Punta Gorda utilities report: June flows near normal; city advancing alum tank replacement, ammonia conversion and meter‑reading contract

Tom Spencer, Punta Gorda’s utilities director, told the Utilities Advisory Board July 28 that system operations were within normal ranges for June and reviewed several capital projects and contract awards moving forward.

For June, Spencer reported the city’s average daily water to town was about 4.7 million gallons and peak daily water was about 5.9 million gallons; combined surface‑water and RO production capacity is 11.73 million gallons per day. “The combined surface water and RO production is 11.73,” Spencer said. He reported total to‑town production for June of 141,168,000 gallons and noted the reservoir level rose from 5.47 feet on June 1 to 5.84 feet as of the meeting. Rainfall for June was 8.35 inches, modestly above the long‑term average.

Spencer said blended water TDS (total dissolved solids) has averaged below 500 ppm and described normal seasonal variation at the intake. He also told the board the wastewater treatment plant’s average daily flow for June was about 2.98 million gallons, with a three‑month rolling average near 2.52 million gallons and a peak of about 3.81 million gallons.

Capital proje…