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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #292 |
| City of Palatka Wastewater Treatment Plant and Reclaimed Water Program |
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| Requester: |
Allen R. Bush |
Organization: |
City of Palatka |
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| Project Title: |
City of Palatka Wastewater Treatment Plant and Reclaimed Water Program |
Date Submitted |
1/13/2003 7:32:05 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Hill, Lynn, Smith |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The existing WWTP currently disposes all of the effluent into the St. Johns River. The proposed reclaimed water effluent disposal system will divert approx. 0.75 MGD of the wastewater treated from the St. Johns River. The upgraded facilities will be more reliable and filter all of the effluent discharged from this facility, thus reducing the total suspended solids (TSS) from 20 mg/L to 5 mg/L. |
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| Recipient: |
City of Palatka |
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Contact: |
Allen R. Bush |
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201 North Second Street |
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Contact Phone: |
(386) 329-0100 |
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Palatka 32177 |
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| Counties: |
Putnam |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| The City of Palatka wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) is permitted to treat 3.0 million gallons per day (MGD). The facility is a conventional activated sludge biological treatment facility. The effluent from the facility is dechlorinated and flows by gravity to the St. Johns River. Other components of the liquid train treatment process include pretreatment (screening and grit removal), primary and secondary clarification, basic disinfection and dechlorination. The City has instituted a program to reduce the effluent that is discharged to the St. Johns River. The program includes a two phase program that utilizes a combination of public and restricted access effluent disposal sites. The first phase of the program will include a public access reclaimed water site that will incorporate the City's Municipal golf course and surrounding green space area, and a restricted access land application system will consist of rapid infiltration basins and spray irrigation. The second phase of the program will include a restricted 200 acre access spray irrigation site and additional public access spray irrigation located at the school athletic field. Based on the hydrogeological conditions of the land application sites it is anticipated that approx. 750,000 gpd of effluent can be eliminated from the discharge to the St. Johns River. |
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| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? |
Yes |
| Has the project been submitted to the Department of Environmental Protection? |
Yes |
| DEP Identfying Number: |
WW20022204 |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Based on the hydrogeological conditions of the land application sites and scope of project, it is anticipated that approx. 750,000 gpd of effluent can be eliminated from the discharge to the St. Johns River. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,500,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$1,500,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
None |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
1999-2000 |
Amount: |
$1,000,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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No |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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Yes |
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Agency |
Environmental Protection, Department Of |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
Unknown |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Wastewater Facility Plan |
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| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
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Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
Putnam County Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/19/2002 |
