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St. Pete Beach staff flag rising chloride levels in sewer system; city to present remediation plan
Summary
City staff and commissioners discussed rising chloride concentrations entering St. Petersburg's Northwest Water Reclamation Facility, traced to saltwater intrusion and inflow/infiltration; staff will present a comprehensive CCTV and capital-improvement plan at the next meeting.
City staff told the commission on Sept. 8 that chloride concentrations entering the St. Petersburg Northwest Water Reclamation Facility from St. Pete Beach's collection system have trended upward since 2018 and exceeded the city's contractual limit by 2021, reducing the partner utility's ability to produce reclaimed water. The city manager summarized a chart provided by St. Petersburg showing a dotted contractual limit and a solid red line of measured chloride levels; the manager said the numbers show chloride levels have “essentially quadrupled” over recent years and that…
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