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Titusville council hears TIFA presentation on Area 4 wells; FY2026 budget, automatic transfer switches approved in consent
Summary
TIFA representatives told the council Area 4 supplies about 57% of the city’s water and faces operational risk from prolonged power outages; the FY2026 pro forma (including a $60,000 capital item for automatic transfer switches) was included in the consent agenda and approved.
Jim Ball, the City of Titusville’s TIFA (Titusville Farmton LLC) representative, told the City Council on Dec. 9 that Area 4 — the deeper Bridal aquifer well field that came fully online in 2016 — provides about 57% of the city’s potable water and can produce as much as 2,750,000 gallons a day.
Ball said the field’s remote location increases its vulnerability to Florida Power & Light outages and that access for refueling and maintenance can be impeded during heavy rainfall. He described work underway to replace aging pumping components, install remote-monitoring instrumentation, and perform video logging of seven wells in 2026 (with the…
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