Plant Operations Division

 
One of many sewer lift stations throughout the city
Clarification tanks on sewer plant
 
NORTH PORT WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES


The wastewater plant operations division is responsible for the collection, transmission and treatment of sewage, and for the maintenance of our effluent disposal facilities.

Treatment
North Port’s wastewater treatment plant has a design capacity and a current permitted capacity of 3.7 million gallons per day (MGD). The plant is a conventional, activated sludge facility with screening, aeration and secondary clarification capabilities.



 
Disposal
Wastewater effluent treatment facilities include filtration, high-level disinfection and storage. Two methods, each requiring the use of special transmission lines, are used for the disposal of wastewater effluent:
  • A deep injection well, and
  • The processing and distribution of reclaimed water for commercial and residential use.
The off-site deep injection well facilities consist of one Class I deep injection well for the disposal of secondarily treated wastewater effluent, and two wells for monitoring ground water.

Reclaimed water is delivered to users on an as-needed/as-available basis. Filtered and highly disinfected effluent is pumped and stored at the Sabal Trace Golf Course in a pre-stressed concrete tank with a capacity of approximately 600,000 gallons. Reclaimed water is also delivered to Heron Creek, the City of North Port and the Sabal Trace Development. Our reclaimed water system has a capacity of 1.88 MGD.

Previous construction on sewer plant


Other Miscellaneous Facts
The wastewater system includes approximately 175 miles of sewer lines and approximately 83 sewage lift stations.

The City of North Port provides wastewater services to approximately 12,100 customers. Approximately 9,000 of these customers live in the City, and approximately 3,000 customers live in the neighboring areas of unincorporated Sarasota County.

Our wastewater treatment system is subject to regulation by federal, state and local authorities, and operates under a State permit issued by the Department of Environmental Protection.

 

 

NORTH PORT WATER TREATMENT FACILITIES

The water treatment plant operations division is responsible for the supply, treatment and storage of potable water. The division’s mission statement is to provide the City’s water customers with a safe and reliable supply of water that meets all local, state and federal standards for potable water quality.

The City of North Port provides water services to approximately 17,200 customers.  Approximately 14,000 of these customers live in the City, and approximately 3,000 customers live in neighboring areas of unincorporated Sarasota County.  Charlotte County also purchases water in bulk quantities from North Port Utilities.

 

One of the many water monitoring procedures

The Potable Water System

North Port Utilities’ water system consists of raw water from the Myakkahatchee Creek and Cocoplum Waterway, a water treatment plant for treating surface water from these sources, storage facilities for the finished (fully-treated) water, three potable water booster pump stations, approximately 258 miles of water distribution lines and finished water purchased from the Peace River Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority.

 

The system’s current water storage facilities include:

o       Two above ground storage tanks at the Myakkahatchee Creek Water Plant, together having a combined storage capacity of 3.5 million gallons, and

o       A one million gallon above ground tank located at the City’s northeast booster pump station. This facility was constructed in 1995, and

o       A one million gallon storage tank at southwest water booster pump station - constructed by the West Villages Improvement District and dedicated at no cost to the City of North Port in 2006.

 

These tanks store finished water produced by the Myakkahatchee Creek water plant and the Regional Water Supply Authority.  The Utilities Department stores sufficient water to meet peak seasonal demand, as well as to supply enough water at sufficient pressure to fight fires.

The City is required to abide by drinking water standards, monitoring and reporting procedures established by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.  Finished water quality is monitored by, and reported on a monthly basis to, the Sarasota County Public Health Unit (SCPHU). The SCPHU is responsible for administering the Environmental Protection Agency’s 1996 Safe Drinking Water Act.

North Port Utilities’ Consumer Confidence Report

Each year, North Port Utilities prepares and sends to customers a comprehensive report on the quality of the drinking water we produce.  Potable water quality is measured against certain standard criteria; all of which are explained in layman’s terms in this easy-to-read report.  We also send our report to the State Department of Health.

If you would like a copy of our Consumer Confidence Report, just give us a call at (941) 240-8000.  Or you can view the complete report right here by clicking on the link below.

Consumer Confidence Report