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Oakland accepts consultant—s water capacity review; study recommends added storage and pump redundancy
Summary
The Town of Oakland accepted an independent water system capacity evaluation by consultant Kimley-Horn that found the treatment plant—s FDEP-rated max-day capacity is 2.392 million gallons per day and recommended replacing aging hypochlorite tanks, periodic inspections, adding a fourth high-service pump and a 500,000-gallon storage tank to provide redundancy and meet projected growth.
Town of Oakland commissioners voted to accept an independent water system capacity evaluation presented by consultants from Kimley-Horn at the April 8 meeting.
The report, presented by Kimley-Horn engineers Tucker Hunter and Steve Romano, said the town—s water treatment plant is rated by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) for a maximum-day permitted capacity of 2.392 million gallons per day. The consultants reported average daily use of about 900,000 gallons per day during September 2023—August 2024 and a June 2024 peak of about 2.169 million gallons per day, putting the town close to its permitted maximum.
Kimley-Horn recommended several near- and mid-term steps to preserve capacity and add operational redundancy. The firm advised replacing two roughly 20-year-old sodium hypochlorite storage tanks, conducting periodic inspections of the ground storage tank (industry…
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