Project Background:

Many of the residential lots in older areas of the City of Venice are provided water service from small diameter water mains in rear lot easements. Many of these water mains are unlined cast iron and over the years have deteriorated, resulting in decreased service pressure to customers. In addition, maintaining the mains and their associated meters, requires City staff to enter and potentially disturb residents’ backyards. In order to improve customer water service and eliminate issues associated with maintaining the mains, the City has implemented a program to construct new water mains along the streets where necessary, connect homeowners’ meters to existing mains in the City-owned street rights-of-way, and abandon the mains in the rear easements.

Most of the rear easement water mains are on the Island, and in the older part of the City.  The City intends on implementing the program in phases in order to distribute the costs and construction activity over time.

Project Benefits:

This project will increase the level of service for the residents, improve water pressure, water quality and fire protection in the water distribution system. It also reduces the potential for leaks in the system, provides for easier access to operate and maintain the infrastructure, and affords for a significant cost savings on annual repairs.

Project Status:

Design is 90% complete.

Strategic Plan Goals:

• Upgrade and Maintain City Infrastructure and Facilities
• Provide Efficient, Responsive Government with High Quality Services 

Design Consultant:  Ardurra Group, Inc.

Design Contract Cost:  $1,583,884

Estimated Construction Cost:  $5,000,000

Estimated Total Overall Cost:  $6,583,884

Funding Sources:  State Grant, State Revolving Fund. Plant Capacity Fees, Utilities Capital Fund

Project Schedule:

Design Start 3rd quarter 22023

Design Complete 3rd quarter 2024

Estimated Construction Commencement  1st quarter 2025

Construction Duration 365 days