Agenda 07/10/2018 Item #11B07/10/2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Recommendation to advertise a Resolution expanding the Collier County Water-Sewer District’s
Service Area to coincide with the unincorporated area permitted by Chapter 2003-353, Laws of
Florida.
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OBJECTIVE: Advertise a Resolution to expand the service area for the Collier County Water -Sewer
District (“CCWSD”) in accordance with the guiding principles of the Integrated Water Resources
Management Strategy adopted by the Board of County Commissioners ("Board") on December 8, 2015,
agenda item 16C4.
CONSIDERATIONS: On November 3, 2015, the Department Heads from the Public Utilities
Department and the Growth Management Department presented their joint Vision, Mission and Guiding
Principles to the Board regarding long term water resource management strategies. The Board formally
adopted the guiding principles, one of which is “CCWSD Special Act Boundaries will be the governing
future service area,” effectively indicating expansion of the CCWSD service area.
A resolution to expand the CCWSD service area is included as Attachment 1. The Resolution, including
proposed expanded CCSWD maps, is Exhibit A. The item must be advertised once a week for two
consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in Collier County.
The Board is Ex-officio the Governing Board of the Collier County Water-Sewer District. As such,
Chapter 2003-353, Laws of Florida, the Special Act that created the CCWSD, grants certain powers to the
Board, including jurisdiction over service area boundaries. Section 3, states in part:
(3) Any portion of the unincorporated area of Collier County, except the Immokalee Water and
Sewer District, and the areas described in subsection (5), paragraphs A., B., C., and D., may be
added to the boundaries of the Collier County Water-Sewer District by adoption of a resolution
by the District Board.
Paragraphs A., B., C., and D., describe the water and sewer service areas of the City of Naples, Marco
Island Utilities, City of Golden Gate (acquired by the CCWSD on March 1, 2018) and Everglades
City/Immokalee Water and Sewer District, respectively.
Recent growth patterns in the northeast and southeast areas of the county have identified opportunities for
expansion of economically feasible services. Water and sewer services for development located within
the service area boundaries would be required to seek such service from the CCWSD. If the services
were not available or the CCWSD could not serve the development in an economically feasible manner,
the development would be free to seek services from other sources.
While the expanded boundaries will encompass estate-zoned areas, the CCWSD will continue its policy
of not extending services to estate-zoned properties.
Staff has met with the representatives of Hogan Island Village (Barron Collier Companies) to discuss our
desire to provide comprehensive water and sewer services. While we believe that continued dialogue will
result in an agreement, we have agreed to make clear to the Board that should we not agree, the CCWSD
expansion will not prohibit Barron Collier from a public hearing to consider their desire to provide their
own services. We firmly believe that a comprehensive contiguous district is in t he best interest of the
citizens and environment, provides for reliability, resiliency, and quality; and gives the CCWSD the
financial stability to respond to growth and maintain services.
The special act was established in part to discourage multiple private utilities that often fall into disrepair
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and out of compliance. The experiences of integrating the Orange Tree Utility Company and acquiring
the Golden Gate City Utility have shown the process to be cumbersome and expensive. By expanding the
CCWSD boundaries as requested, potential developments such as Winchester Lakes and Hogan Island
Village would be included in the CCWSD, while previously they were not. Below is a summary of
development activity contained within the proposed jurisdictional boundary (See Attachment 2 - Map
showing future development):
Winchester Lakes has stated an interest in being served by the CCWSD.
On May 11, 2017, the Ave Maria Utility Company requested expansion of its service area to
serve Hogan Island Village. On June 2, 2017, the County Manager filed an objection to this
request with the Director of the Collier County Utility Authority. (See Attachment 3 - Letter.)
Rural Lands West is contained within the Big Cypress Stewardship District (BCSD), and
therefore has the right to provide its own water and wastewater services, in accordance with
Section 3(1)(j) & (k) of Chapter 2004-423, Laws of Florida, in addition to the CCWSD’s express
jurisdiction to provide service throughout all unincorporated areas of the Co unty unless excepted
from the CCWSD’s Special Act. As a sign of good faith, Rural Land’s representatives have
unilaterally executed a proposed memorandum of understanding (MOU) (See Attachment 4)
between the CCWSD and the BCSD demonstrating Rural Lands West’s intent to be served by the
CCWSD. Based upon the Board’s direction on the requested expansion of the CCWSD’s
boundaries, staff intends to bring the attached MOU back for the Board’s consideration later.
The State Road 846 Land Trust is located within the current CCWSD service area.
If these developments proceed to fruition, they would be served by the proposed Northeast Utility
Facilities estimated to cost $188 million for 4 million gallons per day (MGD) of wastewater treatment and
5 MGD of water treatment. Attachment 2 shows the relative proximity of the State Road 846 Land Trust,
Hogan Island Village, Winchester Lakes and Rural Lands West, enabling them to be served through water
and wastewater transmission mains emanating from the Northeast Util ity Facilities. Funding for the
Northeast Utility Facilities to provide adequate capacity to serve would require additional debt through
the issuance of a CCWSD Bond. A water and sewer impact fee rate study is currently underway to
identify the impact to rates going forward to fund construction and additional debt service and will be
brought to the Board for consideration at a later meeting.
The resulting effective CCWSD boundaries will encompass the entire area of Collier County, except for
the following areas served by:
Paragraph A: The area served by the City of Naples
Paragraph B: The area served by the City of Marco Island
Paragraph D: The boundaries of Everglades City, the Immokalee Water and Sewer District and
those areas authorized to be served as of the date of the Resolution by the Collier County Water-
Sewer Regulatory Authority
The Ave Maria Utility Company LLLP
All conservation lands
FISCAL IMPACT: The fiscal impact associated with this action will be approximately $2,800.00 to
advertise the Resolution.
