capacity reservation charge: The agreement includes a temporary capacity reservation charge the city will pay to the county at $5.68 per 1,000 gallons instead of onsite connection/impact fees. - Next steps: The agreement will go to each governing body for formal approval; design and construction would follow once approvals are in place and the parties finalize engineering.
Brooksville development update
City planning staff summarized near‑term growth and zoning activity around Brooksville. Key points included: - Southern Hills: A concentrated portion of recent in‑city building activity (about 90% of 125 units built last year). - Incoming projects: Arden Apartments (approximately 290 units on Cortez) and other multifamily and infill projects expected to push unit production higher in the short term. The city said it requires five‑year build‑out plans from developers as part of development agreements to improve predictability for schools and utilities.
Why it matters
The wastewater agreement provides an interim capacity pathway so Brooksville can support development while its plant expansion is underway, and the development brief underscores pressures on utilities, roads and schools from a near‑term spike in units.
Quotations
"Under this agreement, Hernando County will accept and treat wastewater from the city for specific properties up to 493,000 gallons a day," City utilities staff said. "The City will be responsible for building and paying all necessary connections, force mains, and metering facilities."
Ending
Both items require further engineering and board approvals. County and city staff said they are coordinating schedules to finalize terms and move to design after legal and governing‑body review.
