Fort Walton Beach Resolution — 2008-10-Adopting 2008 EAR — reading text

objective. This option is currently being explored as part of an on-going treatment evaluation study recently commissioned by the City. SECTION 11- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS The population served by the Fort Walton Beach water system is projected to increase by 1, 551 155. 1 persons through the year 2017 (TIris is equivalent to an annual growth rate of 0.70 percent per year, or Over the the raw water withdrawal is projected to increase persons per year). same period, average daily from 2, 897, 000 gpd to 3, 106, 000 gpd, or an increase of 7.2 percent. The City of Fort Walton Beach' s drinking water system is considered to be in good to excellent condition with very little improvement needed over the current planning horizon. System capacity requirements are above adequate and meet the projected needs of the City through 2017 . Water storage facilities have adequate capacity as well and meet the projected peak hour demand and fire flow requirements as suggested by AWWA standards. Some distribution system improvements are needed and the City is actively engaged in this effort. Each year the City replaces aging, small diameter water lines with higher capacity lines to improve transmission and fire fighting capabilities. In addition, the City is in the first year of a water meter replacement program to completely replace all of the water meters in its inventory. Routine maintenance is also performed on each of the City's water wells and all are considered to be in good to excellent working condition. The City will continue to implement measures to promote water conservation and efficient use of the City's potable resources. These measures include: expansion of the reclaimed water system, completion of the joint reclaimed water system with Hurlburt Field, periodic review and renewal of the City' s water conservation rate schedule, continued enforcement of water saving Xeriscape measures, promotion of water REGIONAL WATER SUPPLY PLAN 41 CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH conservation and efficiency measures through various media channels, and exploration of Aquifer Storage and Recovery technology for reclaimed water disposal. Collectively, these measures should continue to result in the beneficial reduction of withdrawals from the Floridan Aquifer over the next 10- year planning horizon. Should water conservation efforts not prove sufficient at addressing future water needs, the City may continue its exploration of the regional Sand and Gravel Aquifer, or seek to enter an interlocal agreement for wholesale water purchase from Okaloosa County. REGIONAL WATER SUPPLY PLAN 42 CI1Y OF FORT WALTON BEACH