2022 Upcoming City of Lake Wales projects co-funded by SRF

Florida's Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF)

Watermain Replacement Project Phase 2

• Maintenance of the utility system is an on-going effort. The City of Lake Wales has requested Dewberry Engineers Inc. to prepare construction plans to replace and upgrade segments of pipe that have outlived their useful lives. The project includes replacing and upsizing approximately 17,600 linear feet (LF) of asbestos cement pipe, upsizing of 5,300 LF of galvanized pipe, extending 500 LF of new pipe, and providing approximately 225 water service connections. The streets to be affected with this project are Ridge Manor Drive, Belleview Road, Big Tank Road, Edgewater Drive, Osceola Avenue, Wildabon Avenue, 7th, 8th, 9th, Streets, Tower Blvd and Highview Drive.

Northwest Watermain Project

• CHA has been task with designing construction plans to upsize 5,550 LF of 12 inch watermain. This watermain will connect two existing 12 inch watermains starting at WTP#1 between Sessoms Avenue and Washington Avenue at E Street. This upsize in pipe will replace existing segments of watermain between 2"-8" and provide better fire protection and a higher level of service for the Northwest community.

Florida's Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) is administered by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) with joint funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the State of Florida. DWSRF programs operate around the country to provide states and communities the resources necessary to maintain and improve the infrastructure that protects our valuable water resources nationwide. Florida's DWSRF program has awarded more than $273 million in funding for 62 for drinking water improvement projects during the past five years for a total of $925 million in loan funds since its inception in 1998. The program provides low-interest loans to eligible entities for planning, designing and constructing water pollution control facilities.

For more information, visit https://floridadep.gov/wra/srf/content/dwsrf-program

Florida's Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF)

Septic to Sewer Project

• The City of Lake Wales requested Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. to prepare construction plans and specifications to extend three force mains, design an new pump station, and bring sanitary sewer to unsewered areas within the City limits of Lake Wales. Approximately 5,440 LF of 6" sewer force main will continue northerly along Buck Moore Road past the Sunset Drive and Buck Moore Road intersection and connect to a new pump station at the Bel Ombre subdivision. The City will extend gravity sewer from the new pump station to service the Bel Ombre subdivision. The gravity system is anticipated to be 2,000 LF of new 8" gravity sewer line with manholes as required. A second forcemain, 8 inch in size and approximately 870 LF in length, will be extended westerly on Sunset Drive up to Evergreen Drive. A third force main will make connection to an existing 16 inch force main at Grove Avenue and extend 3,300 LF of 6 inch sewer force main and continue south along Scenic Hwy to provide service to future development in the southern portion of Lake Wales' service area. In addition to converting the Bel Ombre subdivision from septic to public sewer, 16 residents of Hillcrest and Grove Avenue will also be converted.

Florida's Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) is administered by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) with joint funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the State of Florida. CWSRF programs operate around the country to provide states and communities the resources necessary to maintain and improve the infrastructure that protects our valuable water resources nationwide. Florida's CWSRF program has awarded approximately $1.1 billion in funding for about 120 wastewater and stormwater improvement projects during the past five years for a total of $4 billion in loan funds since its inception in 1989. The program provides low-interest loans to eligible entities for planning, designing and constructing water pollution control facilities.

For more information, visit the https://floridadep.gov/wra/srf/content/cwsrf-program