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Agency forwards city’s 10‑year water supply plan update required by state law
Summary
The Local Planning Agency recommended advancement of the City of Bonita Springs 10-year Water Facility Supply Work Plan (five‑year update) to City Council after staff said the update is required by state law and is based on utilities' permit and capacity data; the Agency approved the item unanimously with little debate.
The City of Bonita Springs Local Planning Agency on May 22 recommended advancement of the city's updated Water Facility Supply Work Plan — a routine five‑year update that looks forward 10 years — saying it meets the state's water-supply planning requirement.
A Community Development staff member told the Agency the update compiles capacity and permit data submitted by Bonita Springs Utilities and Bonita Terra (a private water and wastewater provider) and that state law requires municipalities to demonstrate they have adequate water resources to accommodate growth and current residents. "The state has required this mainly so that every municipality shows that they have the water to accommodate their growth and to accommodate the current citizenry," the staff member said.
Staff described the update as largely data-driven with limited policy debate: future capacity projections are derived from utility permits and the utilities' own expansion plans. Agency members treated the item as routine; no substantive public comment or follow-up conditions were recorded. The Agency voted unanimously to forward the update to the next step in the review process.
The nut graf: the plan is procedural and required by state law; it compiles utilities' reported well capacities and anticipated expansions for planning purposes and does not itself authorize capital projects or rate changes. Agency members and staff emphasized the update reflects utilities' submitted data and that there is minimal discretion for debate on the plan's content.
Formal action: the Agency approved forwarding the water supply plan update by unanimous roll-call vote. Staff said the plan will proceed to City Council review as required by local process.
