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Apopka, Orange County outline short‑term pump plan to lower Border Lake ahead of hurricane season
Summary
City and county staff presented a coordinated short‑term pumping plan to lower high lake levels in the Border Lake watershed, proposing temporary pumps, a one‑time permit to discharge into Lake Page, and parallel longer‑term pipeline options; estimated vendor costs and operational constraints were discussed and funding will be considered at the next business meeting.
City of Apopka and Orange County staff presented a joint technical plan on Feb. 19 to reduce dangerously high water levels in the Border Lake watershed and limit the risk of neighborhood flooding ahead of hurricane season.
Doug, P.E., the city utilities line manager, outlined the short‑term option first: a relay of temporary pumps moving water from Border Lake through a chain of lakes ultimately to Lake Page, where county staff reported they have received a one‑time permit to discharge. Doug gave the engineering context for the project, saying closed‑basin lakes in the area have limited natural outflow and that lake elevations have remained high since hurricane activity in 2017.
Orange County staff described vendor estimates and logistics. A county representative said verbal estimates from vendors place continuous four‑leg pumping at roughly $16,000 per week in operations (fuel and equipment) and that initial calculations indicate about 370–378 pump hours to lower the…
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