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2015:
Bob Sikes Elevated Water Tank New Mains (design) – a second elevated water tank near the Bob Sikes
Industrial Park would provide for increased storage, reliability, and redundancy for the potable water and
fire suppression systems. This project is partially funded by a Northwest Florida Water Management
District grant.
Marlowe Area Water System Improvements (design) – provide new, larger water mains to the area and fire
hydrants to provide increased fire protection and ensure the reliability of the system.
Brooks Bridge Water Main Repair or Replacement (design & construction) – install a second water supply
line to Okaloosa Island (or repair the broken bore, if at all possible), which would then serve as the primary
water source to Okaloosa Island (and main on bridge would serve as backup).
Diversion of the OCWS portion of Sewer flow to Niceville-Valparaiso Regional Sewer Board Plant (design
& construction) – Construct a new force main and pump station to divert OCWS sewer flow from NVRSB
to the Arbennie Pritchett WRF. This will consolidate flows and reduce overall wastewater treatment cost for
the flows from our East County service area. The East County Repump Station is planned to be constructed
in FY2014-FY2015 and the East County Transmission Main (approx. 6.7 miles) is planned to be
constructed in FY2016. Project will also eliminate Rocky Bayou Lift Station, Post Office Lift Station, and
miles of 14” aging, sewer force main.
Newcastle Area Water System Improvements (construction) – provide new, larger water mains to the area
and fire hydrants to provide increased fire protection and ensure the reliability of the system. This project is
partially funded by a Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Community Development Block Grant.
Camp Rudder Force Main & Lift Station (construction) – provide sewer service to Camp Rudder via 1
master lift station and approximately 8.6 miles of piping. This project will divert all wastewater flows from
Camp Rudder to the Arbennie Pritchett WRF.
Meigs-Seminole Lift Station (construction) – replace the aging and undersized Meigs-Seminole Lift Station,
which pumps all the wastewater from Bluewater Bay to the Niceville-Valparaiso Regional Sewer Plant.
Poquito Bayou Water Main & Force Main Bores (construction) – replace the aging, deteriorated mains
under Poquito Bayou with new directional bores.
PERFORMANCE MEASURES:
Actual Estimated Adopted
Performance Measures
FY12/13 FY13/14 FY14/15
Footages/Miles of new mains and infrastructure 40,000/7.6 55,000/10.4 62,000/11.7
Construction projects started / completed (@ year end) 6/5 5/7 6/5
Input
Number of new sewer taps 64 70 80
Number of new water taps 84 100 110
Dollar value - new sewer taps $456,307 $459,000 $500,236
Output
Dollar value - new water taps $165,990 $320,400 $352,423
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA
SERVICE AREA: PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
DEPARTMENT/PROGRAM: WATER & SEWER ENTERPRISE FUND/MAINTENANCE
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: This program is responsible for the repair and maintenance of 726.0 miles of
water distribution mains, 52.57 miles of service lines 561 miles of sewer mains, 93.24miles of sewer service
lines,5,546 fire hydrants, and 7,467 manholes. It is a multi-discipline approach involving specialized crews.
REVENUE: The Water & Sewer enterprise fund receives all revenue through monthly customer billings,
capacity expansion charges and related ancillary charges for use of both the Water and Sewer systems within
the Okaloosa County service area. The funds customer base is currently in excess of 36,000 water service and
34,000 sewer service connections both residential and commercial.
EXPENDITURES:
Expenditures Budget
FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15
Category Actual $ Actual $ Original $ Approved $
Personal Services 817,917 801,507 1,025,583 1,032,331
Operating Expenses 2,238,458 1,689,439 1,390,700 1,369,842
Capital Outlay 441,528 661,507 1,637,647 2,689,108
Debt Service 533,956 553,183 1,158,781 1,178,953
Other 0 212,493 2,420,011 2,363,038
Total 4,031,859 3,918,129 7,632,722 8,633,272
HISTORICAL STAFFING SUMMARY:
Category FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15
Full-time 17 17 17 18
Part-Time 0 0 0 0
Relief 0 0 0 0
Total 17 17 17 18
MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS LAST YEAR:
Newcastle Area Water System Improvements (design) – provide new, larger water mains to the area and fire
hydrants to provide increased fire protection and ensure the reliability of the system. This project is partially
funded by a Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Community Development Block Grant.
Poquito Bayou Water Main & Force Main Bores (design) – replace the aging, deteriorated mains under
Poquito Bayou with new directional bores.
Eglin Main Force Mains & Lift Stations (design & construction) – provide sewer service to Eglin Main
Base via 2 lift stations “inside the fence” and approximately 7 miles of piping. This project will divert all
wastewater flows from Eglin proper to the Arbennie Pritchett WRF. Design is complete, and construction is
over half-way complete.
