Cypress Lake alternative water supply

Toho Water Authority along with its partners will use brackish water from the Lower Floridan Aquifer as an alternative water supply to meet future demands for the Central Florida region. When completed, the reverse osmosis water treatment facility will provide potable water for approximately 350,000 people daily in the Central Florida region. The environmental benefits include protecting and preserving the Upper Floridan Aquifer and providing a sustainable water resource to meet future demands. The project will be constructed in two phases: Phase I will have a capacity of 15-17 million gallons per day (MGD); Phase II will be constructed to a capacity of 30-34 MGD.

Documents

Cypress West Overview.pdf

Who is involved?

The Cypress Lake Alternative Water Supply project is being designed and constructed by the Water Cooperative of Central Florida (WCCF), a partnership consisting of the City of St. Cloud, Toho Water Authority, Orange County and Polk County. The WCCF was established in 2011 to develop regional alternative water supply projects to meet the needs of future growth. Toho Water Authority acts as the Project Administrator on behalf of the WCCF.

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30M+

Producing 30-34 million gallons of potable water
daily.

350K

Providing potable water for about 350,000 people daily in the Central Florida region.

2029

Phase one of the water treatment facility is expected to be complete in 2029. Completion of phase two is yet to be determined.

What we've completed

Interlocal agreement and seven related funding amendments amongst WCCF utility members
Acquisition of $19.669M in grant funding to support the project
Governance agreement
Preliminary design of reverse osmosis water treatment facility (ROWTP), wellfield and raw water mains
Conceptual design and hydraulic analysis of infrastructure improvements necessary to share water among the WCCF utility members and seven agreements for infrastructure improvements in design, construction, or that have been completed.
Acquisition of water use permit and concentrated salt by-product of the treatment process disposal wells permit
ROWTP construction permit
Land acquisition to support phase I of the project including the osmosis water treatment facility site, four well sites, and pipeline easements
Construction of four production wells
Design of a raw water main to connect four production wells to the ROWTP site
Construction of one injection well for concentrated salt disposal which is a by-product of the treatment process
Design of a second injection well for concentrated salt disposal

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Underway

Final design of the Phase I ROWTP to 100% completion
Project permitting (FDEP, Osceola County, USACE, etc.)
Design of two additional production wells and associated raw water mains
Additional land acquisition for two additional production wells
Construction of a second injection well for concentrated salt disposal

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Additional Information

If you need additional information regarding this project, you can contact Executive Director/CEO Todd Swingle at 407-944-5131 or email tswingle@tohowater.com.

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