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Authority outlines $693M five‑year CIP and $1.188B 20‑year capital needs assessment
Summary
Staff presented a draft five‑year capital improvement plan totaling $693 million (primarily $664M for water supply projects) and a 20‑year needs assessment of $1.188 billion, highlighting PR3 reservoir work, transmission mains and permit dependencies including an Army Corps 404 permit for a Myakka River crossing.
Mike Knowles, authority staff, presented the draft five‑year CIP and a 20‑year capital needs assessment to the board on April 1, emphasizing near‑term spending and project priorities. “The total budget for our five year CIP is $693 million with the majority of that at 664 million for our water supply projects, namely the PR3 and the PRF expansion,” Knowles said.
Knowles outlined the program of transmission mains and supply projects in the five‑year window: key transmission projects include the Phase 2B 13‑mile, 42‑inch pipeline (9.5 miles installed to date) with a contingent Army Corps Section 404 permit required to cross the Myakka River, and the Phase 3C roughly eight‑mile 42‑inch transmission main serving northeast Sarasota County with remaining pump station and storage work. He said construction work for some segments is underway and that project timing assumes permit and easement clearances; the Phase 2B completion target is contractually July 2027 unless the 404 permit arrives sooner.
For water supply projects, Knowles highlighted the PR3 (a proposed 9‑billion‑gallon reservoir with a 258 MGD intake pump station and large conveyance pipeline) and the PRF expansion (a 24 MGD water‑plant expansion). He also noted a brackish reverse‑osmosis treatment plant (8 MGD) remains a permitted, shovel‑ready option. Systemwide benefit projects noted include a new water resources/construction administration and laboratory building and the Kings Highway widening that will likely require relocation of an existing 24‑inch transmission main.
Knowles said identified grants from district, state and federal sources total about $76 million projected to be used within the next fiscal year and that most CIP spending is concentrated in the next two fiscal years. Board members asked about routing, easements, and permit timing; staff said feasibility studies and routing analyses remain active and results will be brought back to the board.
Next steps: staff will incorporate board feedback and present a final CIP and CNA at the June meeting for board consideration.
