SUBJECT
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Approval of Amendment to Agreement between the Polk Regional Water Cooperative (PRWC) and Polk County for the PRWC Heartland Protection and Sustainability Project, Polk County Alternative Water Supply Receiving Facilities (Project 6), for which the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) awarded state funds via grant Agreement Number LPA0212 (not to exceed $416,098 reimbursable expenses).
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DESCRIPTION
In 2017, the Florida Legislature passed HB 573, the Heartland Headwaters Protection and Sustainability Act, which acknowledges the critical importance of Polk County’s aquifers to the economic and ecological health of the surrounding regions. The FDEP has awarded state funds to the PRWC pursuant to grant Agreement Number LPA0212 (Grant Agreement) for reimbursement of certain costs associated with the protection and restoration of the region’s water sources. The Grant Agreement identified the Polk County Alternative Water Supply Receiving Facility Project (Project 6 as described in Agreement Number LPA0212) for the Northeast Regional Utility Service Area.
On September 21, 2022, Polk County and the PRWC entered into an agreement to provide for utilization of funds allocated in the Grant Agreement for Project 6. On March 24, 2023, the FDEP and PRWC entered into Amendment 1 to the Grant Agreement to modify the budget and scope of work as a result of additional funds being appropriated by the Florida Legislature under the 2022-2023 General Appropriations Act. On September 29, 2023, the FDEP and PRWC entered into Amendment 2 to the Grant Agreement to modify the budget and scope of work as a result of additional funds being appropriated by the Florida Legislature under the 2023-2024 General Appropriations Act. This Amendment to the Agreement between the PRWC and Polk County incorporates and implements the changes reflected in Amendments 1 and 2 to the Grant Agreement. Subject to requirements set forth in the Grant Agreement, Polk County will request reimbursement for all eligible expenses from the PRWC.
RECOMMENDATION
Request Board approve the Amendment to the Agreement between the PRWC and Polk County for the PRWC Heartland Protection and Sustainability Project, Polk County Alternative Water Supply Receiving Facilities (Project 6), for which the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) awarded state funds via grant Agreement Number LPA0212 not to exceed $416,098 reimbursable expenses.
FISCAL IMPACT
Funds are available in the Utilities Connection Fee Fund in the Northeast Regional Utility Service Area (NERUSA) PRWC AWS Receiving Facility project in the Utilities Adopted five-year CIP.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Mark Addison, P.E.
Utilities CIP Program Manager
(863) 298-4214
markaddison@polk-county.net <mailto:markaddison@polk-county.net>