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Largo approves $28.3 million plan for deep injection wells after debate over safety and reuse
Summary
The City Commission voted 6-1 on June 3 to seek up to $28.286 million in State Revolving Fund financing to build two deep injection wells and two monitoring stations to eliminate surface discharge of treated wastewater; commissioners and residents pressed staff on environmental risk, costs and future potable reuse.
The Largo City Commission on June 3 voted 6-1 to authorize pursuing up to $28,286,000 in State Revolving Fund (SRF) financing to construct two deep injection wells and two monitoring stations to stop the city’s treated-wastewater surface discharge and comply with a statewide 2001 requirement to eliminate such discharges.
The measure, recorded as Resolution No. 24-26, was approved after an extended discussion about technical risks, costs and long-term reuse options. Commissioners and members of the public pressed staff for details about monitoring, failure rates of injection wells elsewhere, and the potential to convert treated effluent to potable water in partnership with Tampa Bay Water Authority.
City staff said the project is planned to begin in 2026 and that the $28.286 million figure is the loan request amount, not a final contract total. The city will draw down SRF disbursements as…
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