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DEP awards $348,000 for Lake Bridal stormwater fixes; city to fund remainder of $870,000 project
Summary
As part of a DEP-approved alternate restoration plan (4(e)), Winter Haven will install underground exfiltration pipe and drainage in Lake Bridal’s primary drainage basin. DEP awarded $348,000 toward an estimated total cost of $870,000; construction must be completed by Dec. 31, 2027, and the stormwater fund will cover the local match.
City staff presented the first phase of stormwater infrastructure improvements described in a DEP-accepted 4(e) alternate restoration plan for Lake Bridal, a 20-acre public water body impaired for nutrients.
Phase 1a will install exfiltration pipe and drainage structures along portions of Ninth Street NE, Ninth Court NE and Avenue V (north of MLK Boulevard) to reduce stormwater runoff and limit nutrient loading into Lake Bridal. Staff engaged Carter Kaye for project scoping and said the total project is now estimated at approximately $870,000. In June 2024 the city applied for and was awarded $348,000 through DEP’s nonpoint-source-management grant; construction must be completed by Dec. 31, 2027. Staff said most work is underground and will be visually minimal.
Why it matters: Lake Bridal has documented nutrient impairment; the stormwater work aims to intercept runoff in the lake’s primary drainage basin and reduce nutrient inputs prior to downstream impacts.
What’s next: staff recommended proceeding with design and construction, with stormwater-fund appropriations to cover the balance of costs and serve as the required local match to the DEP grant.
