Tequesta utilities update: Dover Ditch permitting, filter media bid and intern maps pipeline progress

TEQUESTA, Fla. — At the April 10 council meeting village utilities staff reported progress on several capital projects and an engineering intern presented mapping and assessment work used for project prioritization.

Utilities Director Marjorie Craig told council that permits for the Dover Ditch project were expected soon and that the village remains on target to advertise construction in the second quarter of 2025. Craig said the filter media replacement project at the water treatment plant has been put out to bid and bid opening is scheduled for April 16.

Craig also said the village received an official loan application package for Beach Road Phase 2 and staff were preparing submittal documents.

The council heard a five‑minute presentation from utilities intern Diego Mojica, who summarized his work on the village’s vulnerability assessment, a well‑field assessment and rehabilitation prioritization, and use of ArcGIS for asset mapping. Mojica described how the village’s service area was divided into focus areas for prioritizing critical assets and said he helped produce a spreadsheet and visual tools to track well parameters and pipeline review progress. "The ArcGIS system helps us in the utility department to facilitate accurate mapping of water, stormwater, and wastewater infrastructure," Mojica said.

Staff said they will post project pages and a timeline for Dover Ditch on the village website and will continue to provide monthly updates to council. Council members asked for a baseline CIP schedule that shows when projects are ahead or behind plan; staff agreed to include that tracking in future reports.

No council action was required for the reports; staff noted follow‑up procurement steps for surveying and geotechnical work on major projects.