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City aims to eliminate surface wastewater discharge with reclaimed-water expansions and deep-injection wells
Summary
City utilities staff described projects to expand reclaimed-water treatment and deep-injection disposal at central and south wastewater facilities, including a $50M deep-injection-well project and plans for 100% reclaimed capacity at both plants.
Assistant Director Jason Chandra told the board the city has been discharging treated wastewater to the Caloosahatchee River for about 40 years and described a multi-project strategy to eliminate surface discharge by increasing reclaimed-water use and building deep-injection infrastructure. "We are also gonna be expanding our treatment capacity at that facility to treat 100% of the water that comes into that plant to reclaimed water standards," Chandra said of planned upgrades.
Chandra described a deep-injection-well project with an approximate $50,000,000 budget; the well construction (36"–42" diameter down to ~3,000 feet) was expected to be completed this month with pumping equipment operational by year end. He also outlined a $140,000,000 central-facility reclaimed-water expansion (early procurement approved by council in June) and said bids were received and staff planned to present a guaranteed maximum price to council in August. When complete, these projects would allow the city to send reclaimed water to distribution or deep injection and substantially reduce or eliminate discharge to the Caloosahatchee River.
