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Fort Myers utilities brief council on water‑plant expansion; staff say project trimmed to $75M and online by 2028
Summary
Public utilities staff reported a long‑term water‑supply plan and a plant expansion to 15 million gallons per day, trimmed from a prior $100 million estimate to about $75 million through value engineering; staff expect the expanded facility online by 2028 and outlined well‑field and pipeline investments.
Public utilities staff on Tuesday provided an update on water supply, recent demand trends and a multi‑year capital program that includes a plant expansion and well‑field work.
Jason Shondre, assistant director of public utilities, said the city has about 3.2 million gallons per day of additional plant capacity relative to current demand and that permitted developments represent about 1.5 million gpd of demand. He said the planned plant expansion to 15 million gpd has been value‑engineered down from an…
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