Diversion of the OCWS portion of Sewer flow to Niceville-Valparaiso Regional Sewer Board Plant (design)
– Construct a new force main and pump station to divert OCWS sewer flow from NVRSB to the Arbennie
Pritchett WRF. This will consolidate flows and reduce overall wastewater treatment cost for the flows from
our East County Service Area (Bluewater Bay area). Project will also eliminate Rocky Bayou Lift Station,
Post Office Lift Station, and miles of 14” aging, sewer force main.
Ft. Walton Beach 36” Force Main (construction) – joint project with the City of Ft. Walton Beach to install
a 36” ductile iron force main on Roberts Blvd. the Ft. Walton Beach Golf Course, and Denton Blvd. to
replace 3 critical, aging force mains feeding the Arbennie Pritchett Water Reclamation Facility (WRF).
Emerald Breeze Lift Station and Collection System (design & construction) - joint project with Developer
and Eglin to provide sewer infrastructure to the new Holiday Inn at Emerald Breeze and to divert existing
sewer flow into the new system for increased expansion capacity for the Island.
Highway 98 Flyover relocation (construction) - FDOT fast tracked the design and construction of the
Highway 98 Flyover project at Hurlburt Field. As a result, 1,300 feet of our existing16 inch water main was
relocated in a short amount of time to accommodate the project and FDOT's schedule.
Repaired 819 water line breaks, an average of 2.24 leaks a day.
Repaired 565 sewer line breaks, an average of 1.54 breaks a day.
Performed 84 water taps.
Performed 64 sewer taps.
Exercised 1,778 water main valves.
Exchanged 1,580 ¾’’ water meters.
Repaired 60 manholes.
Responded to 594 after-hours calls, an average of 11.42 calls a week (does not include turn-ons or turn-
offs).
Repaired 16’’ water main on Brooks Bridge after it had been damaged by a barge.
Increased the total of mainline sewer cleaning by 39,569 ft.
Completed 3,303 work orders (excludes work orders for large projects or water and sewer taps).
PROGRAM GOAL: To be on call and ready to perform any repair to any facet of the Okaloosa County Water
& Sewer Systems’ service area at any time 24/7/365. To handle all projects undertaken in a professional manner
with a minimal amount of service disruption to our customers.
KEY OBJECTIVES:
1. Ensure budgetary, personnel, customer service and purchasing functions comply with County policies and
procedures.
2. Preserve and protect ageing infrastructure to provide quality of service to customers.
3. Maintain and extend the useful life and utility of County facilities.
4. Ensure the preservation and safe operation of all work related equipment.
5. To provide routine and preventative maintenance for the system.
6. To provide emergency response capabilities to prevent all but short term interruptions to service and
prevent system losses or environmental damage.
7. To maintain and improve key components of the Water & Sewer infrastructure.
The following projects are planned for Fiscal Year 2015:
Bob Sikes Elevated Water Tank New Mains (design) – a second elevated water tank near the Bob Sikes
Industrial Park would provide for increased storage, reliability, and redundancy for the potable water and
fire suppression systems. This project is partially funded by a Northwest Florida Water Management
District grant.
Marlowe Area Water System Improvements (design) – provide new, larger water mains to the area and fire
hydrants to provide increased fire protection and ensure the reliability of the system.
Brooks Bridge Water Main Repair or Replacement (design & construction) – install a second water supply
line to Okaloosa Island (or repair the broken bore, if at all possible), which would then serve as the primary
water source to Okaloosa Island (and main on bridge would serve as backup).
Diversion of the OCWS portion of Sewer flow to Niceville-Valparaiso Regional Sewer Board Plant (design
& construction) – Construct a new force main and pump station to divert OCWS sewer flow from NVRSB
to the Arbennie Pritchett WRF. This will consolidate flows and reduce overall wastewater treatment cost for
the flows from our East County service area. The East County Repump Station is planned to be constructed
in FY2014-FY2015 and the East County Transmission Main (approx. 6.7 miles) is planned to be
constructed in FY2016. Project will also eliminate Rocky Bayou Lift Station, Post Office Lift Station, and
miles of 14” aging, sewer force main.
Newcastle Area Water System Improvements (construction) – provide new, larger water mains to the area
and fire hydrants to provide increased fire protection and ensure the reliability of the system. This project is
partially funded by a Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Community Development Block Grant.
Camp Rudder Force Main & Lift Station (construction) – provide sewer service to Camp Rudder via 1
master lift station and approximately 8.6 miles of piping. This project will divert all wastewater flows from
Camp Rudder to the Arbennie Pritchett WRF.
