Investment Information

Substantial Reclaimed Water (RW) under contract:
- Manatee County - 8 mgd, (non AWWT), Prohibited in Evers W/shed Overlay.
- Cities of Sarasota - 4 mgd (AWWT) and Bradenton - 5 mgd (AWWT), All can use in Lakewood Ranch (LWR).
  - Braden River Utilities (BRU) investment in RW infrastructure:
    - $15.40 million in Reclaimed Water infrastructure to date
    - $4.60 million remaining RW infrastructure.
    - $20.0 million total investment by BRU with Cooperative funding from SWFWMD when available for qualifying regional projects.
- Transmission lines, Storage Facilities and distribution infrastructure still under development toward LWR buildout.
- Working with RW providers to confirm reliability.
Business Plan: Develop RW to become primary source for irrigation usage.
BRU obtained a "Master Reuse Water" permit from Florida Department of Environmental Protection for all of Lakewood Ranch in 2013.

Reclaimed Water Investments