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County details face‑it‑and‑fix‑it wastewater work as $253M HUD disaster recovery funds are allocated
Summary
Manatee County officials reviewed wastewater collection and treatment problems, the 'face it and fix it' remediation program and the county's HUD CDBG‑DR allocation of nearly $253 million; staff described priorities including lateral repairs, sewer lining, plant upgrades and stormwater mitigation projects targeted to LMI neighborhoods.
Manatee County and City of Bradenton officials used a joint meeting on Feb. 21 to review storm‑response lessons and to outline planned wastewater and stormwater work paired with a nearly $253 million HUD Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG‑DR) award to the county.
Manatee County Utilities Director Patrick Shea described system vulnerabilities that worsen during heavy rainfall: aging clay and cast iron sanitary pipes, deteriorated manholes and inflow and infiltration (I&I) that can increase wastewater flows from typical averages (~7 million gallons per day) to 25–30 million gallons per day during storm events. Shea said the county and city jointly operate multiple interconnects and that staff worked overnight during recent storms to provide emergency water service to Blake Hospital.
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