All planning and future development must meet the vision, mission and guiding principles approved by
the Board on November 3, 2015. In addition, any development within the boundaries defined by the
Special Act will continue to meet the Board-approved Utility Standards Ordinance. A strategic water
supply plan and concurrent updates to the Water and Wastewater Impact Fee Rate Studies and Master
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Plans will be initiated for growth-related infrastructure. Revenues from water and sewer impact fees
collected upon connection to the CCWSD system as reservation of capacity would accrue in the
respective Water and Sewer Impact Fee Funds (411 and 413 respectively), and Water, Sewer and IQ
Water User Fees would continue to accrue in the Water-Sewer District Operating Fund (408).
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item is approved as to form and legality, and requires majority vote
for Board approval. -SRT
GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: This item meets current Growth Management Plan standards
to ensure the adequacy and availability of viable public facilities.
RECOMMENDATION: That the Board, Ex-officio the Governing Board of the Collier County Water-
Sewer District, direct the County Manager or his designee, to advertise the attached Resolution expanding
the Collier County Water-Sewer District’s Service Area to coincide with the unincorporated area
permitted by Chapter 2003-353, Laws of Florida, and to bring the Resolution to the Board for
consideration after it has been lawfully advertised.
Prepared By: Joe Bellone, Financial Operations Director, Public Utilities Department
Tom Chmelik, Planning and Project Management Director, Public Utilities Department
ATTACHMENT(S)
1. Attachment 1: Boundary Expansion Water-Sewer District Resolution (PDF)
2. Attachment 2: Map Showing Future Development (PDF)
3. Attachment 3: Letter to Jeff Klatzkow (PDF)
4. Attachment 4: Memorandum of Understanding (PDF)
5. Presentation (PDF)
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COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 11.B
Doc ID: 6127
Item Summary: *** This item was continued from the June 12, 2018 BCC meeting and the June
26, 2018 BCC meeting *** Recommendation to advertise a Resolution expanding the Collier County
Water-Sewer District’s Service Area boundaries to coincide with the area permitted by Chapter 2003-353,
Laws of Florida. (Dr. George Yilmaz, Public Utilities Department Head)
Meeting Date: 07/10/2018
Prepared by:
Title: Manager - Technical Systems Operations – Administrative Services Department
Name: Michael Cox
06/28/2018 4:15 PM
Submitted by:
Title: Division Director - Public Utilities Eng – Public Utilities Planning and Project Management
Name: Tom Chmelik
06/28/2018 4:15 PM
Approved By:
Review:
Public Utilities Planning and Project Management Tom Chmelik Additional Reviewer Completed 06/29/2018 9:52 AM
County Manager's Office Nick Casalanguida Level 4 County Manager Review Completed 06/30/2018 12:24 PM
Board of County Commissioners MaryJo Brock Meeting Pending 07/10/2018 9:00 AM
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Active Development
Pla nne d Deve lopment
RLSA 2025
RLSA 2050
Existing CCWSD Bou ndary
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^_Sub-Region al E ast Utility Tre atment Plants
^_Sub-Region al Northea st Utility Trea tm ent Plants
FUTURE DEVELOPMENTIN NORTHEAST COLLIER COUNTY
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Immo kalee Water & Sewe r Distr ict
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Resolution to Expand the
Collier County Water-Sewer
District
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Public Utilities Department
July 10, 2018
Collier County | Florida
Public Utilities Department
Engineering and Project Management Division
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Objective
Expand the service area for the Collier
County Water-Sewer District (CCWSD) to
ensure that future developments are
served by the CCWSD.
Eliminate/reduce the proliferation of
package treatment plants as identified in
the Special Act.
Ensure that utility facilities are constructed
to CCWSD standards.
2Public Utilities Department
Engineering and Project Management Division
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Considerations
Northeast growth indicates opportunities for utility
expansion.
Development within service area boundaries is
required to seek utility services from the CCWSD.
If the CCWSD cannot provide services,
development may seek utility services from other
sources.
Integrating the Orange Tree Utility Company and
acquiring the Golden Gate City Utility have shown
the process to be cumbersome and expensive.
The CCWSD will continue its policy of not
extending services to estate-zoned properties.
3Public Utilities Department
Engineering and Project Management Division
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Proposed Boundaries
4WastewaterWater
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NE Developments
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Future Utility Facilities
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Northeast
Utility Facilities
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Conceptual Pipe Alignments
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Pipe Alignments to
-SR 846 Land Trust
-Hogan Island Village
-Rural Lands West
-Winchester Lakes
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Conceptual Pipe Looping
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Pipe Loops
-Water
-Wastewater
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Potential NE Developments
Winchester Lakes has stated an interest in being
served by the CCWSD.
The Ave Maria Utility Company requested expansion of
its service area in order to serve Hogan Island
Village. Subsequently, the County Manager filed an
objection to this request.
Rural Lands West is contained within the Big Cypress
Stewardship District (BCSD), and therefore has the right
to provide its own water and wastewater services in
addition to the CCWSD’s jurisdiction. A signed
memorandum of understanding between the CCWSD
and the BCSD could allow the CCWSD to serve Rural
Lands West.
The State Road 846 Land Trust is located within the
current CCWSD service area.
9Public Utilities Department
Engineering and Project Management Division
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Recommendation
That the Board, Ex-officio the Governing
Board of the Collier County Water-Sewer
District, direct the County Manager or his
designee, to advertise the attached
Resolution expanding the Collier County
Water-Sewer District’s Service Area to
coincide with the unincorporated area
permitted by Chapter 2003-353, Laws of
Florida, and to bring the Resolution to the
Board for consideration after it has been
lawfully advertised.
10Public Utilities Department
Engineering and Project Management Division
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