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File #: 24-1087    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Presentation Status: Discussion Item
File created: 7/11/2024 In control: Utilities Department
On agenda: 7/30/2024 Final action: 7/30/2024
Title: Pluris Wedgefield Water and Wastewater Update. (Fiscal and Operational Support Division)
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Phase 3-Appraisal of the Pluris Wedgefield., 3. 2024-07-30 PPP File 24-1087 Discussion Pluris Wedgefield Water and Wastewater, 4. 2024-07-30 Utilities Department Discussion Item-01
Interoffice Memorandum

DATE: July 11, 2024

TO: Mayor Jerry L. Demings and County Commissioners

THROUGH: N/A

FROM: Ed Torres, M.S., P.E., LEED AP, Director, Utilities Department

CONTACT: Tim Armstrong, Utilities Deputy Director

PHONE: 407-254-9745

DIVISION: Fiscal and Operational Support Division

ACTION REQUESTED:
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Pluris Wedgefield Water and Wastewater Update. (Fiscal and Operational Support Division)
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PROJECT: N/A

PURPOSE: The Wedgefield subdivision, located in east Orange County, was initially developed in 1962 and was billed as a 20,000-acre development that would supply housing for the Kennedy Space Center. Portions of Wedgefield are served by well and septic, while additional properties (approximately 1,766) have centralized water and sewer infrastructure. Since their inception, these centralized systems have been owned and operated by private utility companies under various names. Currently, Pluris Wedgefield LLC owns and operates these systems.

Throughout the history of these systems, Wedgefield residents have voiced a myriad of concerns regarding water quality, water aesthetics, high rates/pricing, and customer service levels. In late 2016, the Wedgefield homeowners' associations requested that Orange County consider acquiring the Pluris Wedgefield LLC water and wastewater systems. Subsequently, the Board authorized the Utilities Department to competitively solicit a Request for Proposal for securing professional consultant services to obtain an opinion of value for the systems. This work was awarded to Hartman Consultants LLC, and the first three phases of their efforts are complete. Each subsequent phase requires Board approval prior to commencing the next phase.

Phase III efforts have recently concluded and provide an updated opinion of value for the Pluris systems. In addition to the Phase III efforts, Orange County Utilities (OCU) staff with assistance from their engineering consultants and estimators have completed an ass...